योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-1, verse-66

एतत्ते कथितं सर्वे शापव्याजस्य कारणम् ।
इदानीं वच्मि तत्सर्वे सावधानमतिः शृणु ॥ ६६ ॥

etatte kathitaṃ sarve śāpavyājasya kāraṇam ,
idānīṃ vacmi tatsarve sāvadhānamatiḥ śṛṇu 66

66. etat te kathitam sarve śāpavyājasya kāraṇam
idānīm vacmi tat sarve sāvadhānamatiḥ śṛṇu

66. This entire reason for the pretext of the curse has been narrated to you. Now I will tell you all of it; listen with an attentive mind.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this

• ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, by you, your)

• कथितम् (kathitam) - told, narrated

• सर्वे (sarve) - all of it, the entire (all, whole)

• शापव्याजस्य (śāpavyājasya) - of the pretext of a curse, of the deceptive curse

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

• इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

• वच्मि (vacmi) - I tell, I speak

• तत् (tat) - that, that one

• सर्वे (sarve) - all of it (all, whole)

• सावधानमतिः (sāvadhānamatiḥ) - one with an attentive mind

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! hear!

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Nominative as subject of 'kathitam'.

ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, by you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (pronoun)

enclitic form of 2nd person pronoun

Note: Dative fits better here with 'kathitam'.

कथितम् (kathitam) - told, narrated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, narrated, said

Past Passive Participle

from root kath- (to tell, narrate)

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Past passive participle.

सर्वे (sarve) - all of it, the entire (all, whole)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Used as an adjective for 'kāraṇam'.

शापव्याजस्य (śāpavyājasya) - of the pretext of a curse, of the deceptive curse

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śāpavyāja

śāpavyāja - pretext of a curse, a curse serving as a disguise

Compound type : tatpurusha (śāpa+vyāja)

• śāpa – curse
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śap (class 1)
• vyāja – pretext, disguise, trick, deceit
  noun (masculine)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

from root kṛ- (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Nominative.

इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

वच्मि (vacmi) - I tell, I speak

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vac

Present tense, 1st person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that, that one

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Accusative as object of 'vacmi'.

सर्वे (sarve) - all of it (all, whole)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Used as an adjective for 'tat'.

सावधानमतिः (sāvadhānamatiḥ) - one with an attentive mind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāvadhānamati

sāvadhānamati - having an attentive mind, careful, heedful

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+avadhāna+mati)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix meaning 'with'
• avadhāna – attention, care, heedfulness
  noun (neuter)
  From prefix 'ava' + root 'dhā' (to place) + suffix 'ana'
  Prefix: ava
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• mati – mind, thought, intelligence, intention
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Implied subject for the imperative verb 'śṛṇu'.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! hear!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular

Root: śru (class 5)

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