योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-10, verse-41

न विद्मः किं महाबाहो तस्य तादृशचेतसः ।
कुर्मः कमलपत्राक्ष गतिरत्र हि नो भवान् ॥ ४१ ॥

na vidmaḥ kiṃ mahābāho tasya tādṛśacetasaḥ ,
kurmaḥ kamalapatrākṣa gatiratra hi no bhavān 41

41. na vidmaḥ kim mahābāho tasya tādṛśacetasaḥ
kurmaḥ kamalapatrākṣa gatiḥ atra hi naḥ bhavān

41. O mighty-armed one, O lotus-eyed one, we do not know what we should do concerning him, whose mind is of such a nature. For truly, you are our only recourse in this matter.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• विद्मः (vidmaḥ) - we know

• किम् (kim) - what (what, why)

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

• तस्य (tasya) - concerning him, for him (of him, for him, his)

• तादृशचेतसः (tādṛśacetasaḥ) - whose mind is of such a nature (of such a mind, whose mind is such)

• कुर्मः (kurmaḥ) - we should do (we do, we make, we perform)

• कमलपत्राक्ष (kamalapatrākṣa) - O lotus-eyed one (O lotus-leaf-eyed one, O lotus-eyed one)

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - refuge, recourse (refuge, resort, course, movement, destination)

• अत्र (atra) - in this matter, here (here, in this place, in this matter)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for (indeed, for, because, surely)

• नः (naḥ) - our (our, for us, to us, us)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (referring to the addressee) (you (honorific), Sir, Lord)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

विद्मः (vidmaḥ) - we know

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Present tense, 1st person plural

Root: vid (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what (what, why)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who, whether, why

Neuter nominative/accusative singular

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - long-armed, mighty-armed, powerful

Bahuvrihi compound: mahā (great) + bāhu (arm)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

तस्य (tasya) - concerning him, for him (of him, for him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Masculine/neuter genitive singular

तादृशचेतसः (tādṛśacetasaḥ) - whose mind is of such a nature (of such a mind, whose mind is such)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tādṛśacetas

tādṛśacetas - having such a mind, of such a nature (mentally)

Bahuvrihi compound: tādṛśa (such) + cetas (mind)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tādṛśa+cetas)

• tādṛśa – such, like that, of that kind
  adjective
• cetas – mind, consciousness, intellect
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with tasya.

कुर्मः (kurmaḥ) - we should do (we do, we make, we perform)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present tense, 1st person plural

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Often used in questions implying "what should we do?".

कमलपत्राक्ष (kamalapatrākṣa) - O lotus-eyed one (O lotus-leaf-eyed one, O lotus-eyed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kamalapatrākṣa

kamalapatrākṣa - lotus-eyed, having eyes like lotus petals

Bahuvrihi compound: kamalapatra (lotus leaf) + akṣa (eye)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kamala+patra+akṣa)

• kamala – lotus, water-lily
  noun (neuter)
• patra – leaf, petal
  noun (neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

गतिः (gatiḥ) - refuge, recourse (refuge, resort, course, movement, destination)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, motion, course, refuge, resort, way, means

Derived from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

अत्र (atra) - in this matter, here (here, in this place, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for (indeed, for, because, surely)

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - our (our, for us, to us, us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Alternately dative plural.

भवान् (bhavān) - you (referring to the addressee) (you (honorific), Sir, Lord)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific), your honor, Sir, Lord

Present Active Participle

Derived from root bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

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