योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-15, verse-20

निरहंकारवृत्तेर्मे मौर्ख्याच्छोकेन सीदतः ।
यत्किंचिदुचितं ब्रह्मंस्तदाख्यातुमिहार्हसि ॥ २० ॥

nirahaṃkāravṛtterme maurkhyācchokena sīdataḥ ,
yatkiṃciducitaṃ brahmaṃstadākhyātumihārhasi 20

20. nirahaṅkāravṛtteḥ me maurkkyāt śokena sīdataḥ
yat kiñcit ucitam brahman tat ākhyātum iha arhasi

20. O Brahman, for me, who am of a non-egoic disposition, but am sinking due to foolishness and sorrow, please tell me whatever is appropriate here.

20. הוֹ בְּרַהְמַן, כשאני נטול אגו אך שוקע בצער ובבוץ מתוך סכלות, אנא אמור לי מה ראוי ונכון לעשות כעת.

Words meanings summery:

• निरहङ्कारवृत्तेः (nirahaṅkāravṛtteḥ) - describing the speaker's potential or ideal state, despite current distress (of a non-egoic disposition, from a state without ego (ahaṅkāra))

• मे (me) - my, for me

• मौर्क्क्यात् (maurkkyāt) - from foolishness, due to ignorance

• शोकेन (śokena) - by sorrow, with grief

• सीदतः (sīdataḥ) - sinking, being distressed, despondent

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - some, any, whatever

• उचितम् (ucitam) - suitable, proper, appropriate

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O supreme priest or knower of brahman (O Brahman!)

• तत् (tat) - that [which is appropriate] (that)

• आख्यातुम् (ākhyātum) - to narrate, to tell, to explain

• इह (iha) - here, in this matter

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should, you are requested to (you are able, you ought to, you deserve)

Words meanings and morphology

निरहङ्कारवृत्तेः (nirahaṅkāravṛtteḥ) - describing the speaker's potential or ideal state, despite current distress (of a non-egoic disposition, from a state without ego (ahaṅkāra))

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of nirahaṅkāravṛtti

nirahaṅkāravṛtti - state of being without ego (ahaṅkāra), non-egoic disposition

Compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+ahaṅkāra+vṛtti)

• nir – without, free from
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• ahaṅkāra – ego, self-sense (ahaṅkāra)
  noun (masculine)
  From aham (I) + kāra (maker)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vṛtti – state, condition, disposition, course of action
  noun (feminine)
  From √vṛt
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Modifies `me` (my).

मे (me) - my, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Enclitic form of `aham`

Note: Refers to the speaker.

मौर्क्क्यात् (maurkkyāt) - from foolishness, due to ignorance

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of maurkya

maurkya - foolishness, ignorance, stupidity

Derived from `mūrkha` (foolish)

Note: Indicates cause.

शोकेन (śokena) - by sorrow, with grief

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śoka

śoka - sorrow, grief, lamentation

From √śuc (to mourn, to grieve)

Root: śuc (class 1)

Note: Indicates cause/means.

सीदतः (sīdataḥ) - sinking, being distressed, despondent

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sīdat

sīdat - sinking, sitting, being distressed

Present Active Participle

From √sad (to sink, to sit)

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Modifies `me`.

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Relative pronoun

Note: Part of `yat kiñcit`.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - some, any, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - some, any, whatever

Indefinite pronoun

Note: Forms `yat kiñcit` meaning 'whatever little' or 'whatever'.

उचितम् (ucitam) - suitable, proper, appropriate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ucita

ucita - suitable, proper, right, accustomed

Past Passive Participle

From √vac (to speak, but here more from √uc to be fit, suitable)

Root: uc (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for `yat kiñcit`.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O supreme priest or knower of brahman (O Brahman!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - brahmin, priest; the supreme reality (brahman)

तत् (tat) - that [which is appropriate] (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to `yat kiñcit ucitam` as the object of `ākhyātum`.

आख्यातुम् (ākhyātum) - to narrate, to tell, to explain

(indeclinable)

Formed with prefix ā and root khyā (to tell)

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Object of `arhasi`.

इह (iha) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying `ākhyātum`.

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should, you are requested to (you are able, you ought to, you deserve)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

2nd person, singular present active

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence, with an implied subject 'you' (the Brahman).

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