योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-15

वक्तुं तदेवमेवार्थमहमागतवानयम् ।
कुरु लोकहितार्थं त्वं शास्त्रमित्युक्तवानजः ॥ १५ ॥

vaktuṃ tadevamevārthamahamāgatavānayam ,
kuru lokahitārthaṃ tvaṃ śāstramityuktavānajaḥ 15

15. vaktum tathā evam eva artham aham āgatavān ayam
kuru lokahitārtham tvam śāstram iti uktavān ajaḥ

15. I have come here to speak precisely this matter. 'You should create this scripture (śāstra) for the welfare of the world,' thus spoke the unborn (aja).

Words meanings summery:

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to say, to declare

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• अर्थम् (artham) - this matter/purpose (meaning, purpose, object, sake, for the sake of)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• आगतवान् (āgatavān) - I have come (having come, arrived)

• अयम् (ayam) - referring to the speaker ('I') (this, this one)

• कुरु (kuru) - you should create (do, make, perform)

• लोकहितार्थम् (lokahitārtham) - for the welfare of the world, for the benefit of people

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture, treatise, rule, instruction

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• उक्तवान् (uktavān) - he spoke (having said, spoke)

• अजः (ajaḥ) - Brahma, the creator deity (the unborn, Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu)

Words meanings and morphology

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to say, to declare

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive formed from the root vac ('to speak')

Root: vac (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

अर्थम् (artham) - this matter/purpose (meaning, purpose, object, sake, for the sake of)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, wealth, thing, sake

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

आगतवान् (āgatavān) - I have come (having come, arrived)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgatavat

āgatavat - having come, arrived

Past Active Participle

Formed with suffix -kṭavat from root gam with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - referring to the speaker ('I') (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

कुरु (kuru) - you should create (do, make, perform)

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

लोकहितार्थम् (lokahitārtham) - for the welfare of the world, for the benefit of people

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of lokahitārtha

lokahitārtha - for the welfare of the world, for the benefit of people

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+hita+artha)

• loka – world, people, community
  noun (masculine)
• hita – welfare, benefit, good, advantageous
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of √dhā (to place) with prefix hi- (from √hi, or related to √dhā)
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, sake, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Often used adverbially in accusative case.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular or plural)

शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture, treatise, rule, instruction

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śāstra

śāstra - scripture, treatise, rule, instruction, sacred book

Root: śās (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

उक्तवान् (uktavān) - he spoke (having said, spoke)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uktavat

uktavat - having spoken, said, told

Past Active Participle

Formed with suffix -kṭavat from root vac ('to speak')

Root: vac (class 2)

अजः (ajaḥ) - Brahma, the creator deity (the unborn, Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aja

aja - unborn, not born; name of Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva; a goat

Formed with 'a' (negation) + 'ja' (born from √jan)

Root: jan (class 4)