योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-29, verse-15

तद्भवामि यथा ब्रह्मन्पूर्वापरविदां वर ।
वीतशोकभयायासो ज्ञस्तथोपदिशाशु मे ॥ १५ ॥

tadbhavāmi yathā brahmanpūrvāparavidāṃ vara ,
vītaśokabhayāyāso jñastathopadiśāśu me 15

15. tat bhavāmi yathā brahman pūrvāparavidām vara
vītaśokabhayāyāsaḥ jñaḥ tathā upadiśa āśu me

15. brahman pūrvāparavidām vara,
me tathā āśu upadiśa yathā tat vītaśokabhayāyāsaḥ jñaḥ bhavāmi

15. O Brāhmaṇa, O best among those who know the past and the future, please instruct me quickly on how I may become such a knower (jña), free from sorrow, fear, and weariness.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore, so

• भवामि (bhavāmi) - I may become, I become, I am

• यथा (yathā) - how, as, in what way

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Addressing a spiritual teacher or wise person (O Brāhmaṇa, O knower of Brahman)

• पूर्वापरविदाम् (pūrvāparavidām) - of those who know the past and the future, of those who know cause and effect

• वर (vara) - O best, O excellent one

• वीतशोकभयायासः (vītaśokabhayāyāsaḥ) - free from sorrow, fear, and weariness

• ज्ञः (jñaḥ) - Implies a self-realized person (a knower, a wise one (jña))

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

• उपदिश (upadiśa) - instruct, teach, advise

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• मे (me) - to me, for me

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that, therefore, so

(indeclinable)

भवामि (bhavāmi) - I may become, I become, I am

(verb)

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

Present active indicative 1st person singular

From bhū (to be), class 1.

Root: bhū (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - how, as, in what way

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Addressing a spiritual teacher or wise person (O Brāhmaṇa, O knower of Brahman)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brāhmaṇa (priest, knower of Brahman), the Absolute (brahman)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

पूर्वापरविदाम् (pūrvāparavidām) - of those who know the past and the future, of those who know cause and effect

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pūrvāparavid

pūrvāparavid - knower of prior and posterior, knower of cause and effect, knower of past and future

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+apara+vid)

• pūrva – prior, former, east
  adjective
• apara – later, posterior, other, west
  adjective
• vid – knower
  noun
  Agentive suffix from vid (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: `pūrva` and `apara` combined form a dvandva-like compound acting as an adjective to `vid`.

वर (vara) - O best, O excellent one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, boon, choice

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Agreement with `brahman` and `pūrvāparavidām`.

वीतशोकभयायासः (vītaśokabhayāyāsaḥ) - free from sorrow, fear, and weariness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vītaśokabhayāyāsa

vītaśokabhayāyāsa - one who has passed beyond sorrow, fear, and weariness

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vīta+śoka+bhaya+āyāsa)

• vīta – passed, gone, freed from
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ī (to go) with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ī (class 2)
• śoka – sorrow, grief
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• bhaya – fear
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• āyāsa – weariness, fatigue, exertion
  noun (masculine)
  From root yam (to restrain) with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `jñaḥ`.

ज्ञः (jñaḥ) - Implies a self-realized person (a knower, a wise one (jña))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jña

jña - knower, wise, intelligent

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: The state the speaker wishes to achieve.

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

(indeclinable)

उपदिश (upadiśa) - instruct, teach, advise

(verb)

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

Imperative active 2nd person singular

From root diś (to show) with prefix upa.

Prefix: upa

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Addressing the `brahman`.

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies `upadiśa`.

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me