योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-30, verse-25

कथं शीतलतामन्तरानन्दतरुमञ्जरीम् ।
पूर्णचन्द्र इवाक्षीणां भृशमासादयाम्यहम् ॥ २५ ॥

kathaṃ śītalatāmantarānandatarumañjarīm ,
pūrṇacandra ivākṣīṇāṃ bhṛśamāsādayāmyaham 25

25. katham śītalatām antaḥ-ānanda-taru-mañjarīm
pūrṇa-candraḥ iva akṣīṇām bhṛśam āasādayāmi aham

25. aham katham pūrṇa-candraḥ iva akṣīṇām
antaḥ-ānanda-taru-mañjarīm śītalatām bhṛśam āasādayāmi

25. How can I, like a full moon, intensely attain the undiminished coolness of the inner joy-tree-blossom?

Words meanings summery:

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• शीतलताम् (śītalatām) - coolness, coldness

• अन्तः-आनन्द-तरु-मञ्जरीम् (antaḥ-ānanda-taru-mañjarīm) - the blossom of the tree of inner joy

• पूर्ण-चन्द्रः (pūrṇa-candraḥ) - full moon

• इव (iva) - like, as

• अक्षीणाम् (akṣīṇām) - undiminished, unfading

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, intensely

• आअसादयामि (āasādayāmi) - I attain, I obtain

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

शीतलताम् (śītalatām) - coolness, coldness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śītalatā

śītalatā - coolness, coldness, freshness, tranquility

From 'śītala' (cool) with suffix -tā (fem. abstract noun).

Note: Object of 'āasadayāmi'.

अन्तः-आनन्द-तरु-मञ्जरीम् (antaḥ-ānanda-taru-mañjarīm) - the blossom of the tree of inner joy

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of antaḥ-ānanda-taru-mañjarī

antaḥ-ānanda-taru-mañjarī - blossom of the tree of inner joy

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antar+ānanda+taru+mañjarī)

• antar – inner, internal
  indeclinable/prefix
• ānanda – joy, bliss, delight
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'nand' (to rejoice) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: nand (class 1)
• taru – tree
  noun (masculine)
• mañjarī – blossom, cluster of flowers, shoot
  noun (feminine)

Note: Acts as an apposition or descriptive for 'śītalatām'.

पूर्ण-चन्द्रः (pūrṇa-candraḥ) - full moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūrṇa-candra

pūrṇa-candra - full moon

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pūrṇa+candra)

• pūrṇa – full, complete, fulfilled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'pṛ' (to fill) with suffix -ta.
  Root: pṛ (class 9)
• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)

Note: Part of the simile 'pūrṇacandra iva'.

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.

अक्षीणाम् (akṣīṇām) - undiminished, unfading

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of akṣīṇa

akṣīṇa - undiminished, unfading, imperishable

Negative Past Passive Participle

Negative particle 'a' + Past Passive Participle of 'kṣi' (to wane, diminish).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣīṇa)

• a – not, un-
  prefix/indeclinable
• kṣīṇa – diminished, wasted, waned
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kṣi' (to wane, diminish).
  Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Modifies 'śītalatām' and/or 'mañjarīm'.

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, intensely

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of 'bhṛśa' (strong, great).

Note: Modifies 'āasadayāmi'.

आअसादयामि (āasādayāmi) - I attain, I obtain

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ā-sad

Root 'sad' (1st/6th class) with upasarga 'ā'. Present tense, parasmaipada, 1st person singular.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Subject of 'āasadayāmi'.