योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-2

तदिदं परमं ज्ञानं श्रोतुमद्य तवानघ ।
भृशमुत्कण्ठितं चेतो महतः सुकृतोदयात् ॥ २ ॥

tadidaṃ paramaṃ jñānaṃ śrotumadya tavānagha ,
bhṛśamutkaṇṭhitaṃ ceto mahataḥ sukṛtodayāt 2

2. tat idam paramam jñānam śrotum adya tava anagha
bhṛśam utkaṇṭhitam cetaḥ mahataḥ sukṛta udayāt

2. anagha adya tava cetaḥ idam paramam jñānam
śrotum mahataḥ sukṛta udayāt bhṛśam utkaṇṭhitam

2. O sinless one, your mind (cetas) is now exceedingly eager to hear this supreme knowledge (jñāna), due to the rise of great merit (sukṛta).

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the knowledge) (that)

• इदम् (idam) - this (supreme knowledge) (this)

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme (knowledge) (supreme, highest, ultimate)

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - this supreme knowledge (jñāna) (knowledge)

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear (to hear, in order to hear)

• अद्य (adya) - now (today, now, at present)

• तव (tava) - your (mind) (your, to you)

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (addressing Rama) (O sinless one, faultless)

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - exceedingly (greatly, intensely, exceedingly)

• उत्कण्ठितम् (utkaṇṭhitam) - eager (eager, longing, desirous)

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind (cetas) (mind, heart, consciousness)

• महतः (mahataḥ) - of great (of great, from great)

• सुकृत (sukṛta) - merit (sukṛta) (good deed, merit, virtue)

• उदयात् (udayāt) - from the rise (from the rising, from the appearance, from the manifestation)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the knowledge) (that)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Used here in apposition with 'idam jñānam'.

इदम् (idam) - this (supreme knowledge) (this)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Agrees with 'jñānam'.

परमम् (paramam) - supreme (knowledge) (supreme, highest, ultimate)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate

Superlative form, from 'para'.

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - this supreme knowledge (jñāna) (knowledge)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding

From root √jñā (to know) + -ana suffix.

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: The object of the infinitive 'śrotum'.

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear (to hear, in order to hear)

(verb)

infinitive (tuman) of śru

Infinitive

Formed from root √śru (to hear) + infinitive suffix -tum.

Root: śru (class 5)

अद्य (adya) - now (today, now, at present)

(indeclinable)

Temporal adverb.

तव (tava) - your (mind) (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Genitive singular of 'yuṣmad'.

Note: Possessive, modifying 'cetaḥ'.

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (addressing Rama) (O sinless one, faultless)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure

Compound: a (negative prefix) + nagha (sin, fault).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+āgha)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• āgha – sin, fault, evil
  noun (neuter)

Note: An address to Rama.

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - exceedingly (greatly, intensely, exceedingly)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.

उत्कण्ठितम् (utkaṇṭhitam) - eager (eager, longing, desirous)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utkaṇṭhita

utkaṇṭhita - eager, desirous, longing, distressed

Past Passive Participle

From prefix 'ut' + root '√kaṇṭh' (to desire, to be distressed) + -ita suffix.

Prefix: ut

Root: kaṇṭh (class 10)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'cetaḥ'.

चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind (cetas) (mind, heart, consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness (cetas)

S-stem neuter noun.

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: The subject of the sentence.

महतः (mahataḥ) - of great (of great, from great)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, mighty

Adjective stem ending in -at.

Note: Can also be ablative singular. Here, genitive is more appropriate to modify 'sukṛta'.

सुकृत (sukṛta) - merit (sukṛta) (good deed, merit, virtue)

(noun)

neuter, singular of sukṛta

sukṛta - well-done, virtuous act, good deed, merit

Past Passive Participle

Compound: su (good) + kṛta (done).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+kṛta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix.
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (past passive participle) (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √kṛ (to do, make) + -ta suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: This is part of the compound 'sukṛta udayāt'. It takes the case of the whole compound.

उदयात् (udayāt) - from the rise (from the rising, from the appearance, from the manifestation)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of udaya

udaya - rising, dawn, appearance, prosperity, increase

From prefix 'ud' + root '√i' (to go) + suffix '-a'.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Indicates the cause or source. The sandhi 'sukṛta + udayāt' becomes 'sukṛtōdayāt'.