योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-52

यदहं वच्मि तद्यत्नात्त्वया शब्दार्थकोविद ।
एतद्वस्त्विति निर्णीय हृदि कार्यमखण्डितम् ॥ ५२ ॥

yadahaṃ vacmi tadyatnāttvayā śabdārthakovida ,
etadvastviti nirṇīya hṛdi kāryamakhaṇḍitam 52

52. yat aham vacmi tat yatnāt tvayā śabdārthakovida
etat vastu iti nirṇīya hṛdi kāryam akhaṇḍitam

52. śabdārthakovida! yat aham vacmi,
tat tvayā etat vastu iti nirṇīya yatnāt hṛdi akhaṇḍitam kāryam.

52. O expert in words and meanings (śabdārthakovida)! What I speak, that, after carefully ascertaining 'this is the truth (vastu),' should be kept firmly and entirely within your heart by you.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - what, which

• अहम् (aham) - I

• वच्मि (vacmi) - I speak, I say

• तत् (tat) - that

• यत्नात् (yatnāt) - with effort, carefully, diligently

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• शब्दार्थकोविद (śabdārthakovida) - O expert in words and meanings

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• वस्तु (vastu) - truth, essence of the matter (thing, object, reality, substance, essence)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks a quotation or conclusion)

• निर्णीय (nirṇīya) - having ascertained, having determined, having decided

• हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, in the mind, inwardly

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - should be kept (should be done, ought to be done, to be performed)

• अखण्डितम् (akhaṇḍitam) - firmly, entirely (unbroken, undivided, whole, firm)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - what, which

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Relative pronoun.

Note: Object of vacmi.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun.

Note: Subject of vacmi.

वच्मि (vacmi) - I speak, I say

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vac

Present Active Indicative

Root vac (class 2).

Root: vac (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun. Correlative to yat.

Note: Subject of kāryam.

यत्नात् (yatnāt) - with effort, carefully, diligently

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, care, diligence

From root yat (to strive).

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'with effort' or 'carefully'.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun.

Note: Agent of kāryam.

शब्दार्थकोविद (śabdārthakovida) - O expert in words and meanings

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śabdārthakovida

śabdārthakovida - expert in words and meanings

Compound of śabda (word), artha (meaning), and kovida (skilled, expert).

Compound type : dvandva (śabda+artha+kovida)

• śabda – word, sound
  noun (masculine)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object
  noun (masculine)
• kovida – skilled, expert, wise
  adjective (masculine)
  From ku + vid.
  Prefix: ku
  Root: vid (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Part of the quoted statement.

वस्तु (vastu) - truth, essence of the matter (thing, object, reality, substance, essence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - thing, object, substance, reality, wealth, essence

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Part of the quoted statement 'this is the reality/truth'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks a quotation or conclusion)

(indeclinable)

Particle marking quotation or conclusion.

Note: Marks the end of the clause being ascertained.

निर्णीय (nirṇīya) - having ascertained, having determined, having decided

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From nir (prefix) + root ṇī (to lead) + ya (absolutive suffix, after prefixes). Original root nī.

Prefix: nir

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Qualifies kāryam.

हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, in the mind, inwardly

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind, breast

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Location of kāryam.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - should be kept (should be done, ought to be done, to be performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, to be made, work, duty, cause

Gerundive (Kartari-kṛtya)

From root kṛ (to do, to make) + ya suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अखण्डितम् (akhaṇḍitam) - firmly, entirely (unbroken, undivided, whole, firm)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akhaṇḍita

akhaṇḍita - unbroken, undivided, firm, entire, perfect

Past Passive Participle (negated)

a (negation) + khaṇḍita (P.P.P. of khaṇḍ 'to break').

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+khaṇḍita)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• khaṇḍita – broken, divided
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  P.P.P. of khaṇḍ.
  Root: khaṇḍ (class 10)