योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-12, verse-6

अतः शृणु कथां वक्ष्ये त्वमेवास्या हि भाजनम् ।
न हि चन्द्रं विना शुद्धा सविकासा कुमुद्वती ॥ ६ ॥

ataḥ śṛṇu kathāṃ vakṣye tvamevāsyā hi bhājanam ,
na hi candraṃ vinā śuddhā savikāsā kumudvatī 6

6. ataḥ śṛṇu kathām vakṣye tvam eva asyāḥ hi bhājanam
na hi candram vinā śuddhā sa-vikāsā kumudvatī

6. ataḥ kathām śṛṇu aham vakṣye hi tvam eva asyāḥ bhājanam
hi candram vinā kumudvatī śuddhā sa-vikāsā na (bhavati)

6. Therefore, listen to the story I am about to tell, for you are indeed its proper receptacle. Just as a white water lily (kumudvatī) cannot be pure and blooming without the moon.

Words meanings summery:

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore (therefore, hence, from this)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! hear!

• कथाम् (kathām) - story, tale, narrative

• वक्ष्ये (vakṣye) - I will tell, I will speak

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of this (story) (of this, its)

• हि (hi) - for, indeed (indeed, for, surely)

• भाजनम् (bhājanam) - proper receptacle / worthy recipient (vessel, receptacle, recipient, worthy person)

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - for, indeed (for, indeed, surely)

• चन्द्रम् (candram) - moon

• विना (vinā) - without

• शुद्धा (śuddhā) - pure, clean

• स-विकासा (sa-vikāsā) - blooming (with blooming, blossoming)

• कुमुद्वती (kumudvatī) - white water lily (kumudvatī) (white water lily, night lotus)

Words meanings and morphology

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore (therefore, hence, from this)

(indeclinable)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! hear!

(verb)

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

Root: śru (class 5)

कथाम् (kathām) - story, tale, narrative

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, discourse

वक्ष्ये (vakṣye) - I will tell, I will speak

(verb)

1st person , singular, ātmanepada, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of this (story) (of this, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to kathām (story).

हि (hi) - for, indeed (indeed, for, surely)

(indeclinable)

भाजनम् (bhājanam) - proper receptacle / worthy recipient (vessel, receptacle, recipient, worthy person)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhājana

bhājana - vessel, recipient, container, a worthy person

derived from root bhaj (to share, enjoy)

Root: bhaj (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - for, indeed (for, indeed, surely)

(indeclinable)

चन्द्रम् (candram) - moon

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of candra

candra - moon, luminous, shining

विना (vinā) - without

(indeclinable)

शुद्धा (śuddhā) - pure, clean

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, clear, spotless

Past Passive Participle

derived from the root śudh (to purify, cleanse)

Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with kumudvatī.

स-विकासा (sa-vikāsā) - blooming (with blooming, blossoming)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sa-vikāsa

sa-vikāsa - blooming, blossoming, expanding

compound of sa (with) and vikāsa (blooming)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (sa+vikāsa)

• sa – with, together with, having
  indeclinable
• vikāsa – blooming, expansion, development
  noun (masculine)
  derived from vi-kas (to open, expand)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kas (class 1)

Note: Agrees with kumudvatī.

कुमुद्वती (kumudvatī) - white water lily (kumudvatī) (white water lily, night lotus)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kumudvatī

kumudvatī - a cluster of water lilies, a lake or pond covered with water lilies, a white water lily (which blossoms at night by moonlight)

feminine form of kumudvat (having kumudas)