योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-2, verse-15

वसिष्ठ भगवन्पूर्वं कच्चित्स्मरसि यत्स्वयम् ।
आवयोर्वैरशान्त्यर्थं श्रेयसे च महाधियाम् ॥ १५ ॥

vasiṣṭha bhagavanpūrvaṃ kaccitsmarasi yatsvayam ,
āvayorvairaśāntyarthaṃ śreyase ca mahādhiyām 15

15. vasiṣṭha bhagavan pūrvam kaccit smarasi yat svayam
āvayoḥ vairaśāntyartham śreyase ca mahādhiyām

15. vasiṣṭha bhagavan pūrvam yat svayam āvayoḥ
vairaśāntyartham ca mahādhiyām śreyase smarasi kaccit

15. O Lord (bhagavan) Vasiṣṭha, do you recall what you yourself did previously for the cessation of hostilities (vairaśānti) between us two, and for the welfare (śreyas) of the great-minded?

Words meanings summery:

• वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - O Vasiṣṭha (O Vasistha)

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord (bhagavan) (O Lord, O revered one)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously (before, previously, formerly)

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - do you recall? (implies hopeful question) (surely? (interrogative particle implying hope))

• स्मरसि (smarasi) - do you recall (you remember, you recall)

• यत् (yat) - what (you did) (that which, what)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself (oneself, by oneself, personally, yourself)

• आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - between us two (of us two, between us two)

• वैरशान्त्यर्थम् (vairaśāntyartham) - for the cessation of hostilities (vairaśānti) (for the sake of peace from hostility, for the cessation of enmity)

• श्रेयसे (śreyase) - for the welfare (śreyas) (for the welfare, for the good)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• महाधियाम् (mahādhiyām) - of the great-minded (of the great-minded, of the intelligent ones)

Words meanings and morphology

वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - O Vasiṣṭha (O Vasistha)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasistha (name of a revered sage)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord (bhagavan) (O Lord, O revered one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - glorious, divine, revered, Lord

Possessive suffix -vat.

Note: Modifies Vasiṣṭha.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously (before, previously, formerly)

(indeclinable)

कच्चित् (kaccit) - do you recall? (implies hopeful question) (surely? (interrogative particle implying hope))

(indeclinable)

स्मरसि (smarasi) - do you recall (you remember, you recall)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of smṛ

Present tense, Active voice

Root: smṛ (class 1)

यत् (yat) - what (you did) (that which, what)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Relative pronoun.

Note: Functions as an object here.

स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself (oneself, by oneself, personally, yourself)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'you' (Vasiṣṭha).

आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - between us two (of us two, between us two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun.

Note: Refers to the speaker and Vasiṣṭha.

वैरशान्त्यर्थम् (vairaśāntyartham) - for the cessation of hostilities (vairaśānti) (for the sake of peace from hostility, for the cessation of enmity)

(indeclinable)

Compound of vairaśānti (cessation of hostility) and artha (purpose, sake).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vairaśānti+artha)

• vairaśānti – cessation of hostility, peace from enmity
  noun (feminine)
  Compound of vaira (enmity) and śānti (peace).
• artha – purpose, meaning, sake, wealth
  noun (masculine)

श्रेयसे (śreyase) - for the welfare (śreyas) (for the welfare, for the good)

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, good, prosperity, superiority

Comparative degree of śrī (prosperity) or praśasya (praiseworthy).

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

महाधियाम् (mahādhiyām) - of the great-minded (of the great-minded, of the intelligent ones)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of mahādhi

mahādhi - great intelligence, great mind

Bahuvrīhi compound, 'one possessing great intellect'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+dhī)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• dhī – intellect, thought, understanding, wisdom
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Refers to great-minded individuals.