योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-101, verse-29

आख्यायिकैषा कथिता मया रम्या तवानघ ।
एतां हृदि कुरु प्राज्ञ विदग्धस्त्वं भविष्यसि ॥ २९ ॥

ākhyāyikaiṣā kathitā mayā ramyā tavānagha ,
etāṃ hṛdi kuru prājña vidagdhastvaṃ bhaviṣyasi 29

29. ākhyāyikā eṣā kathitā mayā ramyā tava anagha
etām hṛdi kuru prājña vidagdhaḥ tvam bhaviṣyasi

29. anagha,
eṣā ramyā ākhyāyikā mayā tava kathitā.
prājña,
etām hṛdi kuru,
(tena) tvam vidagdhaḥ bhaviṣyasi.

29. This charming tale has been recounted by me to you, O sinless one. O wise one, commit this to your heart, and you will become truly clever.

Words meanings summery:

• आख्यायिका (ākhyāyikā) - story, tale, narrative

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• कथिता (kathitā) - told, recounted

• मया (mayā) - by me

• रम्या (ramyā) - charming, delightful, beautiful

• तव (tava) - to you, of you, your

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one!

• एताम् (etām) - this (feminine)

• हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, in mind

• कुरु (kuru) - do, make, place, keep

• प्राज्ञ (prājña) - O wise one! O knowledgeable one!

• विदग्धः (vidagdhaḥ) - clever, skilled, expert

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will be, you will become

Words meanings and morphology

आख्यायिका (ākhyāyikā) - story, tale, narrative

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ākhyāyikā

ākhyāyikā - story, tale, narrative, legend

From root `khyā` (to tell) with prefix `ā-` and suffix `ayikā`.

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Agrees with `ākhyāyikā`.

कथिता (kathitā) - told, recounted

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kathita

kathita - told, spoken, narrated, said

Past Passive Participle

From verb root `kath` (to tell)

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Forms a passive construction with `mayā`.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Agent in the passive construction.

रम्या (ramyā) - charming, delightful, beautiful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ramya

ramya - charming, delightful, beautiful, pleasing

Gerundive

From root `ram` (to delight, play)

Root: ram (class 1)

तव (tava) - to you, of you, your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Note: The story is told "to you".

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure

`a-` (not) + `agha` (sin, fault)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+agha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• agha – sin, evil, fault, distress
  noun (neuter)

Note: An address to the listener.

एताम् (etām) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to `ākhyāyikā`.

हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, in mind

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind, breast

`d` stem.

कुरु (kuru) - do, make, place, keep

(verb)

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

imperative

From root `kṛ` (to do), 8th class, Parasmaipada.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्राज्ञ (prājña) - O wise one! O knowledgeable one!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prājña

prājña - wise, intelligent, learned, omniscient

From `prajñā` (wisdom) or `pra-jñā` (to know well).

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Another address to the listener.

विदग्धः (vidagdhaḥ) - clever, skilled, expert

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidagdha

vidagdha - clever, skilled, expert, witty, burnt, cooked thoroughly

Past Passive Participle

From root `dah` (to burn) with prefix `vi-`. One meaning is 'cooked/burnt through', another is 'clever/skilled' (metaphorically).

Prefix: vi

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for `tvam`.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Note: Subject of `bhaviṣyasi`.

भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will be, you will become

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

future

From root `bhū` (to be), 1st class, Parasmaipada.

Root: bhū (class 1)