योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-109, verse-20

तस्यां तु यावदात्मानं चितायां निक्षिपाम्यहम् ।
चलितोऽस्मि जवात्तावदस्मात्सिंहासनान्नृपः ॥ २० ॥

tasyāṃ tu yāvadātmānaṃ citāyāṃ nikṣipāmyaham ,
calito'smi javāttāvadasmātsiṃhāsanānnṛpaḥ 20

20. tasyām tu yāvat ātmānam citāyām nikṣipāmi aham
calitaḥ asmi javāt tāvat asmāt siṃhāsanāt nṛpaḥ

20. tu yāvat aham tasyām citāyām ātmānam nikṣipāmi,
tāvat nṛpaḥ javāt asmāt siṃhāsanāt calitaḥ asmi

20. But as I was about to cast myself (ātman) into that pyre, then swiftly I, the king, moved from this throne.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that, on that

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as soon as, while

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - myself, the self (ātman)

• चितायाम् (citāyām) - into the pyre, on the pyre

• निक्षिपामि (nikṣipāmi) - I cast, I throw, I place down

• अहम् (aham) - I

• चलितः (calitaḥ) - moved, stirred, departed

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• जवात् (javāt) - quickly, swiftly, from speed

• तावत् (tāvat) - then, at that time

• अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this

• सिंहासनात् (siṁhāsanāt) - from the throne

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king

Words meanings and morphology

तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that, on that

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to 'citāyām'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as soon as, while

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use, often correlative with 'tāvat'.

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - myself, the self (ātman)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)

चितायाम् (citāyām) - into the pyre, on the pyre

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of citā

citā - pyre, funeral pile

निक्षिपामि (nikṣipāmi) - I cast, I throw, I place down

(verb)

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

Present Active

Present tense, 1st person singular, active voice of root kṣip with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: kṣip (class 6)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

चलितः (calitaḥ) - moved, stirred, departed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of calita

calita - moved, stirred, trembled, departed

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root cal.

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'aham'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

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

Present Active

Present tense, 1st person singular, active voice of root as.

Root: as (class 2)

जवात् (javāt) - quickly, swiftly, from speed

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of java

java - speed, swiftness, haste

Root: ju (class 1)

Note: Ablative used adverbially meaning 'quickly' or 'due to speed'.

तावत् (tāvat) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative to 'yāvat'.

अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to 'siṃhāsanāt'.

सिंहासनात् (siṁhāsanāt) - from the throne

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of siṃhāsana

siṁhāsana - throne (lit. lion-seat)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (siṃha+āsana)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• āsana – seat, sitting
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root ās.
  Root: ās (class 2)

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler (lit. protector of men)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, men, person
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root pā (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: In apposition to 'aham'.