योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-111, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अस्य चित्तमहाव्याधेश्चिकित्साया महौषधम् ।
स्वायत्तं श्रृणु वक्ष्यामि साधु सुस्वादु निश्चितम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
asya cittamahāvyādheścikitsāyā mahauṣadham ,
svāyattaṃ śrṛṇu vakṣyāmi sādhu susvādu niścitam 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca asya cittamahāvyādheḥ cikitsāyāḥ
mahauṣadham svāyattam śṛṇu vakṣyāmi sādhu susvādu niścitam

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca asya cittamahāvyādheḥ cikitsāyāḥ
svāyattam sādhu susvādu niścitam mahauṣadham vakṣyāmi śṛṇu

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Listen! I will now explain a truly excellent, delightful, and certain great medicine, which is entirely within one's own control (svāyatta), for this great disease of the mind (citta).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (the venerable Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, spoke)

• अस्य (asya) - of this (of this (masculine/neuter singular))

• चित्तमहाव्याधेः (cittamahāvyādheḥ) - for this great disease of the mind (citta) (of the great disease of the mind)

• चिकित्सायाः (cikitsāyāḥ) - for the (disease's) treatment (of the treatment, for the remedy)

• महौषधम् (mahauṣadham) - great medicine (great medicine, panacea)

• स्वायत्तम् (svāyattam) - entirely within one's own control (self-controlled, dependent on oneself)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - Listen! (listen, hear (imperative 2nd person singular))

• वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will explain (I will say, I will tell)

• साधु (sādhu) - excellent, good (good, excellent, virtuous, well, properly)

• सुस्वादु (susvādu) - delightful (very sweet, very pleasant, delicious)

• निश्चितम् (niścitam) - certain (certain, ascertained, determined)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (the venerable Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - venerable Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – sacred, venerable, glorious, prosperity
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Superlative of vasu (good), hence 'most excellent'.
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Perfect form of vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

अस्य (asya) - of this (of this (masculine/neuter singular))

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the following noun 'cittamahāvyādheḥ'.

चित्तमहाव्याधेः (cittamahāvyādheḥ) - for this great disease of the mind (citta) (of the great disease of the mind)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of cittamahāvyādhi

cittamahāvyādhi - great disease of the mind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+mahāvyādhi)

• citta – mind, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• mahāvyādhi – great disease, severe illness
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates the possessor or relation.

चिकित्सायाः (cikitsāyāḥ) - for the (disease's) treatment (of the treatment, for the remedy)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of cikitsā

cikitsā - medical treatment, remedy, desire to cure

desiderative nominalization

From root cit (to perceive, observe) via desiderative.

Root: kit (class 10)

Note: Follows from 'cittamahāvyādheḥ'.

महौषधम् (mahauṣadham) - great medicine (great medicine, panacea)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahauṣadha

mahauṣadha - great medicine, excellent drug

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+auṣadha)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• auṣadha – medicine, herb, drug
  noun (neuter)
  Root: oṣ (class 1)

Note: Direct object of 'vakṣyāmi'.

स्वायत्तम् (svāyattam) - entirely within one's own control (self-controlled, dependent on oneself)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svāyatta

svāyatta - self-controlled, self-dependent, in one's own power

Compound of sva (self) and āyatta (dependent, controlled).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+āyatta)

• sva – self, own
  pronoun (masculine)
  reflexive possessive pronoun
• āyatta – dependent on, controlled by, belonging to
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root yam (to control, restrain) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'mahauṣadham'.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - Listen! (listen, hear (imperative 2nd person singular))

(verb)

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

Imperative, 2nd person singular

Parasmaipada. Root class 5.

Root: śru (class 5)

वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will explain (I will say, I will tell)

(verb)

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

Future tense, 1st person singular

Parasmaipada.

Root: vac (class 2)

साधु (sādhu) - excellent, good (good, excellent, virtuous, well, properly)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, excellent, virtuous, proper

From root sādh (to accomplish).

Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'mahauṣadham'.

सुस्वादु (susvādu) - delightful (very sweet, very pleasant, delicious)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of susvādu

susvādu - very sweet, very pleasant, delicious

Compound of su (good, very) and svādu (sweet, pleasant).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+svādu)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
  Prefix.
• svādu – sweet, pleasant, agreeable
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: svad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mahauṣadham'.

निश्चितम् (niścitam) - certain (certain, ascertained, determined)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of niścita

niścita - certain, ascertained, resolved, fixed

Past Passive Participle

From root ci (to gather) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'mahauṣadham'.