योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-120, verse-3

यत्र दृष्टं मया दुःखमरण्यानीं स्मरामि ताम् ।
चित्तादर्शगतां विन्ध्यात्कदाचिल्लभ्यते हि सा ॥ ३ ॥

yatra dṛṣṭaṃ mayā duḥkhamaraṇyānīṃ smarāmi tām ,
cittādarśagatāṃ vindhyātkadācillabhyate hi sā 3

3. yatra dṛṣṭam mayā duḥkham araṇyānīm smarāmi tām
cittādarśagatām vindhyāt kadācit labhyate hi sā

3. yatra mayā duḥkham dṛṣṭam tām araṇyānīm
cittādarśagatām smarāmi hi sā vindhyāt kadācit labhyate

3. I recall that forest (araṇyānī) where I experienced suffering, that which has become reflected in the mirror of my mind. Perhaps that very forest, from the Vindhya (mountains), can indeed be found again.

Words meanings summery:

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which, in which place

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - experienced (suffering) (seen, perceived, observed)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering, sorrow, pain, misery

• अरण्यानीम् (araṇyānīm) - that specific great forest (forest, wilderness)

• स्मरामि (smarāmi) - I remember, I recollect

• ताम् (tām) - that (forest) (that, her)

• चित्तादर्शगताम् (cittādarśagatām) - gone into the mirror of the mind, reflected in the mind's mirror

• विन्ध्यात् (vindhyāt) - from the Vindhya (mountains)

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - perhaps, sometimes, at some time

• लभ्यते (labhyate) - is obtained, is found, is acquired

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

• सा (sā) - that (forest) (she, that (feminine))

Words meanings and morphology

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which, in which place

(indeclinable)

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - experienced (suffering) (seen, perceived, observed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed

Past Passive Participle

formed from root "dṛś" (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Used impersonally or with "duḥkham" as subject.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Agent of "dṛṣṭam" (seen by me).

दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering, sorrow, pain, misery

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - suffering, sorrow, pain, misery

Note: Subject of "dṛṣṭam" (suffering was seen).

अरण्यानीम् (araṇyānīm) - that specific great forest (forest, wilderness)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of araṇyānī

araṇyānī - large forest, wilderness

Note: Object of "smarāmi"

स्मरामि (smarāmi) - I remember, I recollect

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of smar

present tense, active voice

root class 1, parasmaipada

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: The subject 'I' is implied.

ताम् (tām) - that (forest) (that, her)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Agrees with "araṇyānīm" and "cittādarśagatām".

चित्तादर्शगताम् (cittādarśagatām) - gone into the mirror of the mind, reflected in the mind's mirror

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cittādarśagatā

cittādarśagatā - gone into the mirror of the mind, reflected in the mind's mirror

Compound type : tatpurusha (citta+ādarśa+gatā)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ādarśa – mirror, reflection, model
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• gatā – gone, reached, obtained
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  formed from root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with "araṇyānīm" and "tām".

विन्ध्यात् (vindhyāt) - from the Vindhya (mountains)

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vindhya

vindhya - the Vindhya mountains (a mountain range in central India)

Note: Indicates origin or separation.

कदाचित् (kadācit) - perhaps, sometimes, at some time

(indeclinable)

Note: Expresses possibility.

लभ्यते (labhyate) - is obtained, is found, is acquired

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of labh

present tense, passive voice

formed from root "labh" (to obtain), ātmanepada.

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'sā'.

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

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - that (forest) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Subject of "labhyate". Refers back to "araṇyānīm".