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.

3. אני זוכר את היער הגדול שבו חוויתי סבל, אשר עדיין משתקף בראי מחשבתי; אולי אוכל למצוא אותו אי-שם ליד הרי וִינְדְהְיָה.

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".

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