योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-18, verse-10

तदिदं यत्पुरः प्रह्वा पृच्छामि परमेश्वरि ।
तद्ब्रूहि त्वत्कृतो नूनं सफलो मेऽस्त्वनुग्रहः ॥ १० ॥

tadidaṃ yatpuraḥ prahvā pṛcchāmi parameśvari ,
tadbrūhi tvatkṛto nūnaṃ saphalo me'stvanugrahaḥ 10

10. tat idam yat puraḥ prahrā pṛcchāmi parameśvari tat
brūhi tvat kṛtaḥ nūnam saphalaḥ me astu anugrahaḥ

10. parameśvari prahrā aham yat idam puraḥ pṛcchāmi tat
brūhi nūnam tvat kṛtaḥ me anugrahaḥ saphalaḥ astu

10. Therefore, humbled, I ask you, O Supreme Goddess, this very thing that is before me. Please tell me that, so that the grace shown by you to me may certainly bear fruit.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - therefore, in consequence of my humility and request (that, therefore)

• इदम् (idam) - this very thing (that I am about to ask) (this)

• यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)

• पुरः (puraḥ) - present, before me (the speaker) (before, in front of, formerly)

• प्रह्रा (prahrā) - I, being humbled (humbled, bowing down, modest)

• पृच्छामि (pṛcchāmi) - I ask

• परमेश्वरि (parameśvari) - addressing the divine feminine power (O Supreme Goddess)

• तत् (tat) - that (which I asked) (that, it)

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

• त्वत् (tvat) - by you (the Supreme Goddess) (by you, from you)

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - (grace) done or shown by you (done, made, performed)

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

• सफलः (saphalaḥ) - may the grace be fruitful (fruitful, successful, effective)

• मे (me) - my (grace) (my, to me, for me)

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be

• अनुग्रहः (anugrahaḥ) - the grace shown by the Goddess (grace, favor, blessing)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - therefore, in consequence of my humility and request (that, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Note: Acts as an indeclinable 'therefore' or refers to 'this thing' (idam) in the context.

इदम् (idam) - this very thing (that I am about to ask) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

पुरः (puraḥ) - present, before me (the speaker) (before, in front of, formerly)

(indeclinable)

प्रह्रा (prahrā) - I, being humbled (humbled, bowing down, modest)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prahrā

prahrā - bowing down, humble, modest

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

पृच्छामि (pṛcchāmi) - I ask

(verb)

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

Root: prach (class 6)

परमेश्वरि (parameśvari) - addressing the divine feminine power (O Supreme Goddess)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of parameśvarī

parameśvarī - supreme goddess, chief mistress

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parama+īśvarī)

• parama – highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• īśvarī – goddess, queen, mistress
  noun (feminine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that (which I asked) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'brūhi'.

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

त्वत् (tvat) - by you (the Supreme Goddess) (by you, from you)

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - (grace) done or shown by you (done, made, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

Root: kṛ (class 8)

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

सफलः (saphalaḥ) - may the grace be fruitful (fruitful, successful, effective)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saphala

saphala - fruitful, successful, having results

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+phala)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'anugrahaḥ'.

मे (me) - my (grace) (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

अस्तु (astu) - let it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

अनुग्रहः (anugrahaḥ) - the grace shown by the Goddess (grace, favor, blessing)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anugraha

anugraha - favor, grace, blessing, kindness

Prefix: anu

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Subject of 'astu' and modified by 'tvat kṛtaḥ' and 'saphalaḥ'.

Previous Verse Next Verse