योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-29, verse-51

इत उत्तरमन्या स्यात्पदवी का नु कीदृशी ।
कथं च मातरेतव्या कथ्यतामिति देवि मे ॥ ५१ ॥

ita uttaramanyā syātpadavī kā nu kīdṛśī ,
kathaṃ ca mātaretavyā kathyatāmiti devi me 51

51. itaḥ uttaram anyā syāt padavī kā nu kīdṛśī |
katham ca mātar etavyā kathyatām iti devi me ||

51. devi mātar,
itaḥ uttaram anyā padavī kā,
nu kīdṛśī syāt? ca katham etavyā iti me kathyatām

51. From here, what other path could there be, and of what nature? And how, O mother, should it be traversed? Please tell me this, O Goddess.

Words meanings summery:

• इतः (itaḥ) - from here, from this point (from here, hence, from this point)

• उत्तरम् (uttaram) - further, beyond this point (further, beyond, next, north)

• अन्या (anyā) - another (another, other)

• स्यात् (syāt) - could there be (may be, might be, should be)

• पदवी (padavī) - path (path, road, track, region)

• का (kā) - what (who, what (feminine nominative singular))

• नु (nu) - indeed (indeed, now, then, surely)

• कीदृशी (kīdṛśī) - of what nature (of what kind, what sort, how)

• कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner, why)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• मातर् (mātar) - O mother

• एतव्या (etavyā) - should be traversed (to be traversed, to be gone to, to be attained)

• कथ्यताम् (kathyatām) - please tell (let it be told, let it be narrated)

• इति (iti) - this (thus, so, in this way (quotes))

• देवि (devi) - O Goddess

• मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

Words meanings and morphology

इतः (itaḥ) - from here, from this point (from here, hence, from this point)

(indeclinable)

उत्तरम् (uttaram) - further, beyond this point (further, beyond, next, north)

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular neuter of uttara, used adverbially.

Note: Functioning as an adverb here.

अन्या (anyā) - another (another, other)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Refers to 'padavī'.

स्यात् (syāt) - could there be (may be, might be, should be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Optative Active

Derived from root √as (to be), optative mood, third person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

पदवी (padavī) - path (path, road, track, region)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of padavī

padavī - path, road, track, course, region, status

का (kā) - what (who, what (feminine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative pronoun/adjective for 'padavī'.

नु (nu) - indeed (indeed, now, then, surely)

(indeclinable)

कीदृशी (kīdṛśī) - of what nature (of what kind, what sort, how)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kīdṛśa

kīdṛśa - of what sort, of what kind, what like

Note: Interrogative adjective for 'padavī'.

कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner, why)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

मातर् (mātar) - O mother

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

एतव्या (etavyā) - should be traversed (to be traversed, to be gone to, to be attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etavya

etavya - to be gone, to be walked, to be obtained, attainable

Gerundive

Derived from root √i (to go) with suffix -tavya. Feminine nominative singular.

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Expresses obligation or fitness for traversing.

कथ्यताम् (kathyatām) - please tell (let it be told, let it be narrated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of kath

Imperative Passive

Derived from root √kath (to tell), in imperative mood, passive voice, third person singular.

Root: kath (class 10)

इति (iti) - this (thus, so, in this way (quotes))

(indeclinable)

देवि (devi) - O Goddess

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, female deity, queen

मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic form of 'asmad'.

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