योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-41, verse-24

कृताञ्जलौ नतमुखे बद्धपद्मासनेऽवनौ ।
राजन्स्मर विवेकेन पूर्वजातिमिति स्वयम् ॥ २४ ॥

kṛtāñjalau natamukhe baddhapadmāsane'vanau ,
rājansmara vivekena pūrvajātimiti svayam 24

24. kṛta-añjalau nata-mukhe baddha-padmāsane avanau
rājan smara vivekena pūrva-jātim iti svayam

24. avanau kṛta-añjalau nata-mukhe baddha-padmāsane (sthite sati),
rājan,
vivekena pūrva-jātim smara iti svayam (vadan)

24. When he was on the ground, with folded hands, a bowed face, and seated in the lotus posture, [Sarasvati said,] "O King, remember your past birth (pūrvajāti) with discernment!" thus (speaking) herself.

Words meanings summery:

• कृत-अञ्जलौ (kṛta-añjalau) - with folded hands (with folded hands, having made a gesture of reverence)

• नत-मुखे (nata-mukhe) - with a bowed face (with a bowed face, with downcast face)

• बद्ध-पद्मासने (baddha-padmāsane) - seated in the lotus posture (seated in the lotus posture, having assumed the lotus posture)

• अवनौ (avanau) - on the ground (on the earth, on the ground)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King!

• स्मर (smara) - remember (remember, recollect)

• विवेकेन (vivekena) - with discernment (by discrimination, by discernment, with wisdom)

• पूर्व-जातिम् (pūrva-jātim) - past birth (pūrvajāti) (previous birth, former existence)

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - herself (Sarasvati) (oneself, by oneself, personally)

Words meanings and morphology

कृत-अञ्जलौ (kṛta-añjalau) - with folded hands (with folded hands, having made a gesture of reverence)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṛta-añjali

kṛta-añjali - having made a respectful gesture, with folded hands

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+añjali)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root kṛ (to do) + kta.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• añjali – folded hands (as a gesture of reverence), hollow of the hands
  noun (masculine)
  Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Refers to the subject (implicitly the king). Part of a locative absolute phrase.

नत-मुखे (nata-mukhe) - with a bowed face (with a bowed face, with downcast face)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of nata-mukha

nata-mukha - having a bowed or downcast face

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nata+mukha)

• nata – bowed, bent, humbled
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root nam (to bow) + kta.
  Root: nam (class 1)
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the subject (implicitly the king). Part of a locative absolute phrase.

बद्ध-पद्मासने (baddha-padmāsane) - seated in the lotus posture (seated in the lotus posture, having assumed the lotus posture)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of baddha-padmāsana

baddha-padmāsana - one who has assumed the lotus posture

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (baddha+padmāsana)

• baddha – bound, tied, fixed, assumed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root bandh (to bind) + kta.
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• padmāsana – lotus posture (a specific yoga posture)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the subject (implicitly the king). Part of a locative absolute phrase.

अवनौ (avanau) - on the ground (on the earth, on the ground)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of avani

avani - earth, ground

Note: Where the king was seated. Part of a locative absolute phrase.

राजन् (rājan) - O King!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Direct address to the king.

स्मर (smara) - remember (remember, recollect)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, Imperative (loṭ) of smṛ

Imperative

Root smṛ (to remember) in 2nd person singular imperative.

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Command to the king.

विवेकेन (vivekena) - with discernment (by discrimination, by discernment, with wisdom)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of viveka

viveka - discrimination, discernment, judgment, reason

Root: vic (class 7)

Note: Adverbial instrumental, 'by means of discernment'.

पूर्व-जातिम् (pūrva-jātim) - past birth (pūrvajāti) (previous birth, former existence)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pūrva-jāti

pūrva-jāti - previous birth or existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+jāti)

• pūrva – former, prior, previous, eastern
  adjective (neuter)
• jāti – birth, origin, species, class
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of the imperative smara.

इति (iti) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of the direct speech.

स्वयम् (svayam) - herself (Sarasvati) (oneself, by oneself, personally)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the speaker, Sarasvati.