योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-41, verse-29

परिज्ञाता प्रसादेन देव्योरिह मयाधुना ।
राजोवाच ।
हे देव्यौ किमिदं नाम दिनमेकं मृतस्य मे ॥ २९ ॥

parijñātā prasādena devyoriha mayādhunā ,
rājovāca ,
he devyau kimidaṃ nāma dinamekaṃ mṛtasya me 29

29. parijñātā prasādena devyoḥ iha mayā adhunā rājā
uvāca he devyau kim idam nāma dinam ekam mṛtasya me

29. mayā adhunā iha devyoḥ prasādena parijñātā rājā
uvāca he devyau idam nāma kim me mṛtasya ekam dinam

29. Now, by the grace of the two goddesses, this has been understood by me here. The king then spoke: 'O goddesses, what exactly is this? How is it that only one day has passed for me, who was dead?'

Words meanings summery:

• परिज्ञाता (parijñātā) - understood, known, perceived

• प्रसादेन (prasādena) - by the grace, by the favor

• देव्योः (devyoḥ) - of the two goddesses

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

• मया (mayā) - by me

• अधुना (adhunā) - now, at this time

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

• हे (he) - O, hey! (vocative particle)

• देव्यौ (devyau) - O two goddesses!

• किम् (kim) - what? how? why?

• इदम् (idam) - this

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, what is called

• दिनम् (dinam) - day

• एकम् (ekam) - one, a single

• मृतस्य (mṛtasya) - of the dead one, of the one who died

• मे (me) - of me, for me (dative/genitive)

Words meanings and morphology

परिज्ञाता (parijñātā) - understood, known, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parijñāta

parijñāta - known, understood, ascertained, thoroughly known

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √jñā (to know) with pari- prefix

Prefix: pari

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Predicate adjective, implying 'this (illusion/reality) is understood'.

प्रसादेन (prasādena) - by the grace, by the favor

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prasāda

prasāda - grace, favor, kindness, calmness, clearness

Derived from √sad (to sit, settle) with pra- prefix

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Denotes the means by which the understanding occurred.

देव्योः (devyoḥ) - of the two goddesses

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, dual of devī

devī - goddess, female deity

Note: Qualifies prasādena.

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the current situation or realm of experience.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

1st person pronoun.

Note: Agent in the passive construction 'is understood by me'.

अधुना (adhunā) - now, at this time

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

Note: Adverb of time.

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Note: Subject of uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of vac

Perfect (Lit)

3rd person singular, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Main verb.

हे (he) - O, hey! (vocative particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle for address.

देव्यौ (devyau) - O two goddesses!

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, dual of devī

devī - goddess, female deity

Note: Addressed by the king.

किम् (kim) - what? how? why?

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'is'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, that (near)

Note: Qualifies kim.

नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, what is called

(indeclinable)

Used here as an adverbial particle for emphasis or 'what is called'.

Note: Emphatic particle.

दिनम् (dinam) - day

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dina

dina - day

Note: Duration of time.

एकम् (ekam) - one, a single

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, sole

Note: Qualifies dinam.

मृतस्य (mṛtasya) - of the dead one, of the one who died

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, died

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies me.

मे (me) - of me, for me (dative/genitive)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

1st person pronoun.

Note: Possessive, 'of me'.