योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-69, verse-5

यथाभिमतमेतेन ग्रसेयं सकलं जगत् ।
क्रमेण क्षुद्विनाशाय क्षुद्विनाशः परं सुखम् ॥ ५ ॥

yathābhimatametena graseyaṃ sakalaṃ jagat ,
krameṇa kṣudvināśāya kṣudvināśaḥ paraṃ sukham 5

5. yathā abhimatam etena graseyam sakalam jagat
krameṇa kṣut vināśāya kṣut vināśaḥ param sukham

5. etena,
yathā abhimatam,
aham krameṇa sakalam jagat kṣut vināśāya graseyam.
kṣut vināśaḥ param sukham

5. By means of this (boon), as I desire, I shall devour the entire world gradually for the destruction of hunger; for the destruction of hunger is indeed the supreme happiness.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as (as, just as, according to)

• अभिमतम् (abhimatam) - desired (desired, wished, approved)

• एतेन (etena) - by means of this (boon/power) (by this, by him/it)

• ग्रसेयम् (graseyam) - I shall devour (I may devour, I should swallow)

• सकलम् (sakalam) - the entire (entire, whole, all)

• जगत् (jagat) - world (world, universe, moving)

• क्रमेण (krameṇa) - gradually (gradually, in due course, in order)

• क्षुत् (kṣut) - hunger (hunger, appetite)

• विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for the destruction (for destruction, for annihilation)

• क्षुत् (kṣut) - hunger (hunger, appetite)

• विनाशः (vināśaḥ) - destruction (destruction, annihilation)

• परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate)

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness (happiness, joy, comfort, ease)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

अभिमतम् (abhimatam) - desired (desired, wished, approved)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhimata

abhimata - desired, wished, approved

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root man with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: man (class 4)

एतेन (etena) - by means of this (boon/power) (by this, by him/it)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the boon granted in the previous verse.

ग्रसेयम् (graseyam) - I shall devour (I may devour, I should swallow)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of gras

Root: gras (class 1)

Note: Expresses a wish or intention.

सकलम् (sakalam) - the entire (entire, whole, all)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sakala

sakala - whole, entire, all, complete

From sa (with) + kalā (part, fragment) -> 'with all parts'

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+kala)

• sa – with, together
  indeclinable
  Prefix meaning 'with'
• kala – part, fragment, digit, art
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kal (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'jagat'.

जगत् (jagat) - world (world, universe, moving)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

Present Active Participle

Derived from root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'graseyam'.

क्रमेण (krameṇa) - gradually (gradually, in due course, in order)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, order, succession, gradual process

From root kram

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Adverbial use.

क्षुत् (kṣut) - hunger (hunger, appetite)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣudh

kṣudh - hunger, appetite

Root: kṣudh (class 4)

विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for the destruction (for destruction, for annihilation)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, annihilation, ruin, loss

From root naś with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Purpose clause, for the destruction of hunger.

क्षुत् (kṣut) - hunger (hunger, appetite)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣudh

kṣudh - hunger, appetite

Root: kṣudh (class 4)

विनाशः (vināśaḥ) - destruction (destruction, annihilation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, annihilation, ruin, loss

From root naś with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Subject of implied 'asti'.

परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, other, beyond

Note: Qualifies 'sukham'.

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness (happiness, joy, comfort, ease)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, comfort, ease, pleasant

Note: Predicate nominative for 'kṣudvināśaḥ'.