योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-82, verse-20

आशरीरपरित्यागमिदानीं न मया नृप ।
हिंसनीयाः परप्राणास्तेनेदं मद्वचः शृणु ॥ २० ॥

āśarīraparityāgamidānīṃ na mayā nṛpa ,
hiṃsanīyāḥ paraprāṇāstenedaṃ madvacaḥ śṛṇu 20

20. ā-śarīra-parityāgam idānīm na mayā nṛpa
hiṃsanīyāḥ para-prāṇāḥ tena idam mat-vacaḥ śṛṇu

20. nṛpa ā-śarīra-parityāgam idānīm mayā para-prāṇāḥ
na hiṃsanīyāḥ tena idam mat-vacaḥ śṛṇu

20. “O King, until I abandon this body, the lives of others should not be harmed by me. Therefore, listen to these words of mine.”

Words meanings summery:

• आ-शरीर-परित्यागम् (ā-śarīra-parityāgam) - until the abandonment of the body

• इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

• न (na) - not, no

• मया (mayā) - by me

• नृप (nṛpa) - O king

• हिंसनीयाः (hiṁsanīyāḥ) - should be harmed, are to be injured

• पर-प्राणाः (para-prāṇāḥ) - the lives of others, other beings

• तेन (tena) - by that, therefore

• इदम् (idam) - this

• मत्-वचः (mat-vacaḥ) - these words of mine (my word/speech)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! hear!

Words meanings and morphology

आ-शरीर-परित्यागम् (ā-śarīra-parityāgam) - until the abandonment of the body

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ā-śarīra-parityāga

ā-śarīra-parityāga - until the giving up of the body, as long as the body is not abandoned

Compound with prefix ā-, functioning adverbially as accusative of extent.

Compound type : tatpurusha (ā+śarīra-parityāga)

• ā – up to, until
  indeclinable
• śarīra-parityāga – abandonment of the body
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions adverbially specifying duration.

इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the action.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Agent in a passive construction ('hiṃsanīyāḥ').

नृप (nṛpa) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

Note: Term of address.

हिंसनीयाः (hiṁsanīyāḥ) - should be harmed, are to be injured

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hiṃsanīya

hiṁsanīya - to be harmed, to be injured, to be killed

Gerundive

root hiṃs (to injure) + anīya suffix

Root: hiṃs (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'para-prāṇāḥ'.

पर-प्राणाः (para-prāṇāḥ) - the lives of others, other beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of para-prāṇa

para-prāṇa - life of others, other's life, other beings

Compound type : tatpurusha (para+prāṇa)

• para – other, another, supreme, highest
  adjective
• prāṇa – life-breath, vital air, life, spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix pra- + root an (to breathe)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Subject of the passive construction.

तेन (tena) - by that, therefore

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Adverbial usage meaning 'therefore'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'mat-vacaḥ'.

मत्-वचः (mat-vacaḥ) - these words of mine (my word/speech)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mat-vacas

mat-vacas - my word, my speech

Compound type : tatpurusha (mat+vacas)

• mat – my, mine
  pronoun
  From asmad (I, me), genitive singular
• vacas – word, speech, utterance
  noun (neuter)
  From root vac (to speak)
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'śṛṇu'. 'vacaḥ' can be nominative/accusative singular neuter or nominative/accusative plural neuter. Context with 'idam' suggests singular accusative neuter.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! hear!

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

root śru, 2nd person singular imperative active

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Direct command to the King.

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