योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-89, verse-29

संस्मृत्यावामिहान्योन्यमुखकान्तिमनिन्दिताम् ।
आत्मानं न विजानीवो रूढभावं परस्परम् ॥ २९ ॥

saṃsmṛtyāvāmihānyonyamukhakāntimaninditām ,
ātmānaṃ na vijānīvo rūḍhabhāvaṃ parasparam 29

29. saṃsmṛtya āvām iha anyonyamukhakāntim aninditām
ātmānam na vijānīvaḥ rūḍhabhāvam parasparam

29. iha anyonyamukhakāntim aninditām saṃsmṛtya,
āvām rūḍhabhāvam parasparam (kāraṇena) ātmānam na vijānīvaḥ.

29. Having remembered here the unblemished beauty of each other's faces, we two no longer recognize our own selves (ātman), as a profound mutual affection (bhāva) has taken deep root within us.

Words meanings summery:

• संस्मृत्य (saṁsmṛtya) - having remembered, having recollected

• आवाम् (āvām) - we two, us two

• इह (iha) - In this situation, at this place. (here, in this world, in this case)

• अन्योन्यमुखकान्तिम् (anyonyamukhakāntim) - the beauty of each other's faces

• अनिन्दिताम् (aninditām) - Referring to the beauty being pure and perfect. (unblemished, blameless, faultless)

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - Refers to one's own identity or individual existence. (self, soul, spirit, individual essence)

• न (na) - not, no

• विजानीवः (vijānīvaḥ) - Used with `na` to mean 'we do not recognize'. (we two know, we two recognize)

• रूढभावम् (rūḍhabhāvam) - Refers to the profound mutual affection that has developed. Adverbial accusative, describing the state. (deeply rooted feeling/state/affection)

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - Qualifies the 'deeply rooted feeling' as being mutual between the two individuals. (mutually, reciprocally, each other)

Words meanings and morphology

संस्मृत्य (saṁsmṛtya) - having remembered, having recollected

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from √smṛ (to remember) with upasarga 'sam-', and suffix '-ya' (because of upasarga).

Prefix: sam

Root: smṛ (class 1)

आवाम् (āvām) - we two, us two

(pronoun)

Nominative, dual of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Can be nominative or accusative dual. Here, it functions as the subject of `vijānīvaḥ`.

इह (iha) - In this situation, at this place. (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

अन्योन्यमुखकान्तिम् (anyonyamukhakāntim) - the beauty of each other's faces

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anyonyamukhakānti

anyonyamukhakānti - the lustre/beauty of each other's faces

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'anyonya' (each other's) + 'mukha' (face) + 'kānti' (lustre, beauty).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anyonya+mukha+kānti)

• anyonya – each other, mutual, reciprocal
  pronoun
• mukha – face, mouth, front, entrance
  noun (neuter)
• kānti – lustre, beauty, loveliness, charm
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from √kam (to desire, to shine).
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Object of `saṃsmṛtya`.

अनिन्दिताम् (aninditām) - Referring to the beauty being pure and perfect. (unblemished, blameless, faultless)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anindita

anindita - unblamed, faultless, irreproachable, unblemished

Past Passive Participle (negative compound)

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound: 'a' (not) + 'nindita' (blamed, criticised). 'nindita' is PPP of √nind.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nindita)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
  Negative prefix.
• nindita – blamed, censured, reproached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √nind (to blame, censure) + -kta (P.P.P. suffix).
  Root: nind (class 1)

Note: Modifies `anyonyamukhakāntim`.

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - Refers to one's own identity or individual existence. (self, soul, spirit, individual essence)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, individual soul, essential nature, consciousness, life

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Object of `vijānīvaḥ`.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

विजानीवः (vijānīvaḥ) - Used with `na` to mean 'we do not recognize'. (we two know, we two recognize)

(verb)

1st person , dual, active, present (laṭ) of vijñā

Present Active

1st person dual, present tense, Parasmaipada.

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

रूढभावम् (rūḍhabhāvam) - Refers to the profound mutual affection that has developed. Adverbial accusative, describing the state. (deeply rooted feeling/state/affection)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rūḍhabhāva

rūḍhabhāva - having a deeply rooted state/feeling/affection, a deeply established condition

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'rūḍha' (grown, rooted) + 'bhāva' (state, feeling, love).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rūḍha+bhāva)

• rūḍha – grown, risen, mounted, rooted, established
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √ruh (to grow, ascend) + -kta (P.P.P. suffix).
  Root: ruh (class 1)
• bhāva – state of being, feeling, emotion, love, nature, existence
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √bhū (to be, to exist).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

परस्परम् (parasparam) - Qualifies the 'deeply rooted feeling' as being mutual between the two individuals. (mutually, reciprocally, each other)

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'para' (other) and 'apara' (other, subsequent).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (para+apara)

• para – other, supreme, distant, subsequent
  adjective
• apara – other, another, subsequent, inferior
  adjective

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