योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-9, verse-39

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
बहुकालमियं रूढा मिथ्याज्ञानविषूचिका ।
नूनं विचारमन्त्रेण निर्मूलमुपशाम्यति ॥ ३९ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
bahukālamiyaṃ rūḍhā mithyājñānaviṣūcikā ,
nūnaṃ vicāramantreṇa nirmūlamupaśāmyati 39

39. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca bahukālam iyam rūḍhā mithyājñāna-viṣūcikā
nūnam vicāra-mantreṇa nirmūlam upaśāmyati

39. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca iyam bahukālam rūḍhā mithyājñāna-viṣūcikā
nūnam vicāra-mantreṇa nirmūlam upaśāmyati

39. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: This debilitating illness of false knowledge (mithyājñāna), which has been deeply rooted for a long time, will certainly subside completely through the potent remedy of inquiry (vicāra).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha. (Śrī Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• बहुकालम् (bahukālam) - for a long time, during much time

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• रूढा (rūḍhā) - deeply rooted, firmly established, traditional

• मिथ्याज्ञान-विषूचिका (mithyājñāna-viṣūcikā) - The pervasive and harmful condition of incorrect understanding. (the cholera of false knowledge, debilitating illness of false knowledge)

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

• विचार-मन्त्रेण (vicāra-mantreṇa) - by the mantra of inquiry, by the potent means of discernment

• निर्मूलम् (nirmūlam) - rootless, completely, without root

• उपशाम्यति (upaśāmyati) - subsides, is calmed, is pacified, comes to an end

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha. (Śrī Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The venerable Vasiṣṭha (a prominent Vedic sage).

Compound of `śrī` (revered, prosperous) and `vasiṣṭha` (proper name).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – venerable, glorious, prosperity
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (lit) of vac

perfect active

Irregular perfect form from root `vac`.

Root: vac (class 2)

बहुकालम् (bahukālam) - for a long time, during much time

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bahukāla

bahukāla - long time, much time

Compound of `bahu` (much, many) + `kāla` (time).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bahu+kāla)

• bahu – much, many, abundant
  adjective
• kāla – time, period
  noun (masculine)

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Subject.

रूढा (rūḍhā) - deeply rooted, firmly established, traditional

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rūḍha

rūḍha - grown, sprung up, ascended, established, deeply rooted, current

Past Passive Participle

From root `ruh` (to grow, ascend) + suffix `kta` (`ḍha`).

Root: ruh (class 1)

मिथ्याज्ञान-विषूचिका (mithyājñāna-viṣūcikā) - The pervasive and harmful condition of incorrect understanding. (the cholera of false knowledge, debilitating illness of false knowledge)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mithyājñānaviṣūcikā

mithyājñānaviṣūcikā - the cholera-like disease of false knowledge

Compound.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mithyājñāna+viṣūcikā)

• mithyājñāna – false knowledge, illusion, ignorance
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of `mithyā` (falsely) + `jñāna` (knowledge).
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• viṣūcikā – cholera, epidemic, a debilitating disease
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

विचार-मन्त्रेण (vicāra-mantreṇa) - by the mantra of inquiry, by the potent means of discernment

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vicāramantra

vicāramantra - the mantra of inquiry, a powerful means of deliberation

Compound of `vicāra` (inquiry) + `mantra` (sacred utterance, incantation, powerful means).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vicāra+mantra)

• vicāra – inquiry, deliberation, investigation, discernment
  noun (masculine)
  From `vi` + root `car` (to move, to go, to ponder).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)
• mantra – sacred utterance, hymn, prayer, counsel, powerful tool or means (mantra)
  noun (masculine)
  From root `man` (to think) + suffix `tra`.
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Means by which `mithyājñāna-viṣūcikā` subsides.

निर्मूलम् (nirmūlam) - rootless, completely, without root

(indeclinable)

Compound of `nir` (without) + `mūla` (root).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (nis+mūla)

• nis – out, forth, without, negation
  indeclinable
  prefix, upasarga
• mūla – root, origin, foundation
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adverbial accusative.

उपशाम्यति (upaśāmyati) - subsides, is calmed, is pacified, comes to an end

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of upa-śam

From root `śam` + `upa` (prefix).

Prefix: upa

Root: śam (class 4)