योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-51, verse-18

देहि मे भगवन्पुत्र नो चेद्देहमिहाग्नये ।
प्रकरोम्याहुतिं पुत्र दुःखदाहोपशान्तये ॥ १८ ॥

dehi me bhagavanputra no ceddehamihāgnaye ,
prakaromyāhutiṃ putra duḥkhadāhopaśāntaye 18

18. dehi me bhagavan putra na u cet deham iha agnaye
prakaromi āhutim putra duḥkhadāhopaśāntaye

18. bhagavan me putram dehi no cet iha duḥkhadāhopaśāntaye
aham deham putra agnaye āhutim prakaromi

18. O Lord, grant me a son. If not, then I shall make my body here an offering into the fire, O son, for the pacification of the burning pain of sorrow.

Words meanings summery:

• देहि (dehi) - grant (give, grant, bestow)

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

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord (O Lord, O venerable one, O divine one)

• पुत्र (putra) - a son (object of granting) (son, child)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• उ (u) - (part of 'no cet') (particle indicating alternative, indeed, also)

• चेत् (cet) - if (not) (if, provided that)

• देहम् (deham) - my body (body, form)

• इह (iha) - here (here, in this world, at this time)

• अग्नये (agnaye) - to the fire (as an offering) (to fire, for Agni)

• प्रकरोमि (prakaromi) - I shall make (I make, I perform, I do)

• आहुतिम् (āhutim) - an offering (offering, oblation, sacrifice)

• पुत्र (putra) - O son (vocative, possibly addressing the missing child or as an emotional appeal) (O son, O child)

• दुःखदाहोपशान्तये (duḥkhadāhopaśāntaye) - for the pacification of the burning pain of sorrow (for the pacification of the burning of sorrow/pain)

Words meanings and morphology

देहि (dehi) - grant (give, grant, bestow)

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular, active voice (Parasmaipada)

Root: dā (class 3)

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

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Enclitic form of dative singular.

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord (O Lord, O venerable one, O divine one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - lord, venerable, divine, fortunate, prosperous, illustrious

पुत्र (putra) - a son (object of granting) (son, child)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

उ (u) - (part of 'no cet') (particle indicating alternative, indeed, also)

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - if (not) (if, provided that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of the conditional 'no cet'.

देहम् (deham) - my body (body, form)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, person, mass

Note: Object of 'prakaromi'.

इह (iha) - here (here, in this world, at this time)

(indeclinable)

अग्नये (agnaye) - to the fire (as an offering) (to fire, for Agni)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire (Agni), sacrificial fire

Note: Recipient of the offering.

प्रकरोमि (prakaromi) - I shall make (I make, I perform, I do)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present Active

Present tense, 1st person singular, active voice (Parasmaipada) with prefix 'pra-'

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Present tense can imply future action in conditional contexts.

आहुतिम् (āhutim) - an offering (offering, oblation, sacrifice)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āhuti

āhuti - offering, oblation, sacrifice, libation

From ā-√hu (to offer, sacrifice)

Prefix: ā

Root: hu (class 3)

Note: Object of 'prakaromi'.

पुत्र (putra) - O son (vocative, possibly addressing the missing child or as an emotional appeal) (O son, O child)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child, offspring

दुःखदाहोपशान्तये (duḥkhadāhopaśāntaye) - for the pacification of the burning pain of sorrow (for the pacification of the burning of sorrow/pain)

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of duḥkhadāhopaśānti

duḥkhadāhopaśānti - for the pacification/alleviation of the burning of sorrow/pain

Compound type : tatpurusha (duḥkha+dāha+upaśānti)

• duḥkha – sorrow, pain, suffering, misery, distress
  noun (neuter)
• dāha – burning, combustion, inflammation, heat, anguish
  noun (masculine)
  From root dah (to burn)
  Root: dah (class 1)
• upaśānti – pacification, alleviation, calming, cessation, tranquility
  noun (feminine)
  From upa-√śam (to be quiet, cease, calm)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Purpose of the action.

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