योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-2, verse-35

हा तात मातः पुत्रेति गिरामासामहं पुनः ।
भाजनं चित्त माभूवं भोजनं दुःखभोगिनाम् ॥ ३५ ॥

hā tāta mātaḥ putreti girāmāsāmahaṃ punaḥ ,
bhājanaṃ citta mābhūvaṃ bhojanaṃ duḥkhabhoginām 35

35. hā tāta mātaḥ putra iti girām āsām aham punaḥ
bhājanam citta mā abhūvam bhojanam duḥkhabhoginām

35. hā citta aham punaḥ tāta mātaḥ putra iti āsām
girām bhājanam duḥkhabhoginām bhojanam mā abhūvam

35. Alas, O mind (citta), may I never again become the receptacle for such cries as 'O father!', 'O mother!', 'O son!', nor food for those who experience suffering (duḥkha).

Words meanings summery:

• हा (hā) - alas! ah! (exclamation of sorrow)

• तात (tāta) - O father, dear one

• मातः (mātaḥ) - O mother

• पुत्र (putra) - O son

• इति (iti) - thus, marking direct speech or thought

• गिराम् (girām) - of words, of voices

• आसाम् (āsām) - of these (feminine plural)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, furthermore

• भाजनम् (bhājanam) - a vessel, a receptacle, an object

• चित्त (citta) - O mind

• मा (mā) - do not, not

• अभूवम् (abhūvam) - may I not become

• भोजनम् (bhojanam) - object of consumption, prey (food, sustenance)

• दुःखभोगिनाम् (duḥkhabhoginām) - of those who experience suffering

Words meanings and morphology

हा (hā) - alas! ah! (exclamation of sorrow)

(indeclinable)

तात (tāta) - O father, dear one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (vocative form, often used affectionately)

मातः (mātaḥ) - O mother

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

ṛ-ending noun.

पुत्र (putra) - O son

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

इति (iti) - thus, marking direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the quoted cries.

गिराम् (girām) - of words, of voices

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of gir

gir - word, speech, voice

ṛ-ending feminine noun.

Root: gṛ (class 6)

आसाम् (āsām) - of these (feminine plural)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

First person pronoun.

Note: Subject of abhūvam.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, furthermore

(indeclinable)

From pur (former) + as suffix. r becomes ḥ before voiceless consonants and at end of sentence.

भाजनम् (bhājanam) - a vessel, a receptacle, an object

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhajana

bhajana - receptacle, vessel, container, object

From root bhaj (to partake, distribute, serve) + ana suffix.

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative to abhūvam.

चित्त (citta) - O mind

(noun)

Vocative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness

From root cit (to perceive, think).

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: The address to one's own mind (citta).

मा (mā) - do not, not

(indeclinable)

Used with aorist to form prohibitive.

अभूवम् (abhūvam) - may I not become

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist Mood

First person singular, active voice. Used with mā for prohibition.

Root: bhū (class 1)

भोजनम् (bhojanam) - object of consumption, prey (food, sustenance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhojana

bhojana - food, meal, eating, enjoyment

From root bhuj (to eat, enjoy) + ana suffix.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Predicate nominative to abhūvam.

दुःखभोगिनाम् (duḥkhabhoginām) - of those who experience suffering

(noun)

Genitive, plural of duḥkhabhogin

duḥkhabhogin - one who experiences suffering, an enjoyer of misery

Compound of duḥkha and bhogin.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+bhogin)

• duḥkha – suffering, pain, sorrow, misery
  noun (neuter)
• bhogin – one who enjoys, one who possesses, an enjoyer
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhuj (to enjoy) + in suffix.
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifying bhojanam.