योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-2, verse-36

हे बुद्धे भगिनि भ्रातुरर्थितां पूरयाशु मे ।
आवयोर्दुःखमोक्षाय विचारय मुनेर्गिरः ॥ ३६ ॥

he buddhe bhagini bhrāturarthitāṃ pūrayāśu me ,
āvayorduḥkhamokṣāya vicāraya munergiraḥ 36

36. he buddhe bhagini bhrātuḥ arthitām pūraya āśu
me āvayoḥ duḥkhamokṣāya vicāraya muneḥ giraḥ

36. he buddhe bhagini me bhrātuḥ arthitām āśu pūraya
āvayoḥ duḥkhamokṣāya muneḥ giraḥ vicāraya

36. O Intellect (buddhi), my sister! Swiftly fulfill the request of your brother (i.e., myself). For the liberation (mokṣa) from suffering (duḥkha) for us both, contemplate the words of the sage.

Words meanings summery:

• हे (he) - O! (vocative particle)

• बुद्धे (buddhe) - O intellect

• भगिनि (bhagini) - O sister

• भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of your brother (the speaker) (of the brother)

• अर्थिताम् (arthitām) - request, plea

• पूरय (pūraya) - fulfill, complete

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• मे (me) - for me, my

• आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - of the speaker and his intellect (of us two)

• दुःखमोक्षाय (duḥkhamokṣāya) - for liberation from suffering

• विचारय (vicāraya) - contemplate, consider, reflect upon

• मुनेः (muneḥ) - of the sage, ascetic

• गिरः (giraḥ) - words, speeches

Words meanings and morphology

हे (he) - O! (vocative particle)

(indeclinable)

बुद्धे (buddhe) - O intellect

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception

From root budh (to awaken, know) + ti suffix.

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Personified as a sister.

भगिनि (bhagini) - O sister

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of bhaginī

bhaginī - sister

Note: Personified address.

भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of your brother (the speaker) (of the brother)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

ṛ-ending noun.

Note: Refers to the speaker himself.

अर्थिताम् (arthitām) - request, plea

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of arthitā

arthitā - request, petition, desire

From root arth (to ask, to desire) + ita suffix, then tā for feminine noun.

Root: arth (class 10)

Note: Object of pūraya.

पूरय (pūraya) - fulfill, complete

(verb)

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

Imperative Mood

2nd person singular, active voice. Causal form of root pṛ.

Root: pṛ (class 9)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of the adjective āśu.

मे (me) - for me, my

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

First person pronoun.

Note: Pertaining to the speaker.

आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - of the speaker and his intellect (of us two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of asmad

asmad - I, me

First person dual pronoun.

Note: Refers to the speaker and buddhi.

दुःखमोक्षाय (duḥkhamokṣāya) - for liberation from suffering

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of duḥkhamokṣa

duḥkhamokṣa - liberation from suffering, freedom from pain

Compound of duḥkha and mokṣa.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+mokṣa)

• duḥkha – suffering, pain, misery
  noun (neuter)
• mokṣa – liberation, release, freedom
  noun (masculine)
  From root muc (to free, release) + sa suffix.
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Indicates purpose.

विचारय (vicāraya) - contemplate, consider, reflect upon

(verb)

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

Imperative Mood

2nd person singular, active voice. From vi-car (to move about, to go through, to consider).

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

मुनेः (muneḥ) - of the sage, ascetic

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, recluse, silent one

i-ending masculine noun.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Refers to a revered teacher.

गिरः (giraḥ) - words, speeches

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of gir

gir - word, speech, voice

ṛ-ending feminine noun.

Root: gṛ (class 6)

Note: Object of vicāraya.

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