योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-25, verse-1

बलिरुवाच ।
एतन्मे कथितं पूर्वं पित्रा चारुविचारिणा ।
इदानीं संस्मृतं दिष्ट्या संप्रबोधमहं गतः ॥ १ ॥

baliruvāca ,
etanme kathitaṃ pūrvaṃ pitrā cāruvicāriṇā ,
idānīṃ saṃsmṛtaṃ diṣṭyā saṃprabodhamahaṃ gataḥ 1

1. baliḥ uvāca etat me kathitam pūrvam pitrā cāruvicāriṇā
idānīm saṃsmṛtam diṣṭyā samprabodham aham gataḥ

1. baliḥ uvāca etat pūrvam cāruvicāriṇā pitrā me kathitam
diṣṭyā idānīm saṃsmṛtam aham samprabodham gataḥ

1. Bali said: This was told to me previously by my father, who possessed excellent discrimination. Fortunately, I have now remembered it and have attained complete awakening.

Words meanings summery:

• बलिः (baliḥ) - Bali (proper noun)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, by me, my)

• कथितम् (kathitam) - told, narrated, spoken

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, before

• पित्रा (pitrā) - by the father

• चारुविचारिणा (cāruvicāriṇā) - by one with beautiful/excellent discrimination

• इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

• संस्मृतम् (saṁsmṛtam) - remembered (it)

• दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately, by destiny, by luck

• सम्प्रबोधम् (samprabodham) - complete awakening, enlightenment

• अहम् (aham) - I

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone, attained, reached

Words meanings and morphology

बलिः (baliḥ) - Bali (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bali

bali - Bali (a well-known demon king, grandson of Prahlāda)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

Strong form of the perfect tense, third person singular, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Here, it functions as the object of 'kathitam', so accusative.

मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, by me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (pronoun)

Note: In this context, it acts as the indirect object 'to me'.

कथितम् (kathitam) - told, narrated, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, said, narrated

Past Passive Participle

From √kath (10th class 'kathayati'), 'to tell, to narrate'.

Root: kath (class 10)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, before

(indeclinable)

पित्रा (pitrā) - by the father

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'kathitam'.

चारुविचारिणा (cāruvicāriṇā) - by one with beautiful/excellent discrimination

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of cāruvicārin

cāruvicārin - one who has excellent/beautiful thought or discrimination

Compound 'cāru' (beautiful/excellent) + 'vicārin' (discriminating person, from √car with vi).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cāru+vicārin)

• cāru – beautiful, charming, excellent
  adjective
  Root: car (class 1)
• vicārin – discriminating, reflective, thoughtful
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  from vi-√car 'to investigate, to discriminate'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'pitrā'.

इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

(indeclinable)

संस्मृतम् (saṁsmṛtam) - remembered (it)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃsmṛta

saṁsmṛta - remembered

Past Passive Participle

From sam-√smṛ 'to remember well'.

Prefix: sam

Root: smṛ (class 1)

दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately, by destiny, by luck

(indeclinable)

सम्प्रबोधम् (samprabodham) - complete awakening, enlightenment

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samprabodha

samprabodha - complete awakening, full knowledge, enlightenment

from sam-pra-√budh 'to awaken fully'.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Object of the verb 'gataḥ'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (pronoun)

गतः (gataḥ) - gone, attained, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, attained, arrived

Past Passive Participle

From √gam 'to go, to move'.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.