योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-25, verse-12

एतावन्तमहं कालं भृशं बालोऽभवं पुरा ।
यः कुर्वन्द्वेषममरैस्तुच्छया जगदिच्छया ॥ १२ ॥

etāvantamahaṃ kālaṃ bhṛśaṃ bālo'bhavaṃ purā ,
yaḥ kurvandveṣamamaraistucchayā jagadicchayā 12

12. etāvantam aham kālam bhṛśam bālaḥ abhavam purā
yaḥ kurvan dveṣam amaraiḥ tucchayā jagadicchayā

12. aham purā etāvantam kālam bhṛśam bālaḥ abhavam yaḥ
tucchayā jagadicchayā amaraiḥ dveṣam kurvan (āsīt)

12. For such a long time, I was truly ignorant (bāla), who, driven by a trivial desire for the world (jagat), harbored ill-will towards the immortals.

Words meanings summery:

• एतावन्तम् (etāvantam) - this much, so long, of such extent

• अहम् (aham) - I

• कालम् (kālam) - time, duration

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, very much, extremely

• बालः (bālaḥ) - an ignorant person (a child, an ignorant person, a simpleton)

• अभवम् (abhavam) - I was, I became

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

• यः (yaḥ) - who (referring to 'I') (who, which (relative pronoun))

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, making, performing

• द्वेषम् (dveṣam) - hatred, ill-will, aversion

• अमरैः (amaraiḥ) - towards the immortals (by/with the immortals/gods; towards the immortals/gods)

• तुच्छया (tucchayā) - by/with a trivial, insignificant, worthless (feminine)

• जगदिच्छया (jagadicchayā) - by a desire for the world

Words meanings and morphology

एतावन्तम् (etāvantam) - this much, so long, of such extent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of etāvat

etāvat - so much, so great, so long, of such size

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

कालम् (kālam) - time, duration

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, black, dark blue

Note: Used adverbially to denote duration of time.

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, very much, extremely

(indeclinable)

बालः (bālaḥ) - an ignorant person (a child, an ignorant person, a simpleton)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, young, ignorant, simple, naive

अभवम् (abhavam) - I was, I became

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect Active

Root: bhū (class 1)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who (referring to 'I') (who, which (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, making, performing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛ

kṛ - to do, to make, to perform

Present Active Participle

From root kṛ (class 8) with -at (śatṛ) suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions as an adjective modifying 'yaḥ' (or implied 'aham').

द्वेषम् (dveṣam) - hatred, ill-will, aversion

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dveṣa

dveṣa - hatred, aversion, malice, enmity

Derived from root dviṣ (to hate).

Root: dviṣ (class 2)

अमरैः (amaraiḥ) - towards the immortals (by/with the immortals/gods; towards the immortals/gods)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of amara

amara - immortal, god, deity

Prefix: a

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Instrumental case here implies 'with respect to' or 'towards'.

तुच्छया (tucchayā) - by/with a trivial, insignificant, worthless (feminine)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tuccha

tuccha - empty, hollow, worthless, trivial, insignificant

Note: Modifies 'icchayā'.

जगदिच्छया (jagadicchayā) - by a desire for the world

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jagadicchā

jagadicchā - desire for the world, worldly desire

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (jagat+icchā)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root gam (to go) with prefix ja (reduplicated).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• icchā – desire, wish, will
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root iṣ (to wish, desire).
  Root: iṣ (class 6)