योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-43, verse-8

प्रह्लादो ह्यात्मनैवैनं वरमर्जितवान्स्वयम् ।
स्वत्रं विचारगं कृत्वा स्वयं विदितवान्मनः ॥ ८ ॥

prahlādo hyātmanaivainaṃ varamarjitavānsvayam ,
svatraṃ vicāragaṃ kṛtvā svayaṃ viditavānmanaḥ 8

8. prahlādaḥ hi ātmanā eva enam varam arjitavān svayam
svatram vicāragam kṛtvā svayam viditavān manaḥ

8. prahlādaḥ hi svayam enam varam ātmanā eva arjitavān
svatram vicāragam kṛtvā svayam manaḥ viditavān

8. Prahlada himself, indeed, obtained that boon by his own self (ātman). Having made his own nature the subject of investigation (vicāra), he himself understood the mind.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रह्लादः (prahlādaḥ) - Prahlada

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because, for

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self, by the soul, by oneself

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, very

• एनम् (enam) - refers to 'varam' (boon) (this, him, it)

• वरम् (varam) - boon, blessing, best thing

• अर्जितवान् (arjitavān) - obtained, acquired, earned

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, spontaneously

• स्वत्रम् (svatram) - The inner self or essence that Prahlada investigated. (one's own self, one's own nature, one's own being)

• विचारगम् (vicāragam) - gone into thought, subject to investigation, reached by inquiry

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, spontaneously

• विदितवान् (viditavān) - understood, known, comprehended

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, thought

Words meanings and morphology

प्रह्लादः (prahlādaḥ) - Prahlada

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahlāda

prahlāda - Prahlada (a famous devotee of Vishnu)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because, for

(indeclinable)

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self, by the soul, by oneself

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, very

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - refers to 'varam' (boon) (this, him, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that (demonstrative pronoun)

वरम् (varam) - boon, blessing, best thing

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, best, excellent, choice

अर्जितवान् (arjitavān) - obtained, acquired, earned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjita

arjita - obtained, acquired, earned

Past Active Participle

Derived from root √ṛj (to earn, acquire) with suffix -tavat (masculine nominative singular)

Root: ṛj (class 1)

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, spontaneously

(indeclinable)

स्वत्रम् (svatram) - The inner self or essence that Prahlada investigated. (one's own self, one's own nature, one's own being)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svatra

svatra - one's own nature/essence (contextual interpretation of an uncommon word, possibly variant of 'svatattva' or similar)

Note: Object of kṛtvā.

विचारगम् (vicāragam) - gone into thought, subject to investigation, reached by inquiry

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vicāraga

vicāraga - subject to investigation, reached by inquiry

Compound formed from noun 'vicāra' and adjectival suffix '-ga' (from √gam).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vicāra+ga)

• vicāra – thought, reflection, investigation, inquiry
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √car (to move, to walk, to practice) with prefix vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)
• ga – going, moving, reaching, pertaining to
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root √gam (to go) with suffix -a.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `svatram`.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from root √kṛ (to do, to make) with suffix -tvā.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, spontaneously

(indeclinable)

विदितवान् (viditavān) - understood, known, comprehended

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidita

vidita - understood, known

Past Active Participle

Derived from root √vid (to know) with suffix -tavat (masculine nominative singular).

Root: vid (class 2)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, thought

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, understanding

Note: Object of viditavān.