योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-48, verse-18

साधो स्मरसि किंचित्त्वमिह श्वपचमीश्वरम् ।
यदि जानासि तत्त्वं मे वर्णयाशु यथाविधि ॥ १८ ॥

sādho smarasi kiṃcittvamiha śvapacamīśvaram ,
yadi jānāsi tattvaṃ me varṇayāśu yathāvidhi 18

18. sādho smarasi kiṃcit tvam iha śvapacam īśvaram
yadi jānāsi tattvam me varṇaya āśu yathāvidhi

18. sādho tvam iha īśvaram śvapacam kiṃcit smarasi
yadi me tattvam jānāsi āśu yathāvidhi varṇaya

18. O sage, do you recall anything about the dog-eater (śvapaca) who was a ruler here? If you know the truth concerning me, please describe it quickly and according to proper procedure.

Words meanings summery:

• साधो (sādho) - O sage, O holy man

• स्मरसि (smarasi) - you remember, you recollect

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - something, anything, a little

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• इह (iha) - here, in this place, in this world

• श्वपचम् (śvapacam) - the dog-eater, the outcaste

• ईश्वरम् (īśvaram) - the lord, the ruler, the master

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

• जानासि (jānāsi) - you know, you understand

• तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - truth, reality, essence

• मे (me) - my, of me, about me

• वर्णय (varṇaya) - describe, depict, explain

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule, properly, duly

Words meanings and morphology

साधो (sādho) - O sage, O holy man

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sādhu

sādhu - virtuous, good, holy man, sage, saint, honest

स्मरसि (smarasi) - you remember, you recollect

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of smṛ

Present Active

root class 1, parasmaipada

Root: smṛ (class 1)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - something, anything, a little

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

इह (iha) - here, in this place, in this world

(indeclinable)

श्वपचम् (śvapacam) - the dog-eater, the outcaste

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śvapaca

śvapaca - dog-eater, an outcaste, a very low-caste person

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śvan+paca)

• śvan – dog
  noun (masculine)
• paca – cooker, one who cooks or eats
  noun (masculine)
  From root pac (to cook, to ripen)
  Root: pac (class 1)

ईश्वरम् (īśvaram) - the lord, the ruler, the master

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of īśvara

īśvara - lord, master, ruler, controller, god

Root: īś (class 2)

यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

(indeclinable)

जानासि (jānāsi) - you know, you understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jñā

Present Active

root class 9, parasmaipada

Root: jñā (class 9)

तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - truth, reality, essence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - truth, reality, essence, principle, true state

मे (me) - my, of me, about me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me (pronoun)

वर्णय (varṇaya) - describe, depict, explain

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

root class 10, parasmaipada (denominative from varṇa)

Root: varṇ (class 10)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule, properly, duly

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vidhi)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• vidhi – rule, method, procedure, ordinance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

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