योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-48, verse-30

इदं तत्कीरजनताराज्यं प्राग्भुक्तमद्य मे ।
आत्मजन्मान्तराचार इव प्रत्यक्षतां गतम् ॥ ३० ॥

idaṃ tatkīrajanatārājyaṃ prāgbhuktamadya me ,
ātmajanmāntarācāra iva pratyakṣatāṃ gatam 30

30. idam tatkīrajanatārājyam prāgbhuktam adya me
ātmajanmāntarācāraḥ iva pratyakṣatām gatam

30. idam tatkīrajanatārājyam me prāgbhuktam adya
ātmajanmāntarācāraḥ iva pratyakṣatām gatam

30. This very kingdom of parrot-folk, which I had previously enjoyed, has now become manifest to me, just like a practice (ācāra) from a past life (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• तत्कीरजनताराज्यम् (tatkīrajanatārājyam) - kingdom of parrot-people

• प्राग्भुक्तम् (prāgbhuktam) - previously enjoyed

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• मे (me) - by me, to me, my

• आत्मजन्मान्तराचारः (ātmajanmāntarācāraḥ) - practice from a previous birth of the self

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• प्रत्यक्षताम् (pratyakṣatām) - to manifest presence, to visible state

• गतम् (gatam) - has become (gone, attained, become)

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

तत्कीरजनताराज्यम् (tatkīrajanatārājyam) - kingdom of parrot-people

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tatkīrajanatārājya

tatkīrajanatārājya - kingdom of parrot-people

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tat+kīrajanatā+rājya)

• tat – that, that very
  pronoun (neuter)
• kīrajanatā – parrot-folk, assembly of parrots
  noun (feminine)
  Compound of kīra (parrot) and janatā (multitude, folk)
• rājya – kingdom, dominion, rule
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

प्राग्भुक्तम् (prāgbhuktam) - previously enjoyed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāgbhukta

prāgbhukta - previously enjoyed, eaten before

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix prāk (previously) + root bhuj (to enjoy, eat)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāk+bhukta)

• prāk – previously, before
  indeclinable
• bhukta – enjoyed, eaten, possessed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhuj (to enjoy, eat)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'tatkīrajanatārājyam'.

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - by me, to me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Dative singular of 'aham', often used to express agent in passive constructions.

आत्मजन्मान्तराचारः (ātmajanmāntarācāraḥ) - practice from a previous birth of the self

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmajanmāntarācāra

ātmajanmāntarācāra - practice of a former birth (of the self)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+janmāntara+ācāra)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• janmāntara – another birth, a former birth
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of janman (birth) and antara (other, interval)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• ācāra – practice, custom, conduct, tradition
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root car (to move, behave) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

प्रत्यक्षताम् (pratyakṣatām) - to manifest presence, to visible state

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pratyakṣatā

pratyakṣatā - perceptibility, presence, visible state

Derived from pratyakṣa (visible, direct perception) + suffix tā (abstract noun)

गतम् (gatam) - has become (gone, attained, become)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, attained, become

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go, move)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used here in combination with 'pratyakṣatām' to mean 'has attained visibility' or 'has become manifest'.

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