योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-64, verse-29

राम जीवबलीवर्दमिमं संसारपल्वलात् ।
परमं यत्नमास्थाय चिरमुत्तारयेद्वलात् ॥ २९ ॥

rāma jīvabalīvardamimaṃ saṃsārapalvalāt ,
paramaṃ yatnamāsthāya ciramuttārayedvalāt 29

29. rāma jīvabalīvardam imam saṃsārapalvalāt
paramam yatnam āsthāya ciram uttārayet balāt

29. rāma,
paramam yatnam āsthāya,
balāt,
imam jīvabalīvardam saṃsārapalvalāt ciram uttārayet.

29. O Rāma, having made the utmost effort, please permanently rescue this bull, which is the individual soul (jīva), from the mire of worldly existence (saṃsāra), with force.

Words meanings summery:

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• जीवबलीवर्दम् (jīvabalīvardam) - this bull, which is the individual soul (jīva)

• इमम् (imam) - Refers to 'jīvabalīvardam'. (this)

• संसारपल्वलात् (saṁsārapalvalāt) - from the puddle/mire of worldly existence (saṃsāra)

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, utmost, highest, best

• यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort, exertion, endeavor

• आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having resorted to, having undertaken, having adopted

• चिरम् (ciram) - In this context, 'permanently' or 'for good' implies a lasting rescue from (saṃsāra). (for a long time, permanently, enduringly)

• उत्तारयेत् (uttārayet) - should rescue, should lift out, should ferry across

• बलात् (balāt) - by force, with strength, forcefully

Words meanings and morphology

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of a Hindu deity, an incarnation of Viṣṇu)

जीवबलीवर्दम् (jīvabalīvardam) - this bull, which is the individual soul (jīva)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jīvabalīvarda

jīvabalīvarda - a bull in the form of an individual soul (jīva)

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (jīva+balīvarda)

• jīva – living being, individual soul, life principle
  noun (masculine)
  Root: JĪV (class 1)
• balīvarda – bull, ox, steer
  noun (masculine)

इमम् (imam) - Refers to 'jīvabalīvardam'. (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Demonstrative pronoun.

संसारपल्वलात् (saṁsārapalvalāt) - from the puddle/mire of worldly existence (saṃsāra)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of saṃsārapalvala

saṁsārapalvala - the mire/puddle of (saṃsāra)

Compound.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+palvala)

• saṃsāra – worldly existence, cycle of rebirth, transmigration
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: SṚ (class 1)
• palvala – puddle, marsh, bog, mire
  noun (neuter)

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, utmost, highest, best

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, utmost, excellent, ultimate

Superlative form of 'para'.

Note: Agrees with 'yatnam'.

यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort, exertion, endeavor

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, attempt

From root YAT (to endeavor).

Root: YAT (class 1)

Note: Object of 'āsthāya'.

आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having resorted to, having undertaken, having adopted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From ā-sthā (to stand by, resort to, undertake).

Prefix: ā

Root: STHĀ (class 1)

चिरम् (ciram) - In this context, 'permanently' or 'for good' implies a lasting rescue from (saṃsāra). (for a long time, permanently, enduringly)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cira

cira - long (time), lasting, ancient

Used adverbially.

Note: Behaves as an adverb in accusative singular neuter form.

उत्तारयेत् (uttārayet) - should rescue, should lift out, should ferry across

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of uttāray

Causative from ud-tṛ

Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Prefix: ud

Root: TṚ (class 1)

बलात् (balāt) - by force, with strength, forcefully

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, might

Note: Ablative used adverbially meaning 'by force'.

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