योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-101, verse-45

वन्ध्यं शिखिध्वज त्यक्त्वा पूर्णमेव समाश्रय ।
इष्टं मे प्रार्थयस्वेति यथैव प्रार्थ्यते सखे ॥ ४५ ॥

vandhyaṃ śikhidhvaja tyaktvā pūrṇameva samāśraya ,
iṣṭaṃ me prārthayasveti yathaiva prārthyate sakhe 45

45. vandhyam śikhidhvaja tyaktvā pūrṇam eva samāśraya
iṣṭam me prārthayasva iti yathā eva prārthyate sakhe

45. śikhidhvaja vandhyam tyaktvā pūrṇam eva samāśraya.
sakhe,
yathā eva iṣṭam prārthyate iti,
[tathā] me iṣṭam प्रार्थयस्व.

45. O Skandhadhvaja, having abandoned what is fruitless, truly take refuge in the Complete. 'Request for yourself that which is desired by me'—just as, O friend, a desired object is indeed requested.

Words meanings summery:

• वन्ध्यम् (vandhyam) - fruitless, barren, useless, unproductive

• शिखिध्वज (śikhidhvaja) - O Skanda, O Kartikeya (whose banner bears a peacock)

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having left, having given up

• पूर्णम् (pūrṇam) - Refers to the 'Complete' or 'Fullness' as a philosophical concept (e.g., Brahman). (the full, the complete, the perfect, the accomplished)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

• समाश्रय (samāśraya) - take refuge in, resort to, seek shelter in

• इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired, wished, beloved; a desired object

• मे (me) - by me, for me, my

• प्रार्थयस्व (prārthayasva) - request, pray, entreat, ask for

• इति (iti) - Marks direct speech or quotation. (thus, in this manner, here ends)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according as

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

• प्रार्थ्यते (prārthyate) - is requested, is prayed for, is sought

• सखे (sakhe) - O friend

Words meanings and morphology

वन्ध्यम् (vandhyam) - fruitless, barren, useless, unproductive

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vandhya

vandhya - barren, sterile, unproductive, fruitless, useless

Note: Qualifies an implied object like 'thing' or 'action'.

शिखिध्वज (śikhidhvaja) - O Skanda, O Kartikeya (whose banner bears a peacock)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śikhidhvaja

śikhidhvaja - having a peacock as a banner, an epithet of Kartikeya (Skanda)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (śikhin+dhvaja)

• śikhin – peacock, crested
  noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag, standard
  noun (masculine)

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having left, having given up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root `tyaj` with suffix `ktvā`.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

पूर्णम् (pūrṇam) - Refers to the 'Complete' or 'Fullness' as a philosophical concept (e.g., Brahman). (the full, the complete, the perfect, the accomplished)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pūrṇa

pūrṇa - full, complete, perfect, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

From root `pṛ` (to fill).

Root: pṛ (class 9)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

(indeclinable)

समाश्रय (samāśraya) - take refuge in, resort to, seek shelter in

(verb)

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

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: śri (class 1)

इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired, wished, beloved; a desired object

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished, beloved; a desired object, a sacrifice

Past Passive Participle

From root `iṣ` (to wish, desire).

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Used as a noun here.

मे (me) - by me, for me, my

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I, me

प्रार्थयस्व (prārthayasva) - request, pray, entreat, ask for

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of prārthaya

Denominative verb from `artha`.

Prefix: pra

Root: arth (class 10)

इति (iti) - Marks direct speech or quotation. (thus, in this manner, here ends)

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according as

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

(indeclinable)

प्रार्थ्यते (prārthyate) - is requested, is prayed for, is sought

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of prārthaya

Denominative verb from `artha`.

Prefix: pra

Root: arth (class 10)

सखे (sakhe) - O friend

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sakhi

sakhi - friend, companion