योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-102, verse-10

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क्व नारदसुतः कुम्भः क्वाहं नाम शिखिध्वजः ।
केवलं कालयुक्त्यैव सोऽहं संपरिबोधितः ॥ १० ॥

kva nāradasutaḥ kumbhaḥ kvāhaṃ nāma śikhidhvajaḥ ,
kevalaṃ kālayuktyaiva so'haṃ saṃparibodhitaḥ 10

10. kva nāradasutaḥ kumbhaḥ kva aham nāma śikhidhvajaḥ
kevalam kālayuktyā eva saḥ aham saṃparibodhitaḥ

10. nāradasutaḥ kumbhaḥ kva? aham nāma śikhidhvajaḥ kva?
kevalam kālayuktyā eva saḥ aham saṃparibodhitaḥ (asmi)

10. What comparison can there be between Kumbha, the son of Narada, and me, Shikhidhvaja by name? Merely by the opportune arrangement of time (kālayukti), I, that very person, have been fully enlightened.

Words meanings summery:

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क्व (kva) - where (implying incomparability) (where, how, in what respect)

नारदसुतः (nāradasutaḥ) - Kumbha, who was in the guise of Narada's son (son of Narada)

कुम्भः (kumbhaḥ) - the sage Kumbha (pot; a name)

क्व (kva) - where (implying incomparability) (where, how, in what respect)

अहम् (aham) - I

नाम (nāma) - by name (name, indeed, by name, forsooth)

शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Shikhidhvaja (named Shikhidhvaja)

केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, solely (only, merely, exclusively)

कालयुक्त्या (kālayuktyā) - by the opportune arrangement of time (kālayukti) (by the arrangement of time, by opportune time)

एव (eva) - indeed, only (indeed, only, just, exactly)

सः (saḥ) - that very (I) (he, that)

अहम् (aham) - I

संपरिबोधितः (saṁparibodhitaḥ) - fully enlightened (fully enlightened, thoroughly awakened)

Words meanings and morphology

क्व (kva) - where (implying incomparability) (where, how, in what respect)

(indeclinable)

नारदसुतः (nāradasutaḥ) - Kumbha, who was in the guise of Narada's son (son of Narada)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāradasuta

nāradasuta - son of Narada

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nārada+suta)

nārada – Narada (a divine sage)
proper noun (masculine)
suta – son, child
noun (masculine)
Past Passive Participle (from sū to produce/give birth)
From root 'sū' with suffix 'kta'. Used as a noun.
Root: sū (class 2)

Note: In apposition to 'kumbhaḥ'.

कुम्भः (kumbhaḥ) - the sage Kumbha (pot; a name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kumbha

kumbha - pot, pitcher; a name of a sage

Note: Subject of the first implied 'is'.

क्व (kva) - where (implying incomparability) (where, how, in what respect)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

1st person pronoun.

Note: Subject of the second implied 'is'.

नाम (nāma) - by name (name, indeed, by name, forsooth)

(indeclinable)

Used adverbially.

शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Shikhidhvaja (named Shikhidhvaja)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhidhvaja

śikhidhvaja - having a peacock as an emblem (epithet of Kartikeya); a proper name (Shikhidhvaja)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śikhi+dhvaja)

śikhi – peacock, fire
noun (masculine)
dhvaja – banner, flag, emblem
noun (masculine)

Note: In apposition to 'aham'.

केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, solely (only, merely, exclusively)

(indeclinable)

कालयुक्त्या (kālayuktyā) - by the opportune arrangement of time (kālayukti) (by the arrangement of time, by opportune time)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kālayukti

kālayukti - conjunction of time, opportune time, a proper time or season, contrivance/device of time

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+yukti)

kāla – time, season
noun (masculine)
yukti – conjunction, union, fitness, device, arrangement
noun (feminine)
From root 'yuj' (to join, connect).
Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Indicates the means.

एव (eva) - indeed, only (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'kālayuktyā'.

सः (saḥ) - that very (I) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: In apposition to 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)