योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-103, verse-18

आलोकयामि चैतावदेनं देहं महीपतेः ।
यद्यस्य सत्त्वशेषोऽस्ति बोधबीजं हृदन्तरे ॥ १८ ॥

ālokayāmi caitāvadenaṃ dehaṃ mahīpateḥ ,
yadyasya sattvaśeṣo'sti bodhabījaṃ hṛdantare 18

18. ālokayāmi ca etāvat enam deham mahīpateḥ yadi
asya sattvaśeṣaḥ asti bodhabījam hṛdantare

18. ca aham etāvat enam mahīpateḥ deham ālokayāmi
yadi asya hṛdantare sattvaśeṣaḥ bodhabījam asti

18. I shall examine this body of the king to see if any remnant of vitality or a seed of awakening (bodhabīja) remains within his heart.

Words meanings summery:

• आलोकयामि (ālokayāmi) - I shall examine (I observe, I look at, I examine)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• एतावत् (etāvat) - this (so much, so far, thus much, this much, this)

• एनम् (enam) - this (body) (this, him, it)

• देहम् (deham) - body

• महीपतेः (mahīpateḥ) - of the king (of the king, of the lord of the earth)

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, whether)

• अस्य (asya) - of his (of this, of him)

• सत्त्वशेषः (sattvaśeṣaḥ) - remnant of vitality (remnant of being/existence/vitality/goodness)

• अस्ति (asti) - remains (is, exists)

• बोधबीजम् (bodhabījam) - seed of awakening (bodhabīja) (seed of awakening/knowledge)

• हृदन्तरे (hṛdantare) - within his heart (in the inner heart, within the heart)

Words meanings and morphology

आलोकयामि (ālokayāmi) - I shall examine (I observe, I look at, I examine)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ālok

Present Active Indicative, 1st Person Singular

Derived from root lok (to see) with upasarga ā, 10th class (curādi) stem ālokaya. Present Tense, Active Voice, 1st Person Singular.

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 10)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

एतावत् (etāvat) - this (so much, so far, thus much, this much, this)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etāvat

etāvat - so much, so far, thus much, this much, this

Derived from 'etad' (this) and 'vat' (like, as much as). Accusative neuter singular form of the adjective.

एनम् (enam) - this (body) (this, him, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of enad

enad - this, he, she, it

A demonstrative pronoun, accusative masculine singular.

देहम् (deham) - body

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, mass

Derived from root dih (to smear, to plaster, to grow).

Root: dih

महीपतेः (mahīpateḥ) - of the king (of the king, of the lord of the earth)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - lord of the earth, king

Compound of 'mahī' (earth) and 'pati' (lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

यदि (yadi) - if (if, whether)

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of his (of this, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine genitive singular.

सत्त्वशेषः (sattvaśeṣaḥ) - remnant of vitality (remnant of being/existence/vitality/goodness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sattvaśeṣa

sattvaśeṣa - remnant of goodness/existence/vitality

Compound of 'sattva' (being, vitality) and 'śeṣa' (remnant).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sattva+śeṣa)

• sattva – being, existence, reality, essence, vitality, goodness (one of the three guṇas)
  noun (neuter)
  From root as (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)
• śeṣa – remainder, residue, remnant
  noun (masculine)
  From root śiṣ (to leave, to remain).
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

अस्ति (asti) - remains (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active Indicative, 3rd Person Singular

From root as, 2nd conjugation (adādi). Present Tense, Active Voice, 3rd Person Singular.

Root: as (class 2)

बोधबीजम् (bodhabījam) - seed of awakening (bodhabīja) (seed of awakening/knowledge)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bodhabīja

bodhabīja - seed of awakening, seed of knowledge

Compound of 'bodha' (awakening, knowledge) and 'bīja' (seed).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bodha+bīja)

• bodha – awakening, perception, knowledge, understanding
  noun (masculine)
  From root budh (to know, to awaken).
  Root: budh (class 1)
• bīja – seed, origin, cause
  noun (neuter)

हृदन्तरे (hṛdantare) - within his heart (in the inner heart, within the heart)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛdantara

hṛdantara - inner heart, within the heart

Compound of 'hṛd' (heart) and 'antara' (inside, interior).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hṛd+antara)

• hṛd – heart, mind, soul
  noun (neuter)
• antara – interior, inside, middle, interval, difference
  noun (neuter)