योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-111, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं शिखिध्वजकथानकम् ।
अनेन गच्छन्मार्गेण न कदाचन खिद्यसे ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ śikhidhvajakathānakam ,
anena gacchanmārgeṇa na kadācana khidyase 1

1. śriivasiṣṭha uvāca etat te sarvam ākhyātam
śikhidhvajakathānakam anena gacchan mārgeṇa na kadācana khidyase

1. śriivasiṣṭha uvāca: etat sarvam śikhidhvajakathānakam te ākhyātam.
anena mārgeṇa gacchan (tvam) kadācana na khidyase.

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: 'This entire narrative of Śikhidhvaja has been recounted to you. By following this path, you will never experience sorrow or distress.'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रिइवसिष्ठ (śriivasiṣṭha) - The venerable sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

• एतत् (etat) - this, this narrative

• ते (te) - to you

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

• आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - has been narrated, recounted

• शिखिध्वजकथानकम् (śikhidhvajakathānakam) - the narrative/story of Śikhidhvaja

• अनेन (anena) - by this, through this

• गच्छन् (gacchan) - going, proceeding

• मार्गेण (mārgeṇa) - by the path, by the way

• न (na) - not

• कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time (with na, means never)

• खिद्यसे (khidyase) - you will be grieved/distressed

Words meanings and morphology

श्रिइवसिष्ठ (śriivasiṣṭha) - The venerable sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śriivasiṣṭha

śriivasiṣṭha - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (proper name of a revered sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Tense

Root vac (to speak), perfect tense, 3rd person, singular, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this, this narrative

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

ते (te) - to you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - has been narrated, recounted

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākhyāta

ākhyāta - narrated, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root khyā (to tell) with prefix ā- and suffix -ta.

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

शिखिध्वजकथानकम् (śikhidhvajakathānakam) - the narrative/story of Śikhidhvaja

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śikhidhvajakathānaka

śikhidhvajakathānaka - the story of Śikhidhvaja

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śikhidhvaja+kathānaka)

• śikhidhvaja – Śikhidhvaja (proper name of a king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kathānaka – story, narrative
  noun (neuter)

अनेन (anena) - by this, through this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

गच्छन् (gacchan) - going, proceeding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving

Present Active Participle

Derived from root gam (to go), present tense, active voice, masculine nominative singular. Refers to 'you' (tvam, implied subject).

Root: gam (class 1)

मार्गेण (mārgeṇa) - by the path, by the way

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, way, road

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time (with na, means never)

(indeclinable)

खिद्यसे (khidyase) - you will be grieved/distressed

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of khid

Present Tense

Root khid (to be distressed, to be wearied), present tense, 2nd person, singular, middle voice.

Root: khid (class 1)