योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-111, verse-20

कच उवाच ।
तात सर्वं परित्यक्तं कन्थां वेणुलताद्यपि ।
तथापि नास्ति विश्रान्तिः स्वपदे किं करोम्यहम् ॥ २० ॥

kaca uvāca ,
tāta sarvaṃ parityaktaṃ kanthāṃ veṇulatādyapi ,
tathāpi nāsti viśrāntiḥ svapade kiṃ karomyaham 20

20. kacaḥ uvāca tāta sarvam parityaktam kanthām veṇulatā ādi
api tathā api na asti viśrāntiḥ svapade kim karomi aham

20. kacaḥ uvāca tāta mayā sarvam kanthām veṇulatā ādi api
parityaktam tathā api svapade viśrāntiḥ na asti aham kim karomi

20. Kaca said: Father, I have abandoned everything, even my patched cloak, my bamboo staff, and so on. Still, there is no peace (viśrānti) in my true self (svapada). What am I to do?

Words meanings summery:

• कचः (kacaḥ) - Kaca (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• तात (tāta) - father, dear one (vocative)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything, all

• परित्यक्तम् (parityaktam) - abandoned, given up

• कन्थाम् (kanthām) - patched cloak, ragged garment

• वेणुलता (veṇulatā) - bamboo staff/cane

• आदि (ādi) - beginning, and so on, et cetera

• अपि (api) - even, also

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, so

• अपि (api) - even, also, yet

• न (na) - not

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• विश्रान्तिः (viśrāntiḥ) - peace, rest, repose

• स्वपदे (svapade) - in one's own state, in one's true self, in one's own place

• किम् (kim) - what? why?

• करोमि (karomi) - I do, I make

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

कचः (kacaḥ) - Kaca (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaca

kaca - Kaca (name of Bṛhaspati's son)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of uvāca

Perfect 3rd singular active

Perfect Tense, 3rd person singular. Form of vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

तात (tāta) - father, dear one (vocative)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one, child (affectionate address)

Note: Addressing his father.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything, all

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Subject of 'parityaktam'.

परित्यक्तम् (parityaktam) - abandoned, given up

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parityakta

parityakta - abandoned, forsaken, given up

Past Passive Participle

Derived from pari-tyaj (to abandon completely)

Prefix: pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sarvam'.

कन्थाम् (kanthām) - patched cloak, ragged garment

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kanthā

kanthā - patched garment, ragged cloak, quilt

Note: Object of 'parityaktam' (implied 'I have abandoned').

वेणुलता (veṇulatā) - bamboo staff/cane

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of veṇulatā

veṇulatā - bamboo staff, cane

Literally "bamboo creeper", but refers to a staff.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (veṇu+latā)

• veṇu – bamboo, flute
  noun (masculine)
• latā – creeper, vine
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of 'parityaktam'.

आदि (ādi) - beginning, and so on, et cetera

(indeclinable)

Often used as an indeclinable to mean 'and so forth'.

Note: Here, indicates 'and other things'.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

Particle for emphasis or inclusion.

Note: Emphasizes that these basic possessions were also abandoned.

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, so

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

अपि (api) - even, also, yet

(indeclinable)

Particle for emphasis or inclusion. When combined with 'tathā' forms 'tathāpi' meaning 'even so, nevertheless'.

Note: Used as 'still' in translation, part of 'tathāpi'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates 'asti'.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present 3rd singular active

Present Tense, 3rd person singular. Form of as.

Root: as (class 2)

विश्रान्तिः (viśrāntiḥ) - peace, rest, repose

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of viśrānti

viśrānti - rest, repose, peace, cessation (viśrānti)

Derived from vi-śram (to rest).

Prefix: vi

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'asti'.

स्वपदे (svapade) - in one's own state, in one's true self, in one's own place

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of svapada

svapada - one's own place, one's own state, one's true nature, the ultimate reality (svapada)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+pada)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (neuter)
• pada – foot, step, place, state, word, position
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the state of being or true nature of the self.

किम् (kim) - what? why?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what? who? which? why?

Interrogative pronoun/adverb.

Note: Object of 'karomi'.

करोमि (karomi) - I do, I make

(verb)

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

Present 1st singular active

Present Tense, 1st person singular. Form of kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

1st person singular pronoun.

Note: Subject of 'karomi'.