योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-117, verse-8

विमुच्येय घनास्तीर्णाज्जालादिव विहंगमः ।
मनुरुवाच ।
अहो नु चिरकालेन विवेके सुविकासिनि ॥ ८ ॥

vimucyeya ghanāstīrṇājjālādiva vihaṃgamaḥ ,
manuruvāca ,
aho nu cirakālena viveke suvikāsini 8

8. vimucyeya ghanāstīrṇāt jālāt iva vihaṅgamaḥ
manuḥ uvāca aho nu cirakālena viveke suvikāsini

8. vimucyeya ghanāstīrṇāt jālāt iva vihaṅgamaḥ
manuḥ uvāca aho nu cirakālena viveke suvikāsini

8. I wish to be freed from this densely spread net, just like a bird. Manu then said, 'Oh, after such a long time, and with discernment (viveka) having become so well-developed...'

Words meanings summery:

• विमुच्येय (vimucyeya) - I wish to be freed. (I should be liberated; I might be liberated.)

• घनास्तीर्णात् (ghanāstīrṇāt) - from the densely spread (net). (from that which is densely spread; from a thick blanket.)

• जालात् (jālāt) - from a net. (from a net, from a web.)

• इव (iva) - just like. (like, as, as if.)

• विहङ्गमः (vihaṅgamaḥ) - a bird. (a bird, one who moves in the sky.)

• मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (the speaker). (Manu (proper noun).)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said. (said, spoke.)

• अहो (aho) - Oh! (Oh!, Ah! (exclamation of surprise, joy, sorrow, etc.))

• नु (nu) - indeed. (now, then, indeed, surely (interrogative or emphatic particle).)

• चिरकालेन (cirakālena) - after a long time. (after a long time, by a long time.)

• विवेके (viveke) - in discernment (viveka). (in discernment, in discrimination, in spiritual insight.)

• सुविकासिनि (suvikāsini) - in that which has become well-developed. (in that which is well-developed, highly evolved.)

Words meanings and morphology

विमुच्येय (vimucyeya) - I wish to be freed. (I should be liberated; I might be liberated.)

(verb)

1st person , singular, passive, optative (liṅ) of muc

Optative, Passive

1st person singular, optative mood, passive voice

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: ātmanepada form

घनास्तीर्णात् (ghanāstīrṇāt) - from the densely spread (net). (from that which is densely spread; from a thick blanket.)

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ghanāstīrṇa

ghanāstīrṇa - densely spread, thickly covered

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ghana+āstīrṇa)

• ghana – dense, thick, compact; cloud, mass
  adjective (masculine)
• āstīrṇa – spread, covered, strewn
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'stṛ' (to spread) with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: stṛ (class 5)

Note: modifies 'jālāt'

जालात् (jālāt) - from a net. (from a net, from a web.)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of jāla

jāla - net, web, trap

इव (iva) - just like. (like, as, as if.)

(indeclinable)

विहङ्गमः (vihaṅgamaḥ) - a bird. (a bird, one who moves in the sky.)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vihaṅgama

vihaṅgama - bird, aerial being

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vihāyas+gama)

• vihāyas – sky, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)
• gama – going, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -a from root 'gam'
  From root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (the speaker). (Manu (proper noun).)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu, man, human being

उवाच (uvāca) - said. (said, spoke.)

(verb)

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

Perfect

3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

अहो (aho) - Oh! (Oh!, Ah! (exclamation of surprise, joy, sorrow, etc.))

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed. (now, then, indeed, surely (interrogative or emphatic particle).)

(indeclinable)

चिरकालेन (cirakālena) - after a long time. (after a long time, by a long time.)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of cirakāla

cirakāla - long time, extended period

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (cira+kāla)

• cira – long, lasting a long time
  adjective
• kāla – time, period
  noun (masculine)

विवेके (viveke) - in discernment (viveka). (in discernment, in discrimination, in spiritual insight.)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of viveka

viveka - discernment, discrimination, judgment, spiritual insight

सुविकासिनि (suvikāsini) - in that which has become well-developed. (in that which is well-developed, highly evolved.)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of suvikāsin

suvikāsin - well-developed, highly evolved, blossoming

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (su+vikāsin)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• vikāsin – developing, expanding, blossoming
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'kas' (to open, expand) with prefix 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kas (class 1)

Note: modifies 'viveke'

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