योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-16, verse-13

किमर्थमद्यागमनक्लेशेनात्मा कदर्थितः ।
वचनश्रवणोत्कानामाज्ञां नो वक्तुमर्हसि ॥ १३ ॥

kimarthamadyāgamanakleśenātmā kadarthitaḥ ,
vacanaśravaṇotkānāmājñāṃ no vaktumarhasi 13

13. kim artham adya āgamana-kleśena ātmā kadarthitaḥ
vacana-śravaṇautkānām ājñām na vaktum arhasi

13. adya kim artham āgamana-kleśena ātmā kadarthitaḥ
vacana-śravaṇautkānām ājñām na vaktum arhasi

13. Why have you troubled your own self (ātman) with the effort of coming here today? You should not give instructions to us, who are eager to hear your words.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what (for) (what, why)

• अर्थम् (artham) - purpose (purpose, meaning, for the sake of)

• अद्य (adya) - today

• आगमन-क्लेशेन (āgamana-kleśena) - with the effort of coming (by the trouble of coming, by the effort of arrival)

• आत्मा (ātmā) - own self (ātman) (self, soul, essence)

• कदर्थितः (kadarthitaḥ) - troubled, distressed (distressed, tormented, afflicted)

• वचन-श्रवणौत्कानाम् (vacana-śravaṇautkānām) - of us, who are eager to hear your words (of those eager for the hearing of words)

• आज्ञाम् (ājñām) - instructions (command, order, instruction)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to give (instructions) (to speak, to say)

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should (not) (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what (for) (what, why)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Note: Used adverbially to form 'why' or 'for what purpose'

अर्थम् (artham) - purpose (purpose, meaning, for the sake of)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, object

Note: Part of the compound 'kimartham' (for what purpose, why)

अद्य (adya) - today

(indeclinable)

आगमन-क्लेशेन (āgamana-kleśena) - with the effort of coming (by the trouble of coming, by the effort of arrival)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of āgamana-kleśa

āgamana-kleśa - trouble/effort of coming/arrival

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āgamana+kleśa)

• āgamana – coming, arrival
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  From ā-√gam + -ana suffix
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)
• kleśa – trouble, pain, effort, affliction
  noun (masculine)

आत्मा (ātmā) - own self (ātman) (self, soul, essence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, breath

कदर्थितः (kadarthitaḥ) - troubled, distressed (distressed, tormented, afflicted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kadarthita

kadarthita - distressed, tormented, ill-treated

Past Passive Participle

From the root √kadarth (to distress, torment)

Root: kadarth

वचन-श्रवणौत्कानाम् (vacana-śravaṇautkānām) - of us, who are eager to hear your words (of those eager for the hearing of words)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vacana-śravaṇautka

vacana-śravaṇautka - eager for hearing words

Tatpuruṣa compound, with internal sandhi of śravaṇa + utka = śravaṇautka

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vacana+śravaṇa+utka)

• vacana – word, speech
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  From √vac + -ana suffix
  Root: vac (class 2)
• śravaṇa – hearing, listening
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  From √śru + -ana suffix
  Root: śru (class 5)
• utka – eager, desirous, longing
  adjective (masculine)

आज्ञाम् (ājñām) - instructions (command, order, instruction)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ājñā

ājñā - command, order, permission, authority

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Original 'no' in Devanagari is interpreted as 'na' (not) + sandhi.

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to give (instructions) (to speak, to say)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should (not) (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

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