योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-20, verse-2

तदेतद्वृत्तमभ्यासाद्वर्तमानेन वर्णितम् ।
मया मुनीन्द्र बोधाय प्राग्जन्मसाम्यदर्शिना ॥ २ ॥

tadetadvṛttamabhyāsādvartamānena varṇitam ,
mayā munīndra bodhāya prāgjanmasāmyadarśinā 2

2. tad etat vṛttam abhyāsāt vartamānena varṇitam |
mayā munīndra bodhāya prāgjanmasāmyadarśinā ||

2. munīndra mayā prāgjanmasāmyadarśinā abhyāsāt
vartamānena tad etat vṛttam bodhāya varṇitam

2. O chief of sages, this account, resulting from my contemplation (abhyāsa) and described by me—one who perceives its similarity to a previous birth (prāgjanmasāmya)—is presented for your understanding.

2. מתוך התבוננות והרגש, תיארתי לך את התרחשות העבר כאילו היא מתרחשת בהווה, הוי מנהיג החכמים, כדי להביא להבנה מתוך זיהוי הדמיון לגלגולים הקודמים.

Words meanings summery:

• तद् (tad) - that, it

• एतत् (etat) - this

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - incident, event, account, story

• अभ्यासात् (abhyāsāt) - from practice, due to repeated effort, from contemplation

• वर्तमानेन (vartamānena) - by me, the speaker, who is currently narrating (by the present one, by the existing one, by the one who is currently (speaking/narrating))

• वर्णितम् (varṇitam) - described, narrated, explained

• मया (mayā) - by me

• मुनीन्द्र (munīndra) - O chief of sages, O best of ascetics

• बोधाय (bodhāya) - for understanding, for enlightenment, for knowledge

• प्राग्जन्मसाम्यदर्शिना (prāgjanmasāmyadarśinā) - by one who sees similarity to a previous birth

Words meanings and morphology

तद् (tad) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, she, he

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etas

etas - this

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - incident, event, account, story

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - occurred, happened, story, account, incident

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛt- 'to be, to exist', used as a noun.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

अभ्यासात् (abhyāsāt) - from practice, due to repeated effort, from contemplation

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of abhyāsa

abhyāsa - practice, repetition, study, contemplation

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: as (class 4)

वर्तमानेन (vartamānena) - by me, the speaker, who is currently narrating (by the present one, by the existing one, by the one who is currently (speaking/narrating))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - present, existing, being

Present Active Participle

Derived from root vṛt- 'to be, to exist', with the suffix -māna.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

वर्णितम् (varṇitam) - described, narrated, explained

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of varṇita

varṇita - described, narrated, painted, explained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the causative of root vṛ- 'to choose, to cover', or from nominal root varṇa- 'color, describe'.

Root: varṇ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'vṛttam'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

मुनीन्द्र (munīndra) - O chief of sages, O best of ascetics

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of munīndra

munīndra - chief of sages, best of ascetics

Compound type : tatpurusha (muni+indra)

• muni – sage, ascetic, contemplative
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, king
  noun (masculine)

बोधाय (bodhāya) - for understanding, for enlightenment, for knowledge

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of bodha

bodha - understanding, knowledge, enlightenment, awakening

Root: budh (class 1)

प्राग्जन्मसाम्यदर्शिना (prāgjanmasāmyadarśinā) - by one who sees similarity to a previous birth

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prāgjanmasāmyadarśin

prāgjanmasāmyadarśin - one who perceives similarity to a former existence

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāk+janman+sāmya+darśin)

• prāk – before, formerly, previous, prior
  indeclinable
• janman – birth, origin, existence, life
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• sāmya – similarity, equality, resemblance
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from sama- 'equal, same'.
• darśin – one who sees, perceiver, seer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root dṛś- 'to see' with the suffix -in.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mayā'.

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