योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-85

अत्रेमामपरां दृष्टिं महामोहविनाशिनीम् ।
शृणु या कथिता पूर्वं मम कैलासकन्दरे ॥ ८५ ॥

atremāmaparāṃ dṛṣṭiṃ mahāmohavināśinīm ,
śṛṇu yā kathitā pūrvaṃ mama kailāsakandare 85

85. atra imām aparām dṛṣṭim mahāmohavināśinīm
śṛṇu yā kathitā pūrvam mama kailāsakandare

85. śṛṇu atra imām aparām mahāmohavināśinīm
dṛṣṭim yā pūrvam mama kailāsakandare kathitā

85. Now, listen to this other perspective, one that destroys great delusion (mahāmoha), which I previously recounted in the cave of Kailasa.

Words meanings summery:

• अत्र (atra) - Now, here (here, in this matter, on this point)

• इमाम् (imām) - this (perspective) (this (feminine))

• अपराम् (aparām) - another (perspective) (other, another, different)

• दृष्टिम् (dṛṣṭim) - perspective, insight (sight, view, vision, insight, perspective)

• महामोहविनाशिनीम् (mahāmohavināśinīm) - destroying great delusion (mahāmoha) (destroying great delusion)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (to this) (listen! hear!)

• या (yā) - which (perspective) (who, which (feminine))

• कथिता (kathitā) - was recounted (told, spoken, recounted)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously (before, previously, formerly)

• मम (mama) - by me (implied agent of kathitā) (my, of me)

• कैलासकन्दरे (kailāsakandare) - in the cave of Kailasa

Words meanings and morphology

अत्र (atra) - Now, here (here, in this matter, on this point)

(indeclinable)

locative case of idam (this) used as an adverb

इमाम् (imām) - this (perspective) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

अपराम् (aparām) - another (perspective) (other, another, different)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, inferior, western

Note: Agrees with dṛṣṭim.

दृष्टिम् (dṛṣṭim) - perspective, insight (sight, view, vision, insight, perspective)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - sight, view, vision, insight, perspective, understanding

from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

महामोहविनाशिनीम् (mahāmohavināśinīm) - destroying great delusion (mahāmoha) (destroying great delusion)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahāmohavināśinī

mahāmohavināśinī - destroying great delusion

Derived from vināśin (destroying) with mahāmoha (great delusion) as its object.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahāmoha+vināśinī)

• mahāmoha – great delusion, profound illusion
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of mahā (great) and moha (delusion)
• vināśinī – destroying, annihilating (feminine)
  adjective (feminine)
  Agent Noun (feminine)
  Derived from verb root naś (to perish) with prefix vi- and suffix -inī (feminine agent suffix)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Agrees with dṛṣṭim.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (to this) (listen! hear!)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

imperative

Root: śru (class 5)

या (yā) - which (perspective) (who, which (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Refers to dṛṣṭi.

कथिता (kathitā) - was recounted (told, spoken, recounted)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kathita

kathita - told, spoken, recounted

Past Passive Participle

From root kath (to tell)

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Agrees with yā (dṛṣṭi).

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously (before, previously, formerly)

(indeclinable)

accusative singular neuter of pūrva used adverbially

मम (mama) - by me (implied agent of kathitā) (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: In passive construction, genitive often indicates agent.

कैलासकन्दरे (kailāsakandare) - in the cave of Kailasa

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kailāsakandara

kailāsakandara - cave of Kailasa

Compound noun

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kailāsa+kandara)

• kailāsa – Mount Kailasa (a sacred mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kandara – cave, grotto, ravine
  noun (masculine)