योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-5, verse-12

कोऽभवं प्रागहं तादृक्तृष्णानिगडयन्त्रितः ।
अन्तरात्मानमेवेति विहसामि विकासवान् ॥ १२ ॥

ko'bhavaṃ prāgahaṃ tādṛktṛṣṇānigaḍayantritaḥ ,
antarātmānameveti vihasāmi vikāsavān 12

12. kaḥ abhavam prāk aham tādṛk tṛṣṇānigaḍayantritaḥ
antarātmānam eva iti vihasāmi vikāsavān

12. prāk aham tādṛk tṛṣṇānigaḍayantritaḥ kaḥ abhavam? iti antarātmānam eva vikāsavān vihasāmi.

12. Who was I formerly, so completely bound by the fetters of craving (tṛṣṇā)? Reflecting thus, I now laugh with a blossoming awareness at that very inner Self (antarātman).

Words meanings summery:

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• अभवम् (abhavam) - I was, I became

• प्राक् (prāk) - formerly, before, in the past

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तादृक् (tādṛk) - such, of that kind, like that

• तृष्णानिगडयन्त्रितः (tṛṣṇānigaḍayantritaḥ) - bound by the fetters of craving

• अन्तरात्मानम् (antarātmānam) - the inner Self, the individual soul

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quotation or a thought

• विहसामि (vihasāmi) - I laugh, I smile

• विकासवान् (vikāsavān) - Having an expanded or blossoming awareness/consciousness (expanded, blossomed, developed, radiant)

Words meanings and morphology

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(interrogative pronoun)

अभवम् (abhavam) - I was, I became

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

प्राक् (prāk) - formerly, before, in the past

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my (first person pronoun)

तादृक् (tādṛk) - such, of that kind, like that

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tādṛś

tādṛś - such, like that, of that kind

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

तृष्णानिगडयन्त्रितः (tṛṣṇānigaḍayantritaḥ) - bound by the fetters of craving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tṛṣṇānigaḍayantrita

tṛṣṇānigaḍayantrita - bound by the chains of desire or craving

Compound type : Tṛtīyā-Tatpuruṣa (tṛṣṇānigaḍa+yantrita)

• tṛṣṇā – thirst, craving, desire, longing
  noun (feminine)
  Root: tṛṣ (class 4)
• nigaḍa – fetter, chain, shackle
  noun (masculine)
• yantrita – bound, controlled, restrained, checked
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'yam' (to restrain, control) + 'kta' suffix.
  Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

अन्तरात्मानम् (antarātmānam) - the inner Self, the individual soul

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of antarātman

antarātman - the inner self, the soul residing within the body

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (antar+ātman)

• antar – inner, internal, within
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, essence, breath
  noun (masculine)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quotation or a thought

(indeclinable)

विहसामि (vihasāmi) - I laugh, I smile

(verb)

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

Prefix: vi

Root: has (class 1)

विकासवान् (vikāsavān) - Having an expanded or blossoming awareness/consciousness (expanded, blossomed, developed, radiant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikāsavat

vikāsavat - possessing expansion, blossoming, development, radiance

Formed from the noun 'vikāsa' (expansion, blossoming) with the possessive suffix 'matup'.

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.