योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-74, verse-20

भगीरथ उवाच ।
अन्तःशून्यासु सुचिरं भ्रमत्संसारवृत्तिषु ।
अरण्यानीषु चैतासु भृशं खिन्ना वयं विभो ॥ २० ॥

bhagīratha uvāca ,
antaḥśūnyāsu suciraṃ bhramatsaṃsāravṛttiṣu ,
araṇyānīṣu caitāsu bhṛśaṃ khinnā vayaṃ vibho 20

20. bhagīrathaḥ uvāca antaḥśūnyāsu suciram bhramatsaṃsāravṛttiṣu
araṇyānīṣu ca etāsu bhṛśam khinnā vayam vibho

20. bhagīrathaḥ uvāca he vibho,
vayam antaḥśūnyāsu etāsu bhramatsaṃsāravṛttiṣu ca araṇyānīṣu suciram bhṛśam khinnāḥ.

20. Bhagīratha said: 'O Lord, for a very long time, we have been exceedingly weary, wandering through these inwardly empty worldly existences (saṃsāra-vṛtti) and these vast spiritual wildernesses (araṇyānī).'

Words meanings summery:

• भगीरथः (bhagīrathaḥ) - Bhagīratha

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• अन्तःशून्यासु (antaḥśūnyāsu) - in the inwardly empty/hollow ones

• सुचिरम् (suciram) - for a very long time

• भ्रमत्संसारवृत्तिषु (bhramatsaṁsāravṛttiṣu) - in the ways of wandering worldly existence

• अरण्यानीषु (araṇyānīṣu) - in these vast spiritual wildernesses (in great forests, wildernesses)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एतासु (etāsu) - in these

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - exceedingly, greatly, intensely

• खिन्ना (khinnā) - wearied, distressed, sad

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• विभो (vibho) - O Lord, O Pervader, O Powerful one

Words meanings and morphology

भगीरथः (bhagīrathaḥ) - Bhagīratha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagīratha

bhagīratha - Bhagīratha (a legendary king)

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

अन्तःशून्यासु (antaḥśūnyāsu) - in the inwardly empty/hollow ones

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of antaḥśūnya

antaḥśūnya - inwardly empty, hollow, void within

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (antas+śūnya)

• antas – within, inside, inward
  indeclinable
• śūnya – empty, void, null, desolate
  adjective
  Root: śū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `bhramatsaṃsāravṛttiṣu` and `araṇyānīṣu`.

सुचिरम् (suciram) - for a very long time

(indeclinable)

From su (good, very) + ciram (for a long time)

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (su+ciram)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• ciram – long (time), for a long time
  indeclinable

Note: Adverb of time, modifying `khinnā`.

भ्रमत्संसारवृत्तिषु (bhramatsaṁsāravṛttiṣu) - in the ways of wandering worldly existence

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of bhramatsaṃsāravṛtti

bhramatsaṁsāravṛtti - ways of a wandering or fickle worldly existence

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bhramat+saṃsāra+vṛtti)

• bhramat – wandering, fickle, inconstant
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From √bhram (to wander, roam)
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• vṛtti – mode of life, course of conduct, way, existence
  noun (feminine)
  From √vṛt (to turn, exist)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Locative plural object indicating the sphere of wandering and weariness.

अरण्यानीषु (araṇyānīṣu) - in these vast spiritual wildernesses (in great forests, wildernesses)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of araṇyānī

araṇyānī - a large forest, wilderness, remote place

Note: In apposition to or metaphorically with `bhramatsaṃsāravṛttiṣu`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

एतासु (etāsu) - in these

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Qualifies `araṇyānīṣu`.

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - exceedingly, greatly, intensely

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying `khinnā`.

खिन्ना (khinnā) - wearied, distressed, sad

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of khinna

khinna - wearied, distressed, sad, afflicted

Past Passive Participle

From √khid (to be distressed, wearied)

Root: khid (class 6)

Note: Qualifies `vayam`.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are'.

विभो (vibho) - O Lord, O Pervader, O Powerful one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - all-pervading, powerful, lord, sovereign

Prefix: vi

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Address to the Guru.