योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-74, verse-26

किं तत्र प्रतिपत्तिर्मे स्फुटतामेति नेतरा ।
एतावन्मात्रसंवित्तिः स्यामहं भगवन्कथम् ॥ २६ ॥

kiṃ tatra pratipattirme sphuṭatāmeti netarā ,
etāvanmātrasaṃvittiḥ syāmahaṃ bhagavankatham 26

26. kim tatra pratipattiḥ me sphuṭatām eti na itarā
etāvanmātrasaṃvittiḥ syām aham bhagavan katham

26. bhagavan aham etāvanmātrasaṃvittiḥ katham syām
kim tatra me pratipattiḥ sphuṭatām eti itarā na

26. O Lord (bhagavan), how can I attain a realization (saṃvitti) that is merely limited to this extent? What understanding (pratipatti) of that (state) becomes clear to me, and not any other?

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what? (what?, why?, how?)

• तत्र (tatra) - in that (state/regard) (there, in that case, then)

• प्रतिपत्तिः (pratipattiḥ) - understanding (pratipatti) (understanding, knowledge, ascertainment, attainment)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, my, by me)

• स्फुटताम् (sphuṭatām) - clarity (clarity, distinctness)

• एति (eti) - becomes, reaches (goes, comes, attains, reaches)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• इतरा (itarā) - any other (understanding) (other, another)

• एतावन्मात्रसंवित्तिः (etāvanmātrasaṁvittiḥ) - a realization (saṃvitti) that is merely limited to this extent (realization of only this much, consciousness limited to this extent)

• स्याम् (syām) - may I be, can I attain (may I be, should I be)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord (bhagavan) (O Lord, O venerable one)

• कथम् (katham) - how? (how?, in what manner?)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what? (what?, why?, how?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who, why

Interrogative pronoun, neuter singular nominative/accusative

तत्र (tatra) - in that (state/regard) (there, in that case, then)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivation from tad (that)

प्रतिपत्तिः (pratipattiḥ) - understanding (pratipatti) (understanding, knowledge, ascertainment, attainment)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratipatti

pratipatti - ascertainment, conviction, understanding, knowledge, attainment, acquisition

From prati-pad (to obtain, understand), root pad + kti suffix

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'eti'.

मे (me) - to me (to me, my, by me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Enclitic dative/genitive singular of 'asmad' (I)

Note: Indicates recipient of clarity.

स्फुटताम् (sphuṭatām) - clarity (clarity, distinctness)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sphuṭatā

sphuṭatā - clearness, distinctness, manifestness

Feminine abstract noun from 'sphuṭa' (clear, distinct) + tā (suffix for abstract nouns)

एति (eti) - becomes, reaches (goes, comes, attains, reaches)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

Present Indicative

From root i (to go), 3rd person singular

Root: i (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

Note: Negates 'itarā'.

इतरा (itarā) - any other (understanding) (other, another)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of itara

itara - other, another, different

Feminine singular nominative of 'itara', referring to 'pratipatti'

Note: Paired with 'na'.

एतावन्मात्रसंवित्तिः (etāvanmātrasaṁvittiḥ) - a realization (saṃvitti) that is merely limited to this extent (realization of only this much, consciousness limited to this extent)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etāvanmātrasaṃvitti

etāvanmātrasaṁvitti - consciousness of only this much, understanding limited to this

Compound, feminine nominative singular

Compound type : karmadhāraya (etāvanmātra+saṃvitti)

• etāvanmātra – only this much, limited to this
  adjective (neuter)
  Compound of etāvat (so much) + mātra (mere, only)
• saṃvitti – knowledge, understanding, consciousness
  noun (feminine)
  From sam-vid (to know, perceive), root vid + kti suffix
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'aham'.

स्याम् (syām) - may I be, can I attain (may I be, should I be)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative Active

From root as (to be), 1st person singular, optative mood

Root: as (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Nominative singular of 'asmad' (I)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord (bhagavan) (O Lord, O venerable one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - auspicious, glorious, divine, venerable

Vocative singular of 'bhagavat' (possessor of bhaga - auspiciousness, power, etc.)

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Used as a noun in address.

कथम् (katham) - how? (how?, in what manner?)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb