योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-84, verse-12

शिखिध्वज उवाच ।
भुक्तं राज्यं चिरं कालं भुक्ता विभवभूमयः ।
अधुनास्मि विरागेण युक्तो गच्छामि काननम् ॥ १२ ॥

śikhidhvaja uvāca ,
bhuktaṃ rājyaṃ ciraṃ kālaṃ bhuktā vibhavabhūmayaḥ ,
adhunāsmi virāgeṇa yukto gacchāmi kānanam 12

12. śikhidhvajaḥ uvāca | bhuktam rājyam
ciram kālam bhuktāḥ vibhava-bhūmayaḥ
| adhunā asmi virāgeṇa
yuktaḥ gacchāmi kānanam || 12 ||

12. śikhidhvajaḥ uvāca rājyam ciram kālam bhuktam,
vibhava-bhūmayaḥ bhuktāḥ adhunā virāgeṇa yuktaḥ asmi,
kānanam gacchāmi 12

12. Shikidhvaja said: "I have enjoyed the kingdom for a long time, and the lands of prosperity have been experienced. Now, filled with dispassion, I am going to the forest."

Words meanings summery:

• शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Shikidhvaja (a proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke

• भुक्तम् (bhuktam) - enjoyed; eaten; possessed

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; sovereignty

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time

• कालम् (kālam) - time

• भुक्ताः (bhuktāḥ) - enjoyed; eaten; possessed

• विभव-भूमयः (vibhava-bhūmayaḥ) - lands of prosperity; prosperous lands

• अधुना (adhunā) - now; at present

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• विरागेण (virāgeṇa) - by detachment; with dispassion

• युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - endowed with; joined; connected

• गच्छामि (gacchāmi) - I go; I am going

• काननम् (kānanam) - forest; grove

Words meanings and morphology

शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Shikidhvaja (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhidhvaja

śikhidhvaja - Shikidhvaja (proper name, 'one whose banner is a peacock')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śikhin+dhvaja)

• śikhin – peacock; crest; flame
  noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner; flag; emblem
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense, active voice, 3rd person singular

From root 'vac' (2nd class), reduplicated perfect (lit).

Root: vac (class 2)

भुक्तम् (bhuktam) - enjoyed; eaten; possessed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhukta

bhukta - enjoyed; eaten; possessed; experienced

Past Passive Participle

From root 'bhuj' (7th class) + -kta suffix.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; sovereignty

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom; sovereignty; dominion

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of 'cira'.

कालम् (kālam) - time

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time; period; season

Note: Used adverbially with 'ciram' to mean 'for a long time'.

भुक्ताः (bhuktāḥ) - enjoyed; eaten; possessed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhukta

bhukta - enjoyed; eaten; possessed; experienced

Past Passive Participle

From root 'bhuj' (7th class) + -kta suffix.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'vibhava-bhūmayaḥ'.

विभव-भूमयः (vibhava-bhūmayaḥ) - lands of prosperity; prosperous lands

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vibhava-bhūmi

vibhava-bhūmi - lands of prosperity; wealthy lands

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vibhava+bhūmi)

• vibhava – prosperity; wealth; power
  noun (masculine)
• bhūmi – land; earth; ground
  noun (feminine)

अधुना (adhunā) - now; at present

(indeclinable)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

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

present tense, active voice, 1st person singular

From root 'as' (2nd class).

Root: as (class 2)

विरागेण (virāgeṇa) - by detachment; with dispassion

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of virāga

virāga - detachment; dispassion; absence of desire

Prefix: vi

Root: rañj (class 1)

युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - endowed with; joined; connected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yukta

yukta - joined; connected; endowed with; fit; proper

Past Passive Participle

From root 'yuj' (7th class) + -kta suffix.

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with implied subject 'I'.

गच्छामि (gacchāmi) - I go; I am going

(verb)

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

present tense, active voice, 1st person singular

From root 'gam' (1st class).

Root: gam (class 1)

काननम् (kānanam) - forest; grove

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kānana

kānana - forest; grove; wood

Note: Object of 'gacchāmi'.

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