योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-84, verse-28

शिखिध्वज उवाच ।
अलमुत्पलपत्राक्षि विघ्नेनाभिमतस्य मे ।
विद्धि मां गतमेवेतो दूरमेकान्तकाननम् ॥ २८ ॥

śikhidhvaja uvāca ,
alamutpalapatrākṣi vighnenābhimatasya me ,
viddhi māṃ gatameveto dūramekāntakānanam 28

28. śikhidhvajaḥ uvāca alam utpalapatrākṣi vighnena abhimatasya
me viddhi mām gatam eva itaḥ dūram ekāntakānanam

28. śikhidhvajaḥ uvāca he utpalapatrākṣi me abhimatasya
vighnena alam mām itaḥ dūram ekāntakānanam gatam eva viddhi

28. Shikhidhvaja spoke: "Enough, O lotus-petal-eyed one, with obstructing my intention. Understand that I have already departed from here, far into a solitary forest."

Words meanings summery:

• शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Shikhidhvaja (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• अलम् (alam) - enough, stop, sufficient

• उत्पलपत्राक्षि (utpalapatrākṣi) - Addressing his wife, Chudala (O lotus-petal-eyed one)

• विघ्नेन (vighnena) - by an obstacle, with an impediment

• अभिमतस्य (abhimatasya) - of my desired intention/aim (of the desired, of the intended)

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

• माम् (mām) - me

• गतम् (gatam) - gone, departed, arrived

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hence

• दूरम् (dūram) - far, distant, to a distance

• एकान्तकाननम् (ekāntakānanam) - a solitary forest

Words meanings and morphology

शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Shikhidhvaja (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhidhvaja

śikhidhvaja - Shikhidhvaja (proper name); one whose banner is a peacock; one who has fire as a banner

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śikhi+dhvaja)

• śikhi – peacock; fire
  noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag, standard
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

perfect active

root 'vac', 3rd person singular perfect active

Root: vac (class 2)

अलम् (alam) - enough, stop, sufficient

(indeclinable)

उत्पलपत्राक्षि (utpalapatrākṣi) - Addressing his wife, Chudala (O lotus-petal-eyed one)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of utpalapatrākṣī

utpalapatrākṣī - having eyes like lotus petals

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (utpala+patra+akṣi)

• utpala – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• patra – leaf
  noun (neuter)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

विघ्नेन (vighnena) - by an obstacle, with an impediment

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vighna

vighna - obstacle, impediment, hindrance

from root 'han' (to strike, kill) with prefix 'vi-' (apart, away)

Prefix: vi

Root: han (class 2)

अभिमतस्य (abhimatasya) - of my desired intention/aim (of the desired, of the intended)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of abhimata

abhimata - desired, intended, approved, beloved

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root 'man' (to think) with prefix 'abhi-' (towards)

Prefix: abhi

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with an implied noun like 'uddeśya' (aim) or 'saṅkalpa' (resolve)

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, ego

Note: Alternative form for 'mama' or 'mayā'

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

(verb)

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

imperative active

root 'vid', 2nd person singular imperative active

Root: vid (class 2)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, ego

गतम् (gatam) - gone, departed, arrived

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, arrived, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root 'gam' (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mām'

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hence

(indeclinable)

suffix -tas added to 'idam' (this)

दूरम् (dūram) - far, distant, to a distance

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially

एकान्तकाननम् (ekāntakānanam) - a solitary forest

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ekāntakānana

ekāntakānana - solitary forest, secluded grove

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ekānta+kānana)

• ekānta – solitary, exclusive, secluded
  adjective (masculine)
• kānana – forest, grove
  noun (neuter)

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