योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-84, verse-61

पश्चाद्वनफलं किंचिद्वनकन्दं विसादि च ।
भुक्त्वा जप्यपरो भूत्वा निनायैको निशां वशी ॥ ६१ ॥

paścādvanaphalaṃ kiṃcidvanakandaṃ visādi ca ,
bhuktvā japyaparo bhūtvā nināyaiko niśāṃ vaśī 61

61. paścāt vanaphalam kiṃcit vanakandam visādi ca
bhuktvā japyaparaḥ bhūtvā nināya ekaḥ niśām vaśī

61. paścāt vanaphalam kiṃcit vanakandam ca visādi
bhuktvā japyaparaḥ bhūtvā ekaḥ vaśī niśām nināya

61. Afterward, having eaten some forest fruits, forest roots, and lotus stalks, and having become devoted to chanting, the self-controlled one spent the night alone.

Words meanings summery:

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, behind

• वनफलम् (vanaphalam) - forest fruit

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - some, a little, a certain

• वनकन्दम् (vanakandam) - forest root, wild root

• विसादि (visādi) - lotus stalk

• च (ca) - and

• भुक्त्वा (bhuktvā) - having eaten, after eating

• जप्यपरः (japyaparaḥ) - devoted to chanting/recitation

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become

• निनाय (nināya) - he spent, he led

• एकः (ekaḥ) - alone, solitary, one

• निशाम् (niśām) - night

• वशी (vaśī) - self-controlled, master of senses

Words meanings and morphology

पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, behind

(indeclinable)

Suffix -āt added to paśca

वनफलम् (vanaphalam) - forest fruit

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vanaphala

vanaphala - forest fruit, wild fruit

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+phala)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'having eaten'.

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - some, a little, a certain

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - some, a little, a certain, anything

From kim + cit

Note: Adjectival use with `vanaphalam`.

वनकन्दम् (vanakandam) - forest root, wild root

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vanakanda

vanakanda - forest root, wild root

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+kanda)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• kanda – root, bulb, tuber
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'having eaten'.

विसादि (visādi) - lotus stalk

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of visādin

visādin - lotus stalk, lotus fiber

Derived from visa (lotus stalk) with suffix -in

Note: Parallels `vanaphalam` and `vanakandam` in accusative singular.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the items in the list.

भुक्त्वा (bhuktvā) - having eaten, after eating

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed from root bhuj (class 7) with suffix -tvā

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Expresses an action completed before the main verb.

जप्यपरः (japyaparaḥ) - devoted to chanting/recitation

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of japyapara

japyapara - devoted to chanting/recitation, intent on japa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (japya+para)

• japya – to be chanted, recitation, what should be muttered
  noun (neuter)
  gerundive
  From root jap (to mutter, to chant) with suffix -ya
  Root: jap (class 1)
• para – devoted to, intent on, supreme, other
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (Shikhidhvaja).

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed from root bhū (class 1) with suffix -tvā

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Connects the state of 'devoted to chanting' to the main action.

निनाय (nināya) - he spent, he led

(verb)

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

perfect active

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of root nī (class 1)

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: The main verb of the sentence.

एकः (ekaḥ) - alone, solitary, one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (Shikhidhvaja).

निशाम् (niśām) - night

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of niśā

niśā - night

Note: Object of the verb `nināya` (spent the night).

वशी (vaśī) - self-controlled, master of senses

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaśin

vaśin - self-controlled, master, subjugator

Noun derived from vaśa (will, control) with suffix -in

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (Shikhidhvaja).

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