योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-85, verse-75

असिधारासमं सौम्य शान्तव्रतमिदं तव ।
स्फीतं यद्राज्यमुत्सृज्य महावननिषेवणम् ॥ ७५ ॥

asidhārāsamaṃ saumya śāntavratamidaṃ tava ,
sphītaṃ yadrājyamutsṛjya mahāvananiṣevaṇam 75

75. asidhārāsamam saumya śāntavratam idam tava
sphītam yat rājyam utsṛjya mahāvananiṣevaṇam

75. saumya tava idam śāntavratam yat sphītam
rājyam utsṛjya mahāvananiṣevaṇam asidhārāsamam

75. O gentle one, this vow of yours, which involves abandoning your extensive kingdom to reside in a great forest, is as difficult as walking on a sword's edge.

Words meanings summery:

• असिधारासमम् (asidhārāsamam) - as challenging as the edge of a sword (like a sword's edge, similar to the sharpness of a sword)

• सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle one, O mild one, O amiable one

• शान्तव्रतम् (śāntavratam) - peaceful vow, vow of tranquility, calm observance

• इदम् (idam) - this (vow) (this)

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• स्फीतम् (sphītam) - extensive (kingdom) (prosperous, extensive, swollen, flourishing)

• यत् (yat) - which (refers to the vow or implied action) (which, that (relative pronoun))

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, realm, sovereignty

• उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, having relinquished, having renounced

• महावननिषेवणम् (mahāvananiṣevaṇam) - residing in a great forest, serving a great forest

Words meanings and morphology

असिधारासमम् (asidhārāsamam) - as challenging as the edge of a sword (like a sword's edge, similar to the sharpness of a sword)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asidhārāsamam

asidhārāsamam - like a sword's edge

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asi+dhārā+sama)

• asi – sword
  noun (masculine)
• dhārā – edge, stream
  noun (feminine)
• sama – equal, similar, like
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Used as a predicate adjective with an implied 'is'.

सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle one, O mild one, O amiable one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, mild, amiable, lunar, son of Soma

शान्तव्रतम् (śāntavratam) - peaceful vow, vow of tranquility, calm observance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śāntavrata

śāntavrata - peaceful vow, vow of tranquility

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śānta+vrata)

• śānta – calm, peaceful, tranquil
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śam (to be calm), past participle
  Root: śam (class 4)
• vrata – vow, observance, religious practice
  noun (neuter)

इदम् (idam) - this (vow) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

स्फीतम् (sphītam) - extensive (kingdom) (prosperous, extensive, swollen, flourishing)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sphīta

sphīta - prosperous, extensive, swollen, increased

Past Passive Participle

From root sphāy (to swell, increase)

Root: sphāy (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rājyam'

यत् (yat) - which (refers to the vow or implied action) (which, that (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, realm, sovereignty

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, realm, government, sovereignty

उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, having relinquished, having renounced

(indeclinable)

Gerund/Absolutive

Formed with prefix ut + root sṛj + suffix -ya

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

महावननिषेवणम् (mahāvananiṣevaṇam) - residing in a great forest, serving a great forest

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahāvananiṣevaṇa

mahāvananiṣevaṇa - residing in a great forest, frequenting a large forest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+vana+niṣevaṇa)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• niṣevaṇa – frequenting, inhabiting, serving, cultivating
  noun (neuter)
  From root sev (to serve) with prefix ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sev (class 1)