योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-87, verse-9

संसारभयभीतत्वान्निवसामि वनान्तरे ।
जानतोपि हि मामार्य कथयाम्येव ते मनाक् ॥ ९ ॥

saṃsārabhayabhītatvānnivasāmi vanāntare ,
jānatopi hi māmārya kathayāmyeva te manāk 9

9. saṃsārabhayabhītatvāt nivasāmi vana antare |
jānataḥ api hi mām ārya kathayāmi eva te manāk

9. (aham) saṃsārabhayabhītatvāt vana antare nivasāmi he ārya,
api hi (tvam) mām jānataḥ (santī api),
eva te manāk kathayāmi

9. Due to being afraid of the fear of transmigration (saṃsāra), I dwell within a forest. Although you know me, O noble one, I will indeed tell you a little.

Words meanings summery:

• संसारभयभीतत्वात् (saṁsārabhayabhītatvāt) - from the state of being afraid of the fear of transmigration

• निवसामि (nivasāmi) - I dwell, I reside

• वन (vana) - forest

• अन्तरे (antare) - in the midst, within, inside

• जानतः (jānataḥ) - knowing, while knowing

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• माम् (mām) - me

• आर्य (ārya) - O noble one!

• कथयामि (kathayāmi) - I tell

• एव (eva) - indeed, only

• ते (te) - to you, for you

• मनाक् (manāk) - a little, slightly

Words meanings and morphology

संसारभयभीतत्वात् (saṁsārabhayabhītatvāt) - from the state of being afraid of the fear of transmigration

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of saṃsārabhayabhītatva

saṁsārabhayabhītatva - the state of being afraid of the fear of transmigration

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+bhaya+bhīta+tva)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of birth and death (saṃsāra)
  noun (masculine)
• bhaya – fear
  noun (neuter)
• bhīta – frightened, afraid
  past passive participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  kṛt suffix
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• tva – state of being, nature of
  suffix (neuter)
  forms abstract nouns

निवसामि (nivasāmi) - I dwell, I reside

(verb)

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

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

वन (vana) - forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood

Note: Implied locative due to 'antare'

अन्तरे (antare) - in the midst, within, inside

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions adverbially

जानतः (jānataḥ) - knowing, while knowing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jñā

jñā - to know

present active participle

śatṛ suffix, masculine singular nominative/genitive/ablative

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: As an adjective, it modifies the implied 'you' (tvam)

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

आर्य (ārya) - O noble one!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of ārya

ārya - noble, honorable

कथयामि (kathayāmi) - I tell

(verb)

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

denominative verb from kathā

Root: kath (class 10)

एव (eva) - indeed, only

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

मनाक् (manāk) - a little, slightly

(indeclinable)