योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-93, verse-7

शिखिध्वज उवाच ।
वासनां तत्र संत्यज्य सर्वत्यागी स्थितो ह्यहम् ।
अहो नु चिरकालेन देवपुत्र प्रबोधितः ॥ ७ ॥

śikhidhvaja uvāca ,
vāsanāṃ tatra saṃtyajya sarvatyāgī sthito hyaham ,
aho nu cirakālena devaputra prabodhitaḥ 7

7. śikhidhvajaḥ uvāca vāsanām tatra saṃtyajya sarvatyāgī
sthitaḥ hi aham aho nu cirakālena devaputra prabodhitaḥ

7. śikhidhvajaḥ uvāca: "hi aham tatra vāsanām saṃtyajya sarvatyāgī sthitaḥ.
aho nu devaputra,
(aham) cirakālena prabodhitaḥ.
"

7. Śikhidhvaja said: "Indeed, I am situated there as one who has renounced everything (sarvatyāgī), having completely abandoned desire (vāsanā). Oh, son of a god, I have been awakened after a very long time!"

Words meanings summery:

• शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Śikhidhvaja

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• वासनाम् (vāsanām) - mental impression, latent desire, ingrained tendency

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place/context

• संत्यज्य (saṁtyajya) - having completely abandoned, having given up fully

• सर्वत्यागी (sarvatyāgī) - one who has renounced everything

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, abiding

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अहो (aho) - Oh! Ah! (exclamation)

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, pray (particle expressing doubt, request, or emphasis)

• चिरकालेन (cirakālena) - after a long time, by means of a long time

• देवपुत्र (devaputra) - O son of a god, divine son

• प्रबोधितः (prabodhitaḥ) - awakened, made aware

Words meanings and morphology

शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Śikhidhvaja

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhidhvaja

śikhidhvaja - Śikhidhvaja (king's name)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śikhin+dhvaja)

• śikhin – crested, peacock, fire
  noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag, emblem
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

वासनाम् (vāsanām) - mental impression, latent desire, ingrained tendency

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - impression, tendency, desire, latent karmic impression

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place/context

(indeclinable)

संत्यज्य (saṁtyajya) - having completely abandoned, having given up fully

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

Prefix: sam

Root: tyaj (class 1)

सर्वत्यागी (sarvatyāgī) - one who has renounced everything

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvatyāgin

sarvatyāgin - one who has renounced everything

Derived from 'sarvatyāga' with possessive suffix -in

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+tyāga)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun/adjective (masculine)
• tyāga – abandonment, renunciation, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
  verbal noun
  Root: tyaj (class 1)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, abiding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - situated, standing, abiding

Past Passive Participle

Root: sthā (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

अहो (aho) - Oh! Ah! (exclamation)

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed, now, pray (particle expressing doubt, request, or emphasis)

(indeclinable)

चिरकालेन (cirakālena) - after a long time, by means of a long time

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of cirakāla

cirakāla - long time

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cira+kāla)

• cira – long (time), lasting
  adjective (masculine)
• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)

देवपुत्र (devaputra) - O son of a god, divine son

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of devaputra

devaputra - son of a god

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (deva+putra)

• deva – god, divine
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

प्रबोधितः (prabodhitaḥ) - awakened, made aware

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabodhita

prabodhita - awakened, enlightened, made aware

Past Passive Participle (causative)

Prefix: pra

Root: budh (class 1)

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