योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-94, verse-29

कुम्भ उवाच ।
राजन्स्वात्मविचारोऽयं कोऽहं स्यामिति रूपधृक् ।
चित्तदुर्द्रुमबीजस्य दहने दहनः स्मृतः ॥ २९ ॥

kumbha uvāca ,
rājansvātmavicāro'yaṃ ko'haṃ syāmiti rūpadhṛk ,
cittadurdrumabījasya dahane dahanaḥ smṛtaḥ 29

29. kumbhaḥ uvāca rājan svātmavicāraḥ ayam kaḥ aham syām
iti rūpadhṛk cittadurdrūmabījasya dahane dahanaḥ smṛtaḥ

29. kumbhaḥ uvāca he rājan ayam kaḥ aham syām iti rūpadhṛk
svātmavicāraḥ cittadurdrūmabījasya dahane dahanaḥ smṛtaḥ

29. Kumbha said: 'O King, this self-inquiry (svātma-vicāra), which takes the form "Who am I?", is declared to be the very fire for burning the seed of the wicked mind (citta) tree.'

Words meanings summery:

• कुम्भः (kumbhaḥ) - Kumbha (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• स्वात्मविचारः (svātmavicāraḥ) - self-inquiry, investigation of the self (ātman)

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• अहम् (aham) - I

• स्याम् (syām) - may I be, should I be

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought

• रूपधृक् (rūpadhṛk) - taking the form of, assuming the nature of

• चित्तदुर्द्रूमबीजस्य (cittadurdrūmabījasya) - of the seed of the evil mind-tree

• दहने (dahane) - in the burning, for burning

• दहनः (dahanaḥ) - fire, burning (agent or act)

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, declared, considered

Words meanings and morphology

कुम्भः (kumbhaḥ) - Kumbha (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kumbha

kumbha - a pitcher, pot; name of a sage, Rākṣasa, or other figures

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

स्वात्मविचारः (svātmavicāraḥ) - self-inquiry, investigation of the self (ātman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svātmavicāra

svātmavicāra - inquiry into one's own self (ātman), self-investigation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svātman+vicāra)

• svātman – one's own self, individual soul
  noun (masculine)
• vicāra – inquiry, deliberation, investigation, reflection
  noun (masculine)
  Action noun from root car with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

स्याम् (syām) - may I be, should I be

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

रूपधृक् (rūpadhṛk) - taking the form of, assuming the nature of

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rūpadhṛt

rūpadhṛt - taking form, assuming shape, embodied as

Agent noun/adjective

Compound formed with rūpa and dhṛt (agent noun from root dhṛ, suffix kvip)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (rūpa+dhṛt)

• rūpa – form, shape, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• dhṛt – holding, bearing, supporting; one who holds/bears
  verbal derivative
  Agent noun
  Derived from root dhṛ with suffix kvip
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

चित्तदुर्द्रूमबीजस्य (cittadurdrūmabījasya) - of the seed of the evil mind-tree

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of cittadurdrūmabīja

cittadurdrūmabīja - the seed of the mind's wicked tree

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+durdrūma+bīja)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
• durdrūma – evil tree, bad tree
  noun (masculine)
• bīja – seed, germ, origin, cause
  noun (neuter)

दहने (dahane) - in the burning, for burning

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dahana

dahana - burning, act of burning, fire

Action noun from root dah

Root: dah (class 1)

दहनः (dahanaḥ) - fire, burning (agent or act)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dahana

dahana - burning, act of burning, fire

Action noun from root dah

Root: dah (class 1)

स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, declared, considered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, thought of, declared, considered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root smṛ with suffix kta

Root: smṛ (class 1)

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