योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-99, verse-3

अहो नु सुचिरं कालं प्रभ्रान्तोऽहं भवाम्बुधौ ।
स्थानमक्षयमक्षुब्धमधुना प्राप्तवानहम् ॥ ३ ॥

aho nu suciraṃ kālaṃ prabhrānto'haṃ bhavāmbudhau ,
sthānamakṣayamakṣubdhamadhunā prāptavānaham 3

3. aho nu suciram kālam prabhrāntaḥ aham bhava ambudhau
sthānam akṣayam akṣubdham adhunā prāptavān aham

3. aho nu aham suciram kālam bhava ambudhau prabhrāntaḥ.
adhunā akṣayam akṣubdham sthānam aham prāptavān.

3. Oh, how for a very long time I wandered confused in the ocean of worldly existence (saṃsāra)! Now I have attained the imperishable, undisturbed state.

Words meanings summery:

• अहो (aho) - Oh!, Alas! (exclamation of wonder, sorrow, or joy)

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, certainly (particle indicating emphasis or interrogation)

• सुचिरम् (suciram) - for a very long time

• कालम् (kālam) - time, period

• प्रभ्रान्तः (prabhrāntaḥ) - wandered, confused, gone astray

• अहम् (aham) - I

• भव (bhava) - existence, worldly existence, birth

• अम्बुधौ (ambudhau) - in the ocean, in the sea

• स्थानम् (sthānam) - place, abode, state, condition

• अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable, undecaying

• अक्षुब्धम् (akṣubdham) - undisturbed, unshaken

• अधुना (adhunā) - now, at this time

• प्राप्तवान् (prāptavān) - has obtained, has reached

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

अहो (aho) - Oh!, Alas! (exclamation of wonder, sorrow, or joy)

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed, now, certainly (particle indicating emphasis or interrogation)

(indeclinable)

सुचिरम् (suciram) - for a very long time

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sucira

sucira - very long (of time)

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (su+cira)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• cira – long (of time), lasting
  adjective

Note: Used adverbially to denote duration of time.

कालम् (kālam) - time, period

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, destiny

Note: Denotes duration of time.

प्रभ्रान्तः (prabhrāntaḥ) - wandered, confused, gone astray

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhrānta

prabhrānta - wandered, confused, bewildered, gone astray

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhram (to wander) with prefix pra and kta suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhram (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

भव (bhava) - existence, worldly existence, birth

(noun)

masculine, singular of bhava

bhava - existence, being, birth, worldly existence, cycle of rebirths (saṃsāra)

Root: bhū (class 1)

अम्बुधौ (ambudhau) - in the ocean, in the sea

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ambudhi

ambudhi - ocean, sea (literally: 'water-holder')

Compound type : Upapada-Tatpuruṣa (ambu+dhā)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhā – holding, receptacle, source
  noun
  Derived from root dhā (to place, hold).
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: In the compound 'bhavāmbudhau', meaning 'in the ocean of existence'.

स्थानम् (sthānam) - place, abode, state, condition

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthāna

sthāna - place, position, abode, state, condition, station

Derived from root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable, undecaying

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akṣaya

akṣaya - imperishable, undecaying, everlasting, indestructible

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣaya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• kṣaya – decay, destruction, loss, waste
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kṣi (to decay, destroy).
  Root: kṣi (class 5)

अक्षुब्धम् (akṣubdham) - undisturbed, unshaken

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akṣubdha

akṣubdha - undisturbed, unagitated, unshaken, calm

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣubdha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• kṣubdha – agitated, disturbed, shaken
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṣubh (to be agitated, disturbed) with kta suffix.
  Root: kṣubh (class 4)

अधुना (adhunā) - now, at this time

(indeclinable)

प्राप्तवान् (prāptavān) - has obtained, has reached

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāptavat

prāptavat - having obtained, reached, achieved

Perfect Active Participle (ktavatū suffix)

Derived from root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra and ktavatū suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we