योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-129, verse-40

तत्र कस्मिंश्चिदन्यस्मिन्मार्गेऽस्मिन्निव तिष्ठति ।
यद्वृत्तं कथितं राम तदेतद्भवते मया ॥ ४० ॥

tatra kasmiṃścidanyasminmārge'sminniva tiṣṭhati ,
yadvṛttaṃ kathitaṃ rāma tadetadbhavate mayā 40

40. tatra kasmin cit anyasmin mārge asmin iva tiṣṭhati
yat vṛttam kathitam rāma tat etat bhavate mayā

40. rāma,
mayā bhavate yat kasmin cit anyasmin mārge asmin iva tiṣṭhati vṛttam kathitam,
tat etat

40. O Rama, that which occurred, existing in some other realm or path just as it does in this one, that story (vṛtta) has been told by me to you.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that case

• कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in which, in what

• चित् (cit) - indeed, any, some (post-positive particle)

• अन्यस्मिन् (anyasmin) - in another, in a different

• मार्गे (mārge) - in the path, way, road, realm, course

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains, exists, abides

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - story, account of events (happened, occurred, story, event, conduct)

• कथितम् (kathitam) - told, narrated, said

• राम (rāma) - O Rama!

• तत् (tat) - that

• एतत् (etat) - this

• भवते (bhavate) - to you

• मया (mayā) - by me

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that case

(indeclinable)

कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in which, in what

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

चित् (cit) - indeed, any, some (post-positive particle)

(indeclinable)

Used to make an indefinite pronoun (e.g., kaścit - someone).

अन्यस्मिन् (anyasmin) - in another, in a different

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

मार्गे (mārge) - in the path, way, road, realm, course

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, way, road, course, realm

Root: mṛj (class 2)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Refers to the current path/realm.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains, exists, abides

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of tiṣṭhati

Present Active

From '√sthā' (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Relative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'vṛttam'.

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - story, account of events (happened, occurred, story, event, conduct)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - happened, occurred, story, event, conduct, circle

Past Passive Participle (from √vṛt 'to turn, to happen')

Here used as a noun meaning 'that which has happened' or 'an account/story'.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

कथितम् (kathitam) - told, narrated, said

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, narrated, said

Past Passive Participle

From '√kath' (to tell).

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'vṛttam'.

राम (rāma) - O Rama!

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a king, an incarnation of Vishnu)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers back to 'yad vṛttam'.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Emphasizes 'tat'. Together 'tad etat' means 'that is this' or 'this very thing'.

भवते (bhavate) - to you

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you

Honorific form of 'you'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

Instrumental case of 'aham'.

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