योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-137, verse-50

इति चिन्तयतः किं स्यात्सुषुप्तमिति मे मतिः ।
जाता तेन सुषुप्तांशमन्वेष्टुमहमुद्यतः ॥ ५० ॥

iti cintayataḥ kiṃ syātsuṣuptamiti me matiḥ ,
jātā tena suṣuptāṃśamanveṣṭumahamudyataḥ 50

50. iti cintayataḥ kim syāt suṣuptam iti me matiḥ
jātā tena suṣuptāṃśam anveṣṭum aham udyataḥ

50. me matiḥ jātā iti cintayataḥ kim syāt suṣuptam
iti tena aham suṣuptāṃśam anveṣṭum udyataḥ

50. As I pondered, "What exactly is deep sleep (suṣupti)?", this idea occurred to me. Consequently, I set out to investigate this aspect of deep sleep (suṣupti).

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, here

• चिन्तयतः (cintayataḥ) - of one who is pondering (of one who is thinking, from one who is thinking)

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?, whether

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, would be

• सुषुप्तम् (suṣuptam) - deep sleep, dreamless sleep

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, here

• मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

• मतिः (matiḥ) - thought, idea (thought, mind, understanding, opinion)

• जाता (jātā) - arose, occurred (arisen, born, occurred)

• तेन (tena) - therefore, consequently (by that, therefore)

• सुषुप्तांशम् (suṣuptāṁśam) - aspect of deep sleep (suṣupti) (aspect of deep sleep, part of deep sleep)

• अन्वेष्टुम् (anveṣṭum) - to investigate, to search for, to seek

• अहम् (aham) - I

• उद्यतः (udyataḥ) - ready, undertook (ready, prepared, undertaken, begun)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, here

(indeclinable)

चिन्तयतः (cintayataḥ) - of one who is pondering (of one who is thinking, from one who is thinking)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of cintayat

cintayat - thinking, pondering, considering

Present Active Participle

causative of √cint (class 10), from √cit

Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Used here in genitive to modify an implied 'me'.

किम् (kim) - what?, why?, whether

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which, how, why

Note: Interrogative pronoun.

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

सुषुप्तम् (suṣuptam) - deep sleep, dreamless sleep

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of suṣupta

suṣupta - deep sleep, dreamless sleep, asleep

Past Passive Participle

from su + √svap (to sleep)

Prefix: su

Root: svap (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, here

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

मतिः (matiḥ) - thought, idea (thought, mind, understanding, opinion)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - thought, mind, opinion, counsel, understanding

from √man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

जाता (jātā) - arose, occurred (arisen, born, occurred)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, occurred, become

Past Passive Participle

from √jan (to be born, produce)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'matiḥ'.

तेन (tena) - therefore, consequently (by that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the thought, functioning as 'therefore'.

सुषुप्तांशम् (suṣuptāṁśam) - aspect of deep sleep (suṣupti) (aspect of deep sleep, part of deep sleep)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suṣuptāṃśa

suṣuptāṁśa - part or aspect of deep sleep

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (suṣupta+aṃśa)

• suṣupta – deep sleep, dreamless sleep, asleep
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from su + √svap (to sleep)
  Prefix: su
  Root: svap (class 2)
• aṃśa – part, share, aspect, portion
  noun (masculine)

अन्वेष्टुम् (anveṣṭum) - to investigate, to search for, to seek

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

from anu + √iṣ (to wish, seek)

Prefix: anu

Root: iṣ (class 4)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

उद्यतः (udyataḥ) - ready, undertook (ready, prepared, undertaken, begun)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udyata

udyata - ready, prepared, exerted, raised, undertaken

Past Passive Participle

from ud + √yam (to restrain, hold)

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.