योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-137, verse-6

मुनिरुवाच ।
ममापि साधो प्रथममेष एव विवेकिनः ।
पुरा चित्ते वितर्कोऽभूत्कुतोऽप्यभ्रमिवाम्बरे ॥ ६ ॥

muniruvāca ,
mamāpi sādho prathamameṣa eva vivekinaḥ ,
purā citte vitarko'bhūtkuto'pyabhramivāmbare 6

6. muniḥ uvāca | mama api sādho prathamam eṣa eva vivekinaḥ |
purā citte vitarkaḥ abhūt kutaḥ api abhram iva ambare || 6 ||

6. muniḥ uvāca sādho,
vivekinaḥ eṣa eva vitarkaḥ prathamam mama api citte purā ambare kutaḥ api abhram iva abhūt 6

6. The sage said: "O virtuous one, this very deliberation, which is characteristic of a discerning person, first arose in my mind long ago, just like a cloud appearing in the sky from nowhere."

Words meanings summery:

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic, contemplative

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• मम (mama) - to me, my, of me

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• साधो (sādho) - O virtuous one, O good man

• प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, at first, primarily

• एष (eṣa) - this (masculine nominative singular)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, exactly

• विवेकिनः (vivekinaḥ) - of a discerning person, for a discerning person

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, long ago

• चित्ते (citte) - in the mind, in the consciousness

• वितर्कः (vitarkaḥ) - doubt, deliberation, question, consideration

• अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became, arose

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, from what cause

• अपि (api) - also, even, too (here indicating indefiniteness 'from somewhere')

• अभ्रम् (abhram) - cloud

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

Words meanings and morphology

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic, contemplative

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, hermit, a person inspired, thoughtful person

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

मम (mama) - to me, my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

साधो (sādho) - O virtuous one, O good man

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, holy man, sage, excellent

प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, at first, primarily

(indeclinable)

एष (eṣa) - this (masculine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, exactly

(indeclinable)

विवेकिनः (vivekinaḥ) - of a discerning person, for a discerning person

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vivekin

vivekin - discerning, judicious, wise, thoughtful, discriminating

Derived from 'viveka' (discrimination).

पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, long ago

(indeclinable)

चित्ते (citte) - in the mind, in the consciousness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect

Root: cit (class 1)

वितर्कः (vitarkaḥ) - doubt, deliberation, question, consideration

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vitarka

vitarka - doubt, conjecture, deliberation, reasoning, speculation

Prefix: vi

Root: tark (class 10)

अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became, arose

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, from what cause

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too (here indicating indefiniteness 'from somewhere')

(indeclinable)

अभ्रम् (abhram) - cloud

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhra

abhra - cloud, sky, atmosphere

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, garment, cloth