योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-138, verse-1

तापस उवाच ।
गन्तुमेवं विचार्याहं ततस्तत्संविदैकताम् ।
प्रवृत्तश्चौत्तमाब्जेन सौरभेणेव सौरभम् ॥ १ ॥

tāpasa uvāca ,
gantumevaṃ vicāryāhaṃ tatastatsaṃvidaikatām ,
pravṛttaścauttamābjena saurabheṇeva saurabham 1

1. tāpasaḥ uvāca gantum evam vicārya aham tataḥ tat-saṃvid-ekatām
pravṛttaḥ ca uttamābjena saurabheṇa iva saurabham

1. tāpasaḥ uvāca aham gantum evam vicārya tataḥ tat-saṃvid-ekatām
pravṛttaḥ ca uttamābjena saurabheṇa iva saurabham

1. The ascetic said: "Having thus considered how to proceed, I then became intent on attaining union with that consciousness, just as a fragrance (saurabha) is drawn by the fragrance (saurabha) of a supreme lotus."

Words meanings summery:

• तापसः (tāpasaḥ) - ascetic

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go, to proceed, to enter

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• विचार्य (vicārya) - having considered, having reflected

• अहम् (aham) - I

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• तत्-संविद्-एकताम् (tat-saṁvid-ekatām) - oneness with that consciousness, union with that awareness

• प्रवृत्तः (pravṛttaḥ) - engaged, proceeded, intent on

• च (ca) - and, also

• उत्तमाब्जेन (uttamābjena) - by the excellent lotus, by the supreme lotus

• सौरभेण (saurabheṇa) - by the fragrance

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सौरभम् (saurabham) - fragrance, aroma

Words meanings and morphology

तापसः (tāpasaḥ) - ascetic

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tāpasa

tāpasa - an ascetic, hermit; relating to penance

Derived from 'tapas' (penance) + suffix 'a' (relating to).

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of uvāca

Perfect tense (Liṭ Lakāra)

From √vac (to speak), 3rd person singular perfect active.

Root: vac (class 2)

गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go, to proceed, to enter

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form from the root √gam.

Root: gam (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

विचार्य (vicārya) - having considered, having reflected

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund (Lyap)

From √car (to move) with upasarga 'vi-' and 'ā-' and suffix '-ya'.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: car (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

तत्-संविद्-एकताम् (tat-saṁvid-ekatām) - oneness with that consciousness, union with that awareness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tat-saṃvid-ekatā

tat-saṁvid-ekatā - oneness with that consciousness, union with that awareness

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tat+saṃvid+ekatā)

• tat – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• saṃvid – consciousness, knowledge, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From √vid (to know) with upasarga 'sam-'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)
• ekatā – oneness, unity, identity
  noun (feminine)
  From 'eka' (one) + suffix '-tā'.

प्रवृत्तः (pravṛttaḥ) - engaged, proceeded, intent on

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - engaged, proceeded, intent on, arisen, begun

Past Passive Participle

From √vṛt (to turn, to be) with upasarga 'pra-'.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

उत्तमाब्जेन (uttamābjena) - by the excellent lotus, by the supreme lotus

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of uttamābja

uttamābja - excellent lotus, supreme lotus

Compound noun.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (uttama+abja)

• uttama – best, excellent, supreme, highest
  adjective (masculine)
• abja – lotus (born in water)
  noun (neuter)
  From 'ap' (water) + 'ja' (born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

सौरभेण (saurabheṇa) - by the fragrance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of saurabha

saurabha - fragrance, aroma

Derived from 'surabhi' (fragrant).

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

सौरभम् (saurabham) - fragrance, aroma

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saurabha

saurabha - fragrance, aroma

Derived from 'surabhi' (fragrant).

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