योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-140, verse-26

दृष्ट्वा तद्द्विगुणं दुःखं चिरेणात्राहमाकुलः ।
प्रबुद्धो दृष्टवान्सानुं तमेवास्य हृदि स्थितम् ॥ २६ ॥

dṛṣṭvā taddviguṇaṃ duḥkhaṃ cireṇātrāhamākulaḥ ,
prabuddho dṛṣṭavānsānuṃ tamevāsya hṛdi sthitam 26

26. dṛṣṭvā tat dviguṇam duḥkham cireṇa atra aham ākulaḥ
prabuddhaḥ dṛṣṭavān sānum tam eva asya hṛdi sthitam

26. atra tat dviguṇam duḥkham dṛṣṭvā cireṇa aham ākulaḥ.
prabuddhaḥ asya hṛdi sthitam tam eva sānum dṛṣṭavān.

26. Having seen that twofold suffering, I became distressed after a long time here. Then, awakened, I saw that very ridge, situated within my heart.

Words meanings summery:

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• तत् (tat) - that, that one

• द्विगुणम् (dviguṇam) - twofold, double

• दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering, misery, sorrow

• चिरेण (cireṇa) - after a long time, for a long time

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• अहम् (aham) - I

• आकुलः (ākulaḥ) - agitated, distressed, confused

• प्रबुद्धः (prabuddhaḥ) - awakened, enlightened, fully aware

• दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - saw, has seen

• सानुम् (sānum) - peak, ridge, plateau

• तम् (tam) - that, that one

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, precisely

• अस्य (asya) - of myself (referring to the speaker's own internal self) (of this, of him, its)

• हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, in the mind

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, located, standing

Words meanings and morphology

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from the root 'dṛś' with the kṛt affix 'ktvā'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that, that one

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

द्विगुणम् (dviguṇam) - twofold, double

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dviguṇa

dviguṇa - twofold, double, multiplied by two

दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering, misery, sorrow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - suffering, pain, misery, sorrow, discomfort

चिरेण (cireṇa) - after a long time, for a long time

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of cira

cira - long (time), lasting, ancient

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

आकुलः (ākulaḥ) - agitated, distressed, confused

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākula

ākula - agitated, confused, distressed, crowded, full of

प्रबुद्धः (prabuddhaḥ) - awakened, enlightened, fully aware

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabuddha

prabuddha - awakened, enlightened, opened (as a flower)

Past Passive Participle

From root 'budh' with upasarga 'pra' and kṛt affix 'kta'.

Prefix: pra

Root: budh (class 1)

दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - saw, has seen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭavat

dṛṣṭavat - having seen, one who has seen

Perfect Active Participle (kṛt affix 'kvatu')

Formed from root 'dṛś' with kṛt affix 'kvatu'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सानुम् (sānum) - peak, ridge, plateau

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sānu

sānu - ridge, peak, table-land, plateau

तम् (tam) - that, that one

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, precisely

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of myself (referring to the speaker's own internal self) (of this, of him, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Here, it implies 'of me' or 'in my (heart)'.

हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, in the mind

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind, conscience, soul

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, located, standing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, existing, firm

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' with kṛt affix 'kta'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sānum' (masculine accusative singular).

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