योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-140, verse-33

ततः कालवशात्तत्र प्राक्तनी बोधधीर्मम ।
विस्मृता तादृशाभ्यासादहो तस्येव मत्स्यता ॥ ३३ ॥

tataḥ kālavaśāttatra prāktanī bodhadhīrmama ,
vismṛtā tādṛśābhyāsādaho tasyeva matsyatā 33

33. tataḥ kālavaśāt tatra prāktanī bodhadhīḥ mama
vismṛtā tādṛśābhyāsāt aho tasya iva matsyatā

33. tataḥ tatra kālavaśāt mama prāktanī bodhadhīḥ
vismṛtā tādṛśābhyāsāt aho tasya iva matsyatā

33. Then, due to the influence of time, my previous enlightened understanding (bodhadhī) was forgotten there, because of such habituation (abhyāsa). Alas, it was like a fish's nature (matsyatā) [which makes it forget its past]!

Words meanings summery:

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

• कालवशात् (kālavaśāt) - by the power/force of time, due to time

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• प्राक्तनी (prāktanī) - former, previous, ancient

• बोधधीः (bodhadhīḥ) - my higher spiritual knowledge (intellectual understanding, wisdom, knowledge-intellect)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• विस्मृता (vismṛtā) - forgotten

• तादृशाभ्यासात् (tādṛśābhyāsāt) - due to such mundane habituation (due to such practice/habituation)

• अहो (aho) - oh, alas, what!

• तस्य (tasya) - of a fish (implied) (of him, his, of that)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• मत्स्यता (matsyatā) - the inherent nature of a fish (which forgets previous non-aquatic states) (fish-ness, state of being a fish)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

ablative suffix -tas

कालवशात् (kālavaśāt) - by the power/force of time, due to time

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kālavaśa

kālavaśa - power of time, subjugation to time

ablative singular of kālavaśa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+vaśa)

• kāla – time, period, proper time
  noun (masculine)
• vaśa – power, control, will, subjugation
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions adverbially.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

locative suffix -tra

Note: Refers to the 'village house' or general location of mundane life.

प्राक्तनी (prāktanī) - former, previous, ancient

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prāktana

prāktana - former, previous, ancient, belonging to former times

feminine nominative singular of prāktana

बोधधीः (bodhadhīḥ) - my higher spiritual knowledge (intellectual understanding, wisdom, knowledge-intellect)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bodhadhī

bodhadhī - intellectual understanding, perception, spiritual wisdom

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bodha+dhī)

• bodha – knowledge, understanding, perception, awakening
  noun (masculine)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• dhī – thought, intellect, understanding, wisdom, mind
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of vismṛtā.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Possessive pronoun.

विस्मृता (vismṛtā) - forgotten

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of smṛ

smṛ - to remember

Past Passive Participle

Feminine nominative singular of vismṛta (past passive participle of √smṛ with prefix vi-)

Prefix: vi

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with bodhadhīḥ.

तादृशाभ्यासात् (tādṛśābhyāsāt) - due to such mundane habituation (due to such practice/habituation)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tādṛśābhyāsa

tādṛśābhyāsa - such a practice, such a habituation

ablative singular of tādṛśābhyāsa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tādṛśa+abhyāsa)

• tādṛśa – such, of that kind
  adjective (masculine)
• abhyāsa – practice, repetition, study, habit
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: as (class 4)

Note: Indicates the cause.

अहो (aho) - oh, alas, what!

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - of a fish (implied) (of him, his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

genitive singular masculine/neuter of tad

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

मत्स्यता (matsyatā) - the inherent nature of a fish (which forgets previous non-aquatic states) (fish-ness, state of being a fish)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of matsyatā

matsyatā - fish-ness, state of being a fish

suffix -tā (feminine) added to matsya

Note: Subject of the simile.

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