योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-140, verse-49

स्मृतवानात्मवृत्तान्तं यस्याहमुदरे स्थितः ।
तं विराडपमाशङ्क्य तस्मान्निर्गन्तुमुद्यतः ॥ ४९ ॥

smṛtavānātmavṛttāntaṃ yasyāhamudare sthitaḥ ,
taṃ virāḍapamāśaṅkya tasmānnirgantumudyataḥ 49

49. smṛtavān ātmavṛttāntam yasya aham udare sthitaḥ
tam virāṭ apamā āśaṅkya tasmāt nirgantum udyataḥ

49. aham yasya udare sthitaḥ tam ātmavṛttāntam smṛtavān
tam virāṭ apamā āśaṅkya tasmāt nirgantum udyataḥ

49. I remembered my own story (ātman-vṛttānta), (the story of him) in whose belly I was situated. Considering that (belly) to be the unparalleled (apamā) Cosmic Person (Virāṭ), I prepared to exit from it.

Words meanings summery:

• स्मृतवान् (smṛtavān) - remembered

• आत्मवृत्तान्तम् (ātmavṛttāntam) - one's own story/account, the story of the self

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of which

• अहम् (aham) - I

• उदरे (udare) - in the belly, in the womb, in the interior

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, stood, existing, remaining

• तम् (tam) - refers to the 'udarām' (belly/womb) implicitly (that, him)

• विराट् (virāṭ) - the vast cosmic person or universal form (universal being, cosmic form, very large)

• अपमा (apamā) - here implying 'immeasurable' or 'unparalleled' as an adjective for 'virāṭ' or the 'udarām' (without comparison, unequaled; comparison, simile (as noun))

• आशङ्क्य (āśaṅkya) - having feared, having suspected, having considered

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (belly/entity) (from that, therefore)

• निर्गन्तुम् (nirgantum) - to go out, to exit, to emerge

• उद्यतः (udyataḥ) - ready, prepared, attempted, undertaken, risen

Words meanings and morphology

स्मृतवान् (smṛtavān) - remembered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛtavat

smṛtavat - one who has remembered

Past Active Participle

From root smṛ 'to remember' + -vat suffix.

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'aham' (implied).

आत्मवृत्तान्तम् (ātmavṛttāntam) - one's own story/account, the story of the self

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātmavṛttānta

ātmavṛttānta - one's own story/account, the story of the self

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+vṛttānta)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, the true individual essence
  noun (masculine)
• vṛttānta – account, story, event, occurrence, narrative
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'smṛtavān'.

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of which

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to the 'Virāṭ' (cosmic being) or the entity of whose belly the speaker is a part.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

उदरे (udare) - in the belly, in the womb, in the interior

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of udara

udara - belly, abdomen, womb, interior

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, stood, existing, remaining

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, existing, remaining

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā 'to stand'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'aham'.

तम् (tam) - refers to the 'udarām' (belly/womb) implicitly (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'āśaṅkya', referring to the 'belly' or the entity itself.

विराट् (virāṭ) - the vast cosmic person or universal form (universal being, cosmic form, very large)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virāṭ

virāṭ - universal being, cosmic form, very large, immense

Note: Often used as an adjective 'cosmic' or 'universal'.

अपमा (apamā) - here implying 'immeasurable' or 'unparalleled' as an adjective for 'virāṭ' or the 'udarām' (without comparison, unequaled; comparison, simile (as noun))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apamā

apamā - without comparison, unequaled (as adjective); comparison, simile (as noun)

From a- (neg) + upamā (comparison). Thus, 'without comparison'.

Compound type : avyayibhāva (a+upamā)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• upamā – comparison, simile, resemblance
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: upa

Note: Modifies 'tam' (referring to the belly/entity) in apposition, or used adverbially with 'āśaṅkya'.

आशङ्क्य (āśaṅkya) - having feared, having suspected, having considered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root śaṅk 'to fear, doubt' with prefix ā + -ya suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: śaṅk (class 1)

Note: Action performed before the main verb 'udyataḥ'.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (belly/entity) (from that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'udarām' or the 'Virāṭ' implicitly.

निर्गन्तुम् (nirgantum) - to go out, to exit, to emerge

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root gam 'to go' with prefix nir-.

Prefix: nis

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Expresses purpose.

उद्यतः (udyataḥ) - ready, prepared, attempted, undertaken, risen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udyata

udyata - ready, prepared, attempted, undertaken, risen

Past Passive Participle

From root yam 'to restrain, hold' with prefix ud-.

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'aham'.