योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-140, verse-54

तदाश्चर्यं मया दृष्ट्वा नोक्तं किंच न कस्यचित् ।
पुनस्तस्यैव हृदयं प्रविष्टः कौतुकादहम् ॥ ५४ ॥

tadāścaryaṃ mayā dṛṣṭvā noktaṃ kiṃca na kasyacit ,
punastasyaiva hṛdayaṃ praviṣṭaḥ kautukādaham 54

54. tadā āścaryam mayā dṛṣṭvā na uktam kiṃcit na kasyacit
| punar tasya eva hṛdayam praviṣṭaḥ kautukāt aham ||

54. mayā tat āścaryam dṛṣṭvā (sat),
kiṃcit na kasyacit na uktam.
aham punar eva tasya hṛdayam kautukāt praviṣṭaḥ.

54. Having witnessed that marvel, I said nothing to anyone. Out of curiosity, I then entered his very heart again.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that

• आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - wonder, marvel, surprise

• मया (mayā) - by me

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

• न (na) - not, no

• उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - something, anything

• न (na) - not, no

• कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of someone, to anyone

• पुनर् (punar) - again, back, moreover

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, of that

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

• हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart, mind, core

• प्रविष्टः (praviṣṭaḥ) - entered

• कौतुकात् (kautukāt) - from curiosity, out of wonder

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - wonder, marvel, surprise

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āścarya

āścarya - wonder, marvel, surprise

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From √dṛś (to see) + ktvā (absolutive suffix)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken

(adjective)

neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

From √vac (to speak) + kta (past passive participle suffix)

Root: vac (class 2)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - something, anything

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of someone, to anyone

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of kaścid

kaścid - anyone, someone, a certain person

From kim (interrogative pronoun) + cit (indefinite particle)

पुनर् (punar) - again, back, moreover

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart, mind, core

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, soul, core

प्रविष्टः (praviṣṭaḥ) - entered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praviṣṭa

praviṣṭa - entered, gone into, penetrated

Past Passive Participle

From pra-√viś (to enter) + kta (past passive participle suffix)

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

कौतुकात् (kautukāt) - from curiosity, out of wonder

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kautuka

kautuka - curiosity, wonder, interest, a festive ornament

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

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