योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-157, verse-1

अथ सिन्धुर्वदिष्यति ।
आर्यानार्यवपुः कोऽहमभवं विमतिः पुरा ।
यद्वशान्मे कुसंस्कारः प्राक्तनोऽस्ति भवप्रदः ॥ १ ॥

atha sindhurvadiṣyati ,
āryānāryavapuḥ ko'hamabhavaṃ vimatiḥ purā ,
yadvaśānme kusaṃskāraḥ prāktano'sti bhavapradaḥ 1

1. atha sindhuḥ vadiṣyati | āryānāryavapuḥ
kaḥ aham abhavam vimatiḥ
purā | yat vaśāt me kusaṃskāraḥ
prāktanaḥ asti bhavapradaḥ || 1 ||

1. atha sindhuḥ vadiṣyati purā
āryānāryavapuḥ vimatiḥ kaḥ aham
abhavam yat vaśāt me prāktanaḥ
kusaṃskāraḥ bhavapradaḥ asti 1

1. Now Sindhu will speak: “Who was I in the past, a bewildered (vimati) person with a form (vapus) that was both noble (ārya) and ignoble (anārya)? Due to which, my past bad predisposition (saṃskāra) that causes rebirth (bhava) still exists.”

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover

• सिन्धुः (sindhuḥ) - King Sindhu (proper noun) (Sindhu (proper noun), ocean, river)

• वदिष्यति (vadiṣyati) - will speak, will say

• आर्यानार्यवपुः (āryānāryavapuḥ) - having a body that is both noble and ignoble

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अभवम् (abhavam) - I was, I became

• विमतिः (vimatiḥ) - bewildered, confused, lacking clear understanding

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in the past, before

• यत् (yat) - which

• वशात् (vaśāt) - due to the power of, by force of, on account of

• मे (me) - my, of mine, to me

• कुसंस्कारः (kusaṁskāraḥ) - bad impression, evil predisposition, negative tendency (saṃskāra)

• प्राक्तनः (prāktanaḥ) - past, previous, from a former existence

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• भवप्रदः (bhavapradaḥ) - causing existence, leading to rebirth (bhava), giving worldliness

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover

(indeclinable)

सिन्धुः (sindhuḥ) - King Sindhu (proper noun) (Sindhu (proper noun), ocean, river)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sindhu

sindhu - river, ocean; a king's name

वदिष्यति (vadiṣyati) - will speak, will say

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vad

Root: vad (class 1)

आर्यानार्यवपुः (āryānāryavapuḥ) - having a body that is both noble and ignoble

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āryānāryavapus

āryānāryavapus - one whose body is (partly) noble and (partly) ignoble

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ārya+anārya+vapus)

• ārya – noble, Aryan, respectable
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
• anārya – ignoble, non-Aryan, unworthy
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
• vapus – body, form, nature
  noun (neuter)
  Noun derived from √vap (to sow, scatter)
  Root: vap (class 1)

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what (interrogative pronoun)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (pronoun)

अभवम् (abhavam) - I was, I became

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

विमतिः (vimatiḥ) - bewildered, confused, lacking clear understanding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vimati

vimati - confusion, doubt, bad understanding; a confused person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+mati)

• vi – apart, astray, badly
  indeclinable
  Prefix: vi
• mati – mind, thought, intellect, opinion
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  From √man (to think) with suffix -ti
  Root: man (class 4)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in the past, before

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to an implied reason.

वशात् (vaśāt) - due to the power of, by force of, on account of

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, power, control

मे (me) - my, of mine, to me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I (pronoun)

कुसंस्कारः (kusaṁskāraḥ) - bad impression, evil predisposition, negative tendency (saṃskāra)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kusaṃskāra

kusaṁskāra - bad impression, evil tendency, negative saṃskāra (saṃskāra)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ku+saṃskāra)

• ku – bad, evil, contemptible
  indeclinable
• saṃskāra – impression, mental predisposition, ritual, refinement (saṃskāra)
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  From sam + √kṛ (to do, make)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्राक्तनः (prāktanaḥ) - past, previous, from a former existence

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāktana

prāktana - ancient, former, previous

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

भवप्रदः (bhavapradaḥ) - causing existence, leading to rebirth (bhava), giving worldliness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavaprada

bhavaprada - causing (repeated) existence, giving rebirth (bhava)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (bhava+prada)

• bhava – existence, being, the world, rebirth (bhava)
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  From √bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• prada – giving, bestowing, granting
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  agent noun / adjective
  From pra + √dā (to give)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 1)