योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-158, verse-6

व्याधः स्ववासनावेशं निवारयितुमक्षमः ।
जानन्नपि वरं पूर्वं वर्णितं समयाचत ॥ ६ ॥

vyādhaḥ svavāsanāveśaṃ nivārayitumakṣamaḥ ,
jānannapi varaṃ pūrvaṃ varṇitaṃ samayācata 6

6. vyādhaḥ sva-vāsanā-āveśam nivārayitum akṣamaḥ
jānan api varam pūrvaṃ varṇitam samayācata

6. vyādhaḥ svavāsanāveśam nivārayitum akṣamaḥ
jānan api pūrvaṃ varṇitam varam samayācata

6. The hunter, unable to restrain his own innate impulses, requested the boon that had been described previously, even though he knew better.

Words meanings summery:

• व्याधः (vyādhaḥ) - hunter

• स्व-वासना-आवेशम् (sva-vāsanā-āveśam) - impulse of one's own innate tendencies, urge of one's nature

• निवारयितुम् (nivārayitum) - to prevent, to restrain, to avert

• अक्षमः (akṣamaḥ) - unable, incapable

• जानन् (jānan) - knowing, while knowing

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• वरम् (varam) - boon, blessing, best thing

• पूर्वं (pūrvaṁ) - previously, formerly

• वर्णितम् (varṇitam) - described, mentioned

• समयाचत (samayācata) - he requested

Words meanings and morphology

व्याधः (vyādhaḥ) - hunter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyādha

vyādha - hunter, fowler

from vi- + ā- + √dhā

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

स्व-वासना-आवेशम् (sva-vāsanā-āveśam) - impulse of one's own innate tendencies, urge of one's nature

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svavāsanāveśa

svavāsanāveśa - infatuation with one's own innate tendencies, urge of one's nature

Compound of sva, vāsanā, and āveśa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+vāsanā+āveśa)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• vāsanā – innate tendency, impression, inclination, desire
  noun (feminine)
  from √vas ('to dwell') + ana + ā
  Root: vas (class 1)
• āveśa – entrance, seizure, impulse, strong emotion, obsession
  noun (masculine)
  from ā- + √viś ('to enter')
  Prefix: ā
  Root: viś (class 6)

निवारयितुम् (nivārayitum) - to prevent, to restrain, to avert

(indeclinable)

infinitive

infinitive of causative of ni- + √vṛ ('to cover, choose')

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛ (class 9)

अक्षमः (akṣamaḥ) - unable, incapable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akṣama

akṣama - unable, incapable, impatient

a (negation) + kṣama (able)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣama)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• kṣama – able, capable, patient
  adjective (masculine)
  from √kṣam ('to be patient, able')
  Root: kṣam (class 1)

जानन् (jānan) - knowing, while knowing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jānat

jānat - knowing

present active participle

from √jñā ('to know')

Root: jñā (class 9)

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

वरम् (varam) - boon, blessing, best thing

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, wish, blessing; best, excellent

from √vṛ ('to choose')

Root: vṛ (class 9)

पूर्वं (pūrvaṁ) - previously, formerly

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pūrva

pūrva - previous, prior, former, ancient

वर्णितम् (varṇitam) - described, mentioned

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of varṇita

varṇita - described, painted, praised

past passive participle

from √varṇ ('to color, describe')

Root: varṇ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with varam.

समयाचत (samayācata) - he requested

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of samayācata

Imperfect, middle voice

from sam- + ā- + √yāc ('to ask')

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: yāc (class 1)