योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-159, verse-10

इत्यहं सुचिरं कालं पश्यन्नश्यन्मनस्तया ।
अविद्यान्तमपश्यंश्च तत्रोद्विग्नोऽभवं दृशाम् ॥ १० ॥

ityahaṃ suciraṃ kālaṃ paśyannaśyanmanastayā ,
avidyāntamapaśyaṃśca tatrodvigno'bhavaṃ dṛśām 10

10. iti aham suciram kālam paśyan naśyan manas tayā
avidyā antam apaśyan ca tatra udvignaḥ abhavam dṛśām

10. aham iti suciram kālam paśyan manas naśyan tayā ca
avidyā antam apaśyan tatra dṛśām udvignaḥ abhavam

10. Thus, for a very long time, as I observed my mind dissolving, and still did not perceive an end to ignorance (avidyā), I became agitated in my perceptions.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, such

• अहम् (aham) - I

• सुचिरम् (suciram) - for a very long time

• कालम् (kālam) - time, a period of time

• पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing, observing

• नश्यन् (naśyan) - perishing, dissolving, vanishing

• मनस् (manas) - mind, intellect, thought

• तया (tayā) - by that, by her

• अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance

• अन्तम् (antam) - end, limit, boundary

• अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - not seeing, not perceiving

• च (ca) - and, also

• तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that case

• उद्विग्नः (udvignaḥ) - agitated, disturbed, worried

• अभवम् (abhavam) - I became, I was

• दृशाम् (dṛśām) - of the sights, of the senses, of the perceptions

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, such

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

सुचिरम् (suciram) - for a very long time

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sucira

sucira - very long, lasting a very long time

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+cira)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• cira – long, lasting a long time
  adjective

Note: Accusative singular neuter form used adverbially.

कालम् (kālam) - time, a period of time

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, a period of time, season

पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing, observing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, observing

Present Active Participle

From root dṛś (to see), with replacement paśya- in present stem.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'aham'.

नश्यन् (naśyan) - perishing, dissolving, vanishing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naśyat

naśyat - perishing, dissolving, vanishing, losing

Present Active Participle

From root naś (to perish, vanish).

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'manas' (in the sense of 'mind perishing/dissolving').

मनस् (manas) - mind, intellect, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, understanding

Note: Subject of 'naśyan'.

तया (tayā) - by that, by her

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'state' or 'process' of the mind dissolving.

अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā

avidyā - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance

Compound of a (negation) + vidyā (knowledge).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidyā)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
  noun (feminine)

Note: First part of a Tatpuruṣa compound `avidyā-antam`.

अन्तम् (antam) - end, limit, boundary

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, boundary, conclusion

Note: Second part of a Tatpuruṣa compound `avidyā-antam`. The whole compound `avidyā-antam` is accusative singular.

अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - not seeing, not perceiving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apaśyat

apaśyat - not seeing, unseeing

Present Active Participle

From root dṛś (to see), with prefix a- (negation) and replacement paśya- in present stem.

Prefix: a

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'aham'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two participial clauses.

तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that case

(indeclinable)

उद्विग्नः (udvignaḥ) - agitated, disturbed, worried

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udvigna

udvigna - agitated, disturbed, worried, fearful

Past Passive Participle

From root vij (to tremble, fear) with prefix ud-.

Prefix: ud

Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'aham'.

अभवम् (abhavam) - I became, I was

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, 1st person singular, active voice.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

दृशाम् (dṛśām) - of the sights, of the senses, of the perceptions

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of dṛś

dṛś - sight, vision, eye, perception

From root dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś

Note: Connected to 'udvignaḥ' (agitated regarding perceptions).