योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-159, verse-11

तपः कर्तुं समुद्युक्तः कस्मिंश्चिन्मोक्षसिद्धये ।
प्राहेन्द्रो मम चैवेदं मृगयोन्यन्तरं हि खे ॥ ११ ॥

tapaḥ kartuṃ samudyuktaḥ kasmiṃścinmokṣasiddhaye ,
prāhendro mama caivedaṃ mṛgayonyantaraṃ hi khe 11

11. tapas kartum samudyuktaḥ kasmin cit mokṣasiddhaye
prāha indraḥ mama ca eva idam mṛgayoni antaram hi khe

11. mokṣasiddhaye kasmin cit tapas kartum samudyuktaḥ (aham).
indraḥ mama prāha: "ca eva idam hi khe mṛgayoni antaram (asti).
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11. When I was prepared to undertake asceticism (tapas) somewhere for the attainment of liberation (mokṣa), Indra indeed said to me: 'And this is another animal birth for you in the sky!'

Words meanings summery:

• तपस् (tapas) - asceticism, penance, spiritual austerity

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

• समुद्युक्तः (samudyuktaḥ) - prepared, ready, resolved, engaged

• कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in which, in some

• चित् (cit) - a particle indicating indefiniteness: 'some', 'any'

• मोक्षसिद्धये (mokṣasiddhaye) - for the attainment of liberation

• प्राह (prāha) - he said, he spoke

• इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra (name of a deity)

• मम (mama) - to me, my

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• इदम् (idam) - this

• मृगयोनि (mṛgayoni) - animal birth

• अन्तरम् (antaram) - another, different, other

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• खे (khe) - in the sky, in space

Words meanings and morphology

तपस् (tapas) - asceticism, penance, spiritual austerity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - asceticism, penance, spiritual austerity, heat

Root: tap

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root kṛ (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

समुद्युक्तः (samudyuktaḥ) - prepared, ready, resolved, engaged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samudyukta

samudyukta - prepared, ready, resolved, engaged, equipped

Past Passive Participle

From root yuj (to join, apply) with prefixes sam- and ud-.

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'aham'.

कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in which, in some

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Part of the indefinite pronoun `kasmin cit`.

चित् (cit) - a particle indicating indefiniteness: 'some', 'any'

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms the indefinite pronoun 'some' with `kasmin`.

मोक्षसिद्धये (mokṣasiddhaye) - for the attainment of liberation

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of mokṣasiddhi

mokṣasiddhi - attainment of liberation

Compound of mokṣa (liberation) and siddhi (accomplishment, attainment).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mokṣa+siddhi)

• mokṣa – liberation, release, emancipation
  noun (masculine)
  From root muc (to release).
  Root: muc
• siddhi – accomplishment, attainment, success, perfection
  noun (feminine)
  From root sidh (to succeed).
  Root: sidh

Note: Indicates purpose.

प्राह (prāha) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of ah

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice. From root ah (to say), with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: ah (class 2)

इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra (name of a deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra, king of the gods, ruler of Svarga

Note: Subject of 'prāha'.

मम (mama) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Implies dative (to me) in this context.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects phrases.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'asti' (is).

मृगयोनि (mṛgayoni) - animal birth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛgayoni

mṛgayoni - animal birth, birth as an animal

Compound of mṛga (animal) and yoni (birth, womb).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛga+yoni)

• mṛga – animal, beast, deer
  noun (masculine)
• yoni – womb, source, origin, birth, species
  noun (feminine)

Note: First part of compound `mṛgayoni-antaram`.

अन्तरम् (antaram) - another, different, other

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interior, middle, interval, another, other

Note: Qualifies `mṛgayoni`. The whole compound `mṛgayoni-antaram` is nominative singular.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

खे (khe) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, space, ether, heaven

Note: Locative of place.