योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-159, verse-13

तेनेत्युक्ते मया प्रोक्तं देव खिन्नोऽस्मि संसृतेः ।
मुच्येयं शीघ्रमित्युक्तं श्रुत्वोवाच ततो मम ॥ १३ ॥

tenetyukte mayā proktaṃ deva khinno'smi saṃsṛteḥ ,
mucyeyaṃ śīghramityuktaṃ śrutvovāca tato mama 13

13. tena iti ukte mayā proktam deva khinnaḥ asmi saṃsṛteḥ
mucyeyam śīghram iti uktam śrutvā uvāca tataḥ mama

13. tena iti ukte mayā proktam: "deva! (aham) saṃsṛteḥ khinnaḥ asmi.
śīghram mucyeyam!" iti uktam (mayā).
tataḥ (saḥ) śrutvā mama uvāca.

13. When he (Indra) had thus spoken, I said: 'O God, I am weary of transmigration (saṃsāra). May I be quickly released!' Hearing this statement, he then spoke to me.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by Indra (by him, by that)

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

• उक्ते (ukte) - when it was said (by Indra) (having been said)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - was said, spoken

• देव (deva) - O Indra (O god)

• खिन्नः (khinnaḥ) - distressed, weary, fatigued

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• संसृतेः (saṁsṛteḥ) - from saṃsāra, from transmigration

• मुच्येयम् (mucyeyam) - may I be liberated/released

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

• उक्तम् (uktam) - having been said

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• उवाच (uvāca) - Indra said (he said, he spoke)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• मम (mama) - to me

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by Indra (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Indra.

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces or summarizes a statement.

उक्ते (ukte) - when it was said (by Indra) (having been said)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Locative absolute construction, 'when it was said'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Agent of 'proktam'.

प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - was said, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prokta

prokta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Acts as a verb, 'it was said'.

देव (deva) - O Indra (O god)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Note: Addressed to Indra.

खिन्नः (khinnaḥ) - distressed, weary, fatigued

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khinna

khinna - distressed, weary, fatigued, afflicted

Past Passive Participle

From root khid (to distress).

Root: khid (class 7)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'aham'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present tense, 1st person singular, active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

संसृतेः (saṁsṛteḥ) - from saṃsāra, from transmigration

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of saṃsṛti

saṁsṛti - transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence

From root sṛ (to flow, move) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ

Note: Indicates separation from 'saṃsṛti' (transmigration).

मुच्येयम् (mucyeyam) - may I be liberated/released

(verb)

1st person , singular, passive, optative (liṅ) of muc

Optative mood, 1st person singular, passive voice.

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Expresses a wish.

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śīghra

śīghra - quick, swift, rapid

Note: Used adverbially.

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of a quote.

उक्तम् (uktam) - having been said

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to my statement.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root śru (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Precedes the main verb 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - Indra said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Main verb. Subject is Indra (implied).

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates sequence of events.

मम (mama) - to me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Indicates recipient of speech.

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