योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-159, verse-15

इन्द्र उवाच ।
तवेयं मृगयोन्यन्तश्चिरं संसरते चितिः ।
अवश्यं भवितव्योऽर्थ इति दृष्टो मया तव ॥ १५ ॥

indra uvāca ,
taveyaṃ mṛgayonyantaściraṃ saṃsarate citiḥ ,
avaśyaṃ bhavitavyo'rtha iti dṛṣṭo mayā tava 15

15. indraḥ uvāca tava iyam mṛgayoni-antaḥ ciram saṃsarate
citiḥ avaśyam bhavitavyaḥ arthaḥ iti dṛṣṭaḥ mayā tava

15. indraḥ uvāca tava iyam citiḥ mṛgayoni-antaḥ ciram
saṃsarate tava avaśyam bhavitavyaḥ arthaḥ iti mayā dṛṣṭaḥ

15. Indra said, "This consciousness (citi) of yours will transmigrate (saṃsāra) for a long time within a deer's species. This destiny of yours must certainly come to pass; it has been seen by me."

Words meanings summery:

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

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• तव (tava) - your

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• मृगयोनि-अन्तः (mṛgayoni-antaḥ) - within the species of a deer, within the womb of a deer

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time

• संसरते (saṁsarate) - transmigrates, wanders (in saṃsāra)

• चितिः (citiḥ) - consciousness, mind, soul

• अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily, undoubtedly

• भवितव्यः (bhavitavyaḥ) - ought to be, must happen, to be brought about

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - destiny, fate, outcome (matter, purpose, meaning, wealth, object, thing)

• इति (iti) - thus, so saying, indicating direct speech

• दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen, observed

• मया (mayā) - by me

• तव (tava) - your

Words meanings and morphology

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

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra, chief of the devas (gods)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (Liṭ)

3rd person singular perfect active.

Root: vac (class 2)

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

Genitive singular of yuṣmad.

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Feminine nominative singular of idam.

मृगयोनि-अन्तः (mṛgayoni-antaḥ) - within the species of a deer, within the womb of a deer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛgayoni-anta

mṛgayoni-anta - within a deer's species/womb

Tatpuruṣa compound: mṛga-yoni + anta.

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (mṛgayoni+anta)

• mṛgayoni – deer-species, deer-womb
  noun (feminine)
  Compound of mṛga (deer) and yoni (womb/species)
• anta – end, boundary, vicinity, interior
  noun (masculine)

Note: Acts adverbially, expressing location or state of existence.

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time

(indeclinable)

Here used adverbially in the accusative singular neuter, expressing duration.

Note: Accusative of duration.

संसरते (saṁsarate) - transmigrates, wanders (in saṃsāra)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of saṃsṛ

Present tense (Laṭ)

3rd person singular present middle (ātmanepada). Root sṛ- 'to flow, run' with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

चितिः (citiḥ) - consciousness, mind, soul

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of citi

citi - consciousness, thought, mind, understanding, soul

From root cit- 'to perceive, understand'.

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Subject of `saṃsarate`.

अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily, undoubtedly

(indeclinable)

Here used adverbially, accusative singular neuter.

Note: Adverbial.

भवितव्यः (bhavitavyaḥ) - ought to be, must happen, to be brought about

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavitavya

bhavitavya - to be, to become, ought to be, destined to be

Future Passive Participle (Gerundive)

From root bhū- 'to be, become' with suffix -tavya.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Expresses obligation or certainty.

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - destiny, fate, outcome (matter, purpose, meaning, wealth, object, thing)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, thing, wealth, affair, destiny

Note: Subject of the second clause.

इति (iti) - thus, so saying, indicating direct speech

(indeclinable)

दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen, observed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived

Past Passive Participle

From root dṛś- 'to see'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I (1st person pronoun)

Note: Agent in a passive construction.

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

Genitive singular of yuṣmad.