योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-159, verse-17

तदेवं तत्र हरिणो भवार्तस्त्वं भवावनौ ।
आत्मोदन्तमिदं वन्ध्यं सकलं संस्मरिष्यसि ॥ १७ ॥

tadevaṃ tatra hariṇo bhavārtastvaṃ bhavāvanau ,
ātmodantamidaṃ vandhyaṃ sakalaṃ saṃsmariṣyasi 17

17. tat evam tatra hariṇaḥ bhava-ārtaḥ tvam bhava-avanau
ātma-udantam idam vandhyam sakalam saṃsmariṣyasi

17. tat evam tatra bhava-ārtaḥ tvam hariṇaḥ bhava-avanau
idam sakalam vandhyam ātma-udantam saṃsmariṣyasi

17. Therefore, in that place, as a deer, you, afflicted by worldly existence (saṃsāra), will remember this entire futile account of your own self (ātman) in the wilderness of rebirth.

17. כך, בעודך צבי הסובל מתלאות העולם על פני האדמה, תזכור את כל סיפור קורותיך הריק מתוכן.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - therefore, thus (that, therefore)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• तत्र (tatra) - in that assembly (from previous verse) (there, in that place)

• हरिणः (hariṇaḥ) - as a deer (deer)

• भव-आर्तः (bhava-ārtaḥ) - afflicted by the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) (afflicted by existence/worldly suffering)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• भव-अवनौ (bhava-avanau) - in the wilderness of rebirth (in the forest of existence, in the world)

• आत्म-उदन्तम् (ātma-udantam) - story of the self, account of oneself

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वन्ध्यम् (vandhyam) - barren, fruitless, futile

• सकलम् (sakalam) - all, entire, whole

• संस्मरिष्यसि (saṁsmariṣyasi) - you will remember

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - therefore, thus (that, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Neuter nominative singular used adverbially.

Note: Often seen as 'tad evam' to mean 'thus'.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

Demonstrative adverb.

तत्र (tatra) - in that assembly (from previous verse) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Locative adverb from 'tad'.

हरिणः (hariṇaḥ) - as a deer (deer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hariṇa

hariṇa - deer, antelope (also: yellowish, golden)

Masculine nominative singular.

Root: hṛ (class 1)

भव-आर्तः (bhava-ārtaḥ) - afflicted by the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) (afflicted by existence/worldly suffering)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavārta

bhavārta - afflicted by worldly existence, suffering from saṃsāra

Tatpuruṣa compound: bhava (existence/saṃsāra) + ārta (afflicted).

Compound type : instrumental tatpuruṣa (bhava+ārta)

• bhava – existence, being, worldly life, cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra)
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū- 'to be'
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ārta – afflicted, distressed, suffering
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ṛ- 'to go, move' with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

Nominative singular of yuṣmad.

भव-अवनौ (bhava-avanau) - in the wilderness of rebirth (in the forest of existence, in the world)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhavāvani

bhavāvani - the forest/wilderness of existence/saṃsāra

Tatpuruṣa compound: bhava (existence/saṃsāra) + avani (earth/forest).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (bhava+avani)

• bhava – existence, being, worldly life, cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra)
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū- 'to be'
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• avani – earth, ground, forest, region
  noun (feminine)

आत्म-उदन्तम् (ātma-udantam) - story of the self, account of oneself

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ātma-udanta

ātma-udanta - one's own story/account, self-narration

Compound of ātman (self) and udanta (story/news).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (ātman+udanta)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• udanta – news, story, account, event
  noun (masculine)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Neuter accusative singular of idam.

वन्ध्यम् (vandhyam) - barren, fruitless, futile

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vandhya

vandhya - barren, sterile, unfruitful, useless, futile

Neuter accusative singular.

सकलम् (sakalam) - all, entire, whole

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sakala

sakala - all, whole, entire, complete

Neuter accusative singular.

संस्मरिष्यसि (saṁsmariṣyasi) - you will remember

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of saṃsmṛ

Future tense (Lṛṭ)

2nd person singular future active. Root smṛ- 'to remember' with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: smṛ (class 1)

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