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.

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)