योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-180, verse-22

मथुरायामहं जातो वृद्धिं यातः पितुगृहे ।
बाल्ययौवनयोर्मध्ये स्थितः पदपदार्थवित् ॥ २२ ॥

mathurāyāmahaṃ jāto vṛddhiṃ yātaḥ pitugṛhe ,
bālyayauvanayormadhye sthitaḥ padapadārthavit 22

22. mathurāyām aham jātaḥ vṛddhim yātaḥ pituḥ gṛhe
bālyayauvanayoḥ madhye sthitaḥ padapadārthavit

22. aham mathurāyām jātaḥ,
pituḥ gṛhe vṛddhim yātaḥ (ca).
bālyayauvanayoḥ madhye padapadārthavit sthitaḥ (aham).

22. I was born in Mathura and grew up in my father's house. During my adolescence, I became proficient in understanding words and their meanings.

Words meanings summery:

• मथुरायाम् (mathurāyām) - in Mathura (proper noun) (in Mathura)

• अहम् (aham) - I (the narrator) (I)

• जातः (jātaḥ) - was born (born, originated)

• वृद्धिम् (vṛddhim) - growth (growth, increase, prosperity)

• यातः (yātaḥ) - attained, underwent (growth) (gone, obtained, attained)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of my father (of the father)

• गृहे (gṛhe) - in his house (in the house)

• बाल्ययौवनयोः (bālyayauvanayoḥ) - of childhood and youth

• मध्ये (madhye) - during (between) (in the middle, amidst, between)

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - I became established, resided (standing, situated, established)

• पदपदार्थवित् (padapadārthavit) - proficient in understanding words and their meanings (knower of words and their meanings)

Words meanings and morphology

मथुरायाम् (mathurāyām) - in Mathura (proper noun) (in Mathura)

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of mathurā

mathurā - Mathura (ancient city)

अहम् (aham) - I (the narrator) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (pronoun)

जातः (jātaḥ) - was born (born, originated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, become

Past Passive Participle

derived from root √jan (to be born), masculine nominative singular

Root: jan (class 4)

वृद्धिम् (vṛddhim) - growth (growth, increase, prosperity)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛddhi

vṛddhi - growth, increase, prosperity

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: object of `yātaḥ`

यातः (yātaḥ) - attained, underwent (growth) (gone, obtained, attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yāta

yāta - gone, arrived, obtained, undergone

Past Passive Participle

derived from root √yā (to go), masculine nominative singular

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: used transitively here in sense of 'undergone' or 'attained'

पितुः (pituḥ) - of my father (of the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: possessive, referring to `gṛhe`

गृहे (gṛhe) - in his house (in the house)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home

Root: gṛh

बाल्ययौवनयोः (bālyayauvanayoḥ) - of childhood and youth

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, dual of bālyayauvana

bālyayauvana - childhood and youth

Compound type : dvandva (bālya+yauvana)

• bālya – childhood, state of a child
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bāla
• yauvana – youth, adolescence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: yuvan

Note: takes the sense of a locative in context with `madhye`

मध्ये (madhye) - during (between) (in the middle, amidst, between)

(indeclinable)

Root: madh

Note: takes a genitive with it

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - I became established, resided (standing, situated, established)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, established, existing

Past Passive Participle

derived from root √sthā (to stand), masculine nominative singular

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: refers to the narrator `aham`

पदपदार्थवित् (padapadārthavit) - proficient in understanding words and their meanings (knower of words and their meanings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of padapadārthavit

padapadārthavit - knower of words and their meanings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pada+padārtha+vid)

• pada – word, foot, step
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)
• padārtha – meaning of a word, object, category
  noun (masculine)
  Root: artha
• vid – knowing, one who knows
  adjective (masculine)
  suffix for 'knower'
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: adjective functioning as a noun, qualifying `aham` (implied subject)