योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-185, verse-7

ततोऽहं दुःखितो भूयः कदम्बतरुतापसम् ।
गतो दुःखोपघाताय तज्ज्ञानं प्रष्टुमादृतः ॥ ७ ॥

tato'haṃ duḥkhito bhūyaḥ kadambatarutāpasam ,
gato duḥkhopaghātāya tajjñānaṃ praṣṭumādṛtaḥ 7

7. tataḥ aham duḥkhitaḥ bhūyaḥ kadambatarutāpasam
gataḥ duḥkhopaghātāya tat jñānam praṣṭum ādṛtaḥ

7. tataḥ bhūyaḥ duḥkhitaḥ aham duḥkhopaghātāya tat
jñānam praṣṭum ādṛtaḥ kadambatarutāpasam gataḥ

7. Then, distressed again, I went to the ascetic (tapasvin) under the Kadamba tree, eager to ask him for his knowledge, so that my sorrow might be alleviated.

Words meanings summery:

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

• अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker) (I)

• दुःखितः (duḥkhitaḥ) - distressed (distressed, sorrowful, unhappy)

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again (again, further, more)

• कदम्बतरुतापसम् (kadambatarutāpasam) - to the ascetic (tapasvin) under the Kadamba tree (to the ascetic under a Kadamba tree)

• गतः (gataḥ) - went (gone, went, attained)

• दुःखोपघाताय (duḥkhopaghātāya) - for the alleviation of sorrow (for the removal/alleviation of sorrow)

• तत् (tat) - his (referring to the ascetic's) (that, his)

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge (knowledge, wisdom)

• प्रष्टुम् (praṣṭum) - to ask, to question

• आदृतः (ādṛtaḥ) - eager (eager, respectful, esteemed, undertaken)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from that, thereafter)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun

दुःखितः (duḥkhitaḥ) - distressed (distressed, sorrowful, unhappy)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duḥkhita

duḥkhita - distressed, sorrowful, unhappy

Past Passive Participle

From root duhkh (to be distressed) + ita suffix

Root: duhkh (class 1)

Note: Modifies aham.

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again (again, further, more)

(indeclinable)

Comparative form of bahu (much) or derived from root bhū (to be)

कदम्बतरुतापसम् (kadambatarutāpasam) - to the ascetic (tapasvin) under the Kadamba tree (to the ascetic under a Kadamba tree)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kadambatarutāpasa

kadambatarutāpasa - ascetic under a Kadamba tree

Compound formed by Kadamba (a tree) + taru (tree) + tāpasvin (ascetic)

Compound type : karmadharaya/tatpurusha (kadamba+taru+tāpasa)

• kadamba – Kadamba tree (Neolamarckia cadamba)
  noun (masculine)
• taru – tree
  noun (masculine)
  Root: tṛ (class 1)
• tāpasa – ascetic, hermit, one who performs austerities (tapas)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from tapas
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Object of gataḥ.

गतः (gataḥ) - went (gone, went, attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, went, reached

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go) + kta suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies aham.

दुःखोपघाताय (duḥkhopaghātāya) - for the alleviation of sorrow (for the removal/alleviation of sorrow)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of duḥkhopaghāta

duḥkhopaghāta - alleviation of sorrow, destruction of misery

Compound of duḥkha (sorrow) + upaghāta (destruction/removal/alleviation)

Compound type : tatpurusha (duḥkha+upaghāta)

• duḥkha – sorrow, suffering, misery
  noun (neuter)
• upaghāta – striking, hurting, damage, removal, alleviation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from upa- + han (to strike, kill)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Indicates purpose.

तत् (tat) - his (referring to the ascetic's) (that, his)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Modifies jñānam.

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge (knowledge, wisdom)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding

From root jñā (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Object of the infinitive praṣṭum.

प्रष्टुम् (praṣṭum) - to ask, to question

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of root prach (to ask) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Expresses purpose.

आदृतः (ādṛtaḥ) - eager (eager, respectful, esteemed, undertaken)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādṛta

ādṛta - eager, respected, honored, begun

Past Passive Participle

From prefix ā- + root dṛ (to honor, regard) + kta suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: dṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies aham.

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