योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-5, verse-6

मुग्धबुद्धिमनात्मज्ञं कं त्वं सुचिरजीवितम् ।
स्मरसीति मया पृष्टेनोक्तं तेनेदमङ्ग मे ॥ ६ ॥

mugdhabuddhimanātmajñaṃ kaṃ tvaṃ sucirajīvitam ,
smarasīti mayā pṛṣṭenoktaṃ tenedamaṅga me 6

6. mugdhabuddhim anātmajñam kam tvam sucirajīvitam
smarasi iti mayā pṛṣṭena uktam tena idam aṅga me

6. mayā pṛṣṭena tena aṅga idam me uktam tvam
mugdhabuddhim anātmajñam sucirajīvitam kam smarasi iti

6. When I asked him, 'Whom do you remember who is bewildered of mind, ignorant of the self (ātman), and long-lived?', O dear one, this was spoken to me by him.

Words meanings summery:

• मुग्धबुद्धिम् (mugdhabuddhim) - of bewildered intellect, having a deluded mind

• अनात्मज्ञम् (anātmajñam) - ignorant of the self, not knowing the ātman

• कम् (kam) - whom, what

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• सुचिरजीवितम् (sucirajīvitam) - long-lived, having lived for a very long time

• स्मरसि (smarasi) - you remember

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• मया (mayā) - by me

• पृष्टेन (pṛṣṭena) - by (one who was) asked, having been questioned by

• उक्तम् (uktam) - was said, spoken

• तेन (tena) - by him

• इदम् (idam) - this

• अङ्ग (aṅga) - O dear one, O friend, indeed

• मे (me) - to me, for me

Words meanings and morphology

मुग्धबुद्धिम् (mugdhabuddhim) - of bewildered intellect, having a deluded mind

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mugdhabuddhi

mugdhabuddhi - deluded intellect, bewildered mind

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mugdha+buddhi)

• mugdha – confused, bewildered, foolish, ignorant
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `muh` (to be bewildered, confused).
  Root: muh (class 4)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception, mind
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root `budh` (to know, understand).
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular masculine, modifying `kam`.

अनात्मज्ञम् (anātmajñam) - ignorant of the self, not knowing the ātman

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anātmajña

anātmajña - ignorant of the self (ātman)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ātman+jña)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negating prefix.
• ātman – self, soul, essence, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knowing, knower of
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root `jñā` (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Accusative singular masculine, modifying `kam`.

कम् (kam) - whom, what

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Accusative singular masculine of `kim`.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you (singular)

सुचिरजीवितम् (sucirajīvitam) - long-lived, having lived for a very long time

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sucirajīvita

sucirajīvita - long-lived, having lived for a very long time

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sucira+jīvita)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'good, well, very'.
• cira – long time, lasting
  adjective (masculine)
• jīvita – lived, living, alive
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `jīv` (to live).
  Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular masculine, modifying `kam`.

स्मरसि (smarasi) - you remember

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of smṛ

Root: smṛ (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to mark the end of a quotation.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

पृष्टेन (pṛṣṭena) - by (one who was) asked, having been questioned by

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `prach` (to ask).

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'him' (tena).

उक्तम् (uktam) - was said, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `vac` (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used impersonally in a passive construction, 'it was said'.

तेन (tena) - by him

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Refers to the statement that follows.

अङ्ग (aṅga) - O dear one, O friend, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an interjection, addressing the listener.

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: The enclitic form of the dative/genitive singular of `aham`.

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