योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-6, verse-2

एतावन्तमहं कालं सुप्त आसं जडात्मकः ।
इदानीं संप्रबुद्धोऽस्मि प्रसादादात्मनो मुने ॥ २ ॥

etāvantamahaṃ kālaṃ supta āsaṃ jaḍātmakaḥ ,
idānīṃ saṃprabuddho'smi prasādādātmano mune 2

2. etāvantam aham kālam suptaḥ āsam jaḍātmakaḥ
idānīm samprabuddhaḥ asmi prasādāt ātmanaḥ mune

2. aham etāvantam kālam suptaḥ jaḍātmakaḥ āsam idānīm,
mune,
ātmanaḥ prasādāt samprabuddhaḥ asmi

2. For such a long time, I was asleep, dull in my intrinsic nature (ātman). Now, O sage, I have become fully awakened by your grace.

Words meanings summery:

• एतावन्तम् (etāvantam) - for so long (time) (so much, so long, of such extent)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• कालम् (kālam) - time (duration) (time, period, season)

• सुप्तः (suptaḥ) - asleep (asleep, sleeping, dormant)

• आसम् (āsam) - I was

• जडात्मकः (jaḍātmakaḥ) - dull in intrinsic nature (ātman) (dull-natured, sluggish-souled, inert in intrinsic nature (ātman))

• इदानीम् (idānīm) - now (now, at this time)

• सम्प्रबुद्धः (samprabuddhaḥ) - fully awakened (fully awakened, completely enlightened)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• प्रसादात् (prasādāt) - by grace (by grace, by favor, through kindness)

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of your (self) (of the self, of yourself, of the soul)

• मुने (mune) - O sage (O sage, O ascetic)

Words meanings and morphology

एतावन्तम् (etāvantam) - for so long (time) (so much, so long, of such extent)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of etāvat

etāvat - so much, so large, so long, of such a degree

derived from pronominal base eta + suffix vat

Note: Qualifies kālam.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

कालम् (kālam) - time (duration) (time, period, season)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, duration

Root: kal (class 10)

सुप्तः (suptaḥ) - asleep (asleep, sleeping, dormant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of supta

supta - asleep, slept, dormant

past passive participle

derived from √svap with suffix -ta

Root: svap (class 1)

आसम् (āsam) - I was

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of √as

imperfect tense (laṅ)

1st person singular active

Root: as (class 2)

जडात्मकः (jaḍātmakaḥ) - dull in intrinsic nature (ātman) (dull-natured, sluggish-souled, inert in intrinsic nature (ātman))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaḍātmaka

jaḍātmaka - dull-natured, having a sluggish self, inert in essence

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jaḍa+ātman)

• jaḍa – inert, dull, cold, stupid, motionless
  adjective
  Root: jaḍ (class 10)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Agrees with aham.

इदानीम् (idānīm) - now (now, at this time)

(indeclinable)

सम्प्रबुद्धः (samprabuddhaḥ) - fully awakened (fully awakened, completely enlightened)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samprabuddha

samprabuddha - fully awakened, completely enlightened

past passive participle

derived from √budh with prefixes sam and pra

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with aham.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √as

present tense (laṭ)

1st person singular active

Root: as (class 2)

प्रसादात् (prasādāt) - by grace (by grace, by favor, through kindness)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of prasāda

prasāda - grace, favor, kindness, clearness, serenity

from √sad with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of your (self) (of the self, of yourself, of the soul)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, intrinsic nature

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Here functions as 'your' (referring to the sage).

मुने (mune) - O sage (O sage, O ascetic)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, saint

Root: man (class 8)

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