योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-10, verse-23

एक एव वसन्देशे जनशून्ये जनेश्वर ।
न हसत्येकया बुद्ध्या न गायति न रोदिति ॥ २३ ॥

eka eva vasandeśe janaśūnye janeśvara ,
na hasatyekayā buddhyā na gāyati na roditi 23

23. ekaḥ eva vasan deśe janaśūnye janeśvara na
hasati ekayā buddhyā na gāyati na roditi

23. O lord of men, dwelling alone in a deserted place, he neither laughs, sings, nor cries, maintaining a singular intellect.

Words meanings summery:

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, single, unique

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• वसन् (vasan) - dwelling, residing, living

• देशे (deśe) - in a place, in a country, in a region

• जनशून्ये (janaśūnye) - in a deserted (place), in a desolate (place), devoid of people

• जनेश्वर (janeśvara) - O lord of men, O king

• न (na) - not, no

• हसति (hasati) - he laughs, it laughs

• एकया (ekayā) - with one, with a single

• बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - with intellect, with understanding, with mind

• न (na) - not, no

• गायति (gāyati) - he sings, it sings

• न (na) - not, no

• रोदिति (roditi) - he cries, it cries

Words meanings and morphology

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, single, unique

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, sole

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

वसन् (vasan) - dwelling, residing, living

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vas

vas - to dwell, to live, to reside

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Present active participle of √vas.

देशे (deśe) - in a place, in a country, in a region

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, country, region, spot

जनशून्ये (janaśūnye) - in a deserted (place), in a desolate (place), devoid of people

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of janaśūnya

janaśūnya - devoid of people, deserted, desolate

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+śūnya)

• jana – person, people, man
  noun (masculine)
• śūnya – empty, void, devoid of
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'deśe'.

जनेश्वर (janeśvara) - O lord of men, O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of janeśvara

janeśvara - lord of men, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+īśvara)

• jana – person, people, man
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हसति (hasati) - he laughs, it laughs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of has

Root: has (class 1)

एकया (ekayā) - with one, with a single

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, sole

Note: Qualifies 'buddhyā'.

बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - with intellect, with understanding, with mind

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, mind, discernment

Root: budh

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

गायति (gāyati) - he sings, it sings

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gā

Root: gā (class 3)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

रोदिति (roditi) - he cries, it cries

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of rud

Root: rud (class 2)