योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-10, verse-26

न विद्मः किमसौ याति किं करोति किमीहते ।
किं ध्यायति किमायाति कथं किमनुधावति ॥ २६ ॥

na vidmaḥ kimasau yāti kiṃ karoti kimīhate ,
kiṃ dhyāyati kimāyāti kathaṃ kimanudhāvati 26

26. na vidmaḥ kim asau yāti kim karoti kim īhate
kim dhyāyati kim āyāti katham kim anudhāvati

26. We do not know what that person attains, what he does, or what he endeavors for. We do not know what he meditates (dhyāna) on, what he approaches, or how he pursues anything.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• विद्मः (vidmaḥ) - we know, we understand

• किम् (kim) - what?, which?

• असौ (asau) - that person (referred to in previous verses) (that one, he, she, it)

• याति (yāti) - he attains (as in, what is his destination or achievement) (he goes, he moves, he attains)

• किम् (kim) - what?, which?

• करोति (karoti) - he does, he makes

• किम् (kim) - what?, which?

• ईहते (īhate) - he desires, he strives, he attempts

• किम् (kim) - what?, which?

• ध्यायति (dhyāyati) - he meditates, he contemplates

• किम् (kim) - what?, which?

• आयाति (āyāti) - he comes, he approaches, he obtains

• कथम् (katham) - how?, in what manner?

• किम् (kim) - what?, which?

• अनुधावति (anudhāvati) - he pursues, he runs after, he follows

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'vidmaḥ'.

विद्मः (vidmaḥ) - we know, we understand

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what?, which?

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, which?, who?

Note: Acts as the object for 'yāti', 'karoti', 'īhate', etc.

असौ (asau) - that person (referred to in previous verses) (that one, he, she, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one, such a one

Note: Subject of the following verbs.

याति (yāti) - he attains (as in, what is his destination or achievement) (he goes, he moves, he attains)

(verb)

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

Root: yā (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what?, which?

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, which?, who?

Note: Object for 'karoti'.

करोति (karoti) - he does, he makes

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

किम् (kim) - what?, which?

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, which?, who?

Note: Object for 'īhate'.

ईहते (īhate) - he desires, he strives, he attempts

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of īh

Root: īh (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what?, which?

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, which?, who?

Note: Object for 'dhyāyati'.

ध्यायति (dhyāyati) - he meditates, he contemplates

(verb)

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

Root: dhyā (class 1)

Note: The term 'dhyāna' (meditation) is a significant concept in Indian philosophy.

किम् (kim) - what?, which?

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, which?, who?

Note: Object for 'āyāti'.

आयाति (āyāti) - he comes, he approaches, he obtains

(verb)

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

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

कथम् (katham) - how?, in what manner?

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what?, which?

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, which?, who?

Note: Object for 'anudhāvati'.

अनुधावति (anudhāvati) - he pursues, he runs after, he follows

(verb)

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

Prefix: anu

Root: dhāv (class 1)