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

श्रीराम उवाच ।
वृत्तेऽस्मिन्नेवमेतेषां कालादीनां महामुने ।
संसारनाम्नि कैवास्था मादृशानां वदत्विह ॥ १ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
vṛtte'sminnevameteṣāṃ kālādīnāṃ mahāmune ,
saṃsāranāmni kaivāsthā mādṛśānāṃ vadatviha 1

1. śrīrāma uvāca vṛtte asmin evaṃ eteṣām kāla-ādīnām
mahāmune saṃsāra-nāmni kā eva āsthā mādṛśānām vadatu iha

1. mahāmune,
eteṣām kāla-ādīnām saṃsāra-nāmni asmin evaṃ vṛtte,
iha mādṛśānām kā eva āsthā? vadatu.
śrīrāma uvāca.

1. Śrī Rāma said: "O great sage, when these phenomena, beginning with time (kāla), revolve in this manner within what is called the cycle of existence (saṃsāra), what reliance can people like me place in it? Please tell me here."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rāma, Śrī Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• वृत्ते (vṛtte) - having revolved, having transpired, when it has happened

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these

• काल-आदीनाम् (kāla-ādīnām) - of phenomena like time (kāla) (of those beginning with time, of time and others)

• महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage

• संसार-नाम्नि (saṁsāra-nāmni) - within the cycle of existence (saṃsāra) (in that which is called saṃsāra, in the name of saṃsāra)

• का (kā) - what, what kind of

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• आस्था (āsthā) - reliance, confidence, stability, attention

• मादृशानाम् (mādṛśānām) - of those like me, of people like me

• वदतु (vadatu) - please tell me (may he speak, let him say, please tell)

• इह (iha) - here, in this matter

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rāma, Śrī Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rāma, the illustrious Rāma

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – auspicious, prosperous, revered; wealth, prosperity, beauty
  adjective (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (a proper name, the seventh avatāra of Viṣṇu)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

वृत्ते (vṛtte) - having revolved, having transpired, when it has happened

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - revolved, transpired, happened, past

Past Passive Participle

from root vṛt (to turn, exist)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to the context or situation.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etat

etat - this, these

Note: Refers to kālādīnām.

काल-आदीनाम् (kāla-ādīnām) - of phenomena like time (kāla) (of those beginning with time, of time and others)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kālādi

kālādi - beginning with time, time and others

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+ādi)

• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, etc.
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to various afflictions or impermanent factors like time.

महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to Vasiṣṭha.

संसार-नाम्नि (saṁsāra-nāmni) - within the cycle of existence (saṃsāra) (in that which is called saṃsāra, in the name of saṃsāra)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃsāranāman

saṁsāranāman - that which is named saṃsāra

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃsāra+nāman)

• saṃsāra – cycle of birth, death, and rebirth; transmigration
  noun (masculine)
  from saṃ-sṛ (to flow together, to move through)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• nāman – name, appellation
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates the domain or context where the 'revolving' takes place.

का (kā) - what, what kind of

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Qualifies āsthā.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

आस्था (āsthā) - reliance, confidence, stability, attention

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āsthā

āsthā - reliance, trust, confidence, stability, perseverance

from ā-sthā (to stand upon, rely on)

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject of the interrogative sentence.

मादृशानाम् (mādṛśānām) - of those like me, of people like me

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mādṛśa

mādṛśa - like me, such as I

derived from mad (me) + dṛś (seeing, appearing like)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mat+dṛśa)

• mat – me (pronominal stem)
  pronoun
• dṛśa – appearing like, resembling
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies āsthā indirectly, indicating whose reliance.

वदतु (vadatu) - please tell me (may he speak, let him say, please tell)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of vad

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: A request from Rāma to Vasiṣṭha.

इह (iha) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the current discussion or context.