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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-26, verse-23

दिशोऽपि हि न दृश्यन्ते देशोऽप्यन्यापदेशभाक् ।
शैला अपि विशीर्यन्ते कैवास्था मादृशे जने ॥ २३ ॥
diśo'pi hi na dṛśyante deśo'pyanyāpadeśabhāk ,
śailā api viśīryante kaivāsthā mādṛśe jane 23
23. diśaḥ api hi na dṛśyante deśaḥ api anya-apadeśa-bhāk
śailāḥ api viśīryante kā eva āsthā mādṛśe jane
23. diśaḥ api hi na dṛśyante deśaḥ api anya-apadeśa-bhāk
śailāḥ api viśīryante mādṛśe jane kā eva āsthā
23. Indeed, even the directions (diś) are not clearly seen, and even places (deśa) assume a different form. Even mountains crumble away. What stability or confidence (āsthā) then can there be in a being like me?

Words meanings summery:

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  • दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters of the sky
  • अपि (api) - even, also
  • हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
  • (na) - not, no
  • दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen, appear
  • देशः (deśaḥ) - place, region, country
  • अपि (api) - even, also
  • अन्य-अपदेश-भाक् (anya-apadeśa-bhāk) - taking on another name/form, assuming a different guise
  • शैलाः (śailāḥ) - mountains
  • अपि (api) - even, also
  • विशीर्यन्ते (viśīryante) - crumble away, waste away, are disintegrated
  • का (kā) - what (feminine)
  • एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
  • आस्था (āsthā) - confidence, trust, stability, reliance
  • मादृशे (mādṛśe) - in one like me, in a person like me
  • जने (jane) - in a person, in a being

Words meanings and morphology

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters of the sky
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of diś
diś - direction, quarter of the sky
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
(indeclinable)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen, appear
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś
Root: dṛś (class 1)
देशः (deśaḥ) - place, region, country
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of deśa
deśa - place, region, country
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
अन्य-अपदेश-भाक् (anya-apadeśa-bhāk) - taking on another name/form, assuming a different guise
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anya-apadeśa-bhāj
anya-apadeśa-bhāj - having another name or pretext, assuming another guise, changing identity
From root bhāj (to possess, share).
Compound type : tatpurusha then karmadhāraya (anya+apadeśa+bhāj)
  • anya – other, another
    adjective (masculine)
  • apadeśa – name, pretext, designation, indication
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: apa
    Root: diś (class 6)
  • bhāj – possessing, sharing, partaking of
    adjective (masculine)
    Derived from root bhaj.
    Root: bhaj (class 1)
शैलाः (śailāḥ) - mountains
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śaila
śaila - mountain, rock, hill
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
विशीर्यन्ते (viśīryante) - crumble away, waste away, are disintegrated
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of vi-śṝ
Prefix: vi
Root: śṝ (class 9)
का (kā) - what (feminine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kim
kim - what, who, which
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
आस्था (āsthā) - confidence, trust, stability, reliance
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of āsthā
āsthā - confidence, trust, stability, firm belief, effort
Prefix: ā
Root: sthā (class 1)
मादृशे (mādṛśe) - in one like me, in a person like me
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of mādṛś
mādṛś - like me, similar to me
Note: Agrees with 'jane'.
जने (jane) - in a person, in a being
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of jana
jana - person, human being, creature, folk