योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-9, verse-15

एषोऽस्त्रं विविधं वेत्ति त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे ।
नैतदन्यः पुमान्वेत्ति न च वेत्स्यति कश्चन ॥ १५ ॥

eṣo'straṃ vividhaṃ vetti trailokye sacarācare ,
naitadanyaḥ pumānvetti na ca vetsyati kaścana 15

15. eṣaḥ astram vividham vetti trailokye sa-carācare
na etat anyaḥ pumān vetti na ca vetsyati kaścana

15. This one knows various weapons (astra) throughout the three worlds (trailokya), including all moving and unmoving beings. No other man (puruṣa) knows this, nor will anyone ever know it.

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one (referring to Rāma) (this, this one, he)

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

• विविधम् (vividham) - various (various, diverse, manifold)

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows (knows, understands)

• त्रैलोक्ये (trailokye) - in the three worlds

• स-चराचरे (sa-carācare) - including all moving and unmoving beings (along with moving and unmoving (beings))

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the knowledge of weapons) (this)

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - any other (other, another)

• पुमान् (pumān) - man (man, male, person (puruṣa))

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows (knows, understands)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• वेत्स्यति (vetsyati) - will know (will know, will understand)

• कश्चन (kaścana) - anyone (no one) (anyone, someone (in negative contexts: no one))

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one (referring to Rāma) (this, this one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: masculine nominative singular form of etad

अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - weapon, missile

Root: as (class 4)

विविधम् (vividham) - various (various, diverse, manifold)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: agrees with astram

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows (knows, understands)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

त्रैलोक्ये (trailokye) - in the three worlds

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of trailokya

trailokya - the three worlds (heaven, earth, and netherworld)

Compound type : dvigu (tri+loka)

• tri – three
  numeral
• loka – world, realm
  noun (masculine)

स-चराचरे (sa-carācare) - including all moving and unmoving beings (along with moving and unmoving (beings))

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sa-carācara

sa-carācara - with moving and unmoving, including animate and inanimate

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+cara+acara)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• cara – moving, animate
  adjective
  Root: car (class 1)
• acara – unmoving, inanimate
  adjective
  Prefix: a
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: agrees with trailokye

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the knowledge of weapons) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: accusative singular neuter of etad

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - any other (other, another)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another

पुमान् (pumān) - man (man, male, person (puruṣa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pums

pums - man, male, person

Note: nominative singular of pums

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows (knows, understands)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

वेत्स्यति (vetsyati) - will know (will know, will understand)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

कश्चन (kaścana) - anyone (no one) (anyone, someone (in negative contexts: no one))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścana

kaścana - anyone, some (used with na for "no one")

Note: Used with na to mean "no one"

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