योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-13, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य दृष्टात्मानः सुबुद्धयः ।
विचरन्तीह संसारे महान्तोऽभ्युदिता इव ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
etāṃ dṛṣṭimavaṣṭabhya dṛṣṭātmānaḥ subuddhayaḥ ,
vicarantīha saṃsāre mahānto'bhyuditā iva 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca etām dṛṣṭim avaṣṭabhya dṛṣṭātmānaḥ
subuddhayaḥ vicaranti iha saṃsāre mahāntaḥ abhyuditāḥ iva

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca: etām dṛṣṭim avaṣṭabhya,
dṛṣṭātmānaḥ subuddhayaḥ,
iha saṃsāre mahāntaḥ abhyuditāḥ iva vicaranti

1. Shri Vasishtha said: Those discerning individuals (subuddhayaḥ) who have realized the Self (ātman), holding firmly to this perspective, move about in this cycle of existence (saṃsāra) as if they were great ones who have transcended it.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Shri Vasishtha (Revered Vasishtha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke, stated)

• एताम् (etām) - this (perspective) (this (feminine accusative))

• दृष्टिम् (dṛṣṭim) - this perspective (view, sight, perspective, understanding)

• अवष्टभ्य (avaṣṭabhya) - holding firmly to (having firmly grasped, having relied upon, having supported)

• दृष्टात्मानः (dṛṣṭātmānaḥ) - those who have realized the Self (ātman) (those whose Self is seen/realized)

• सुबुद्धयः (subuddhayaḥ) - those discerning individuals (wise ones, discerning individuals, good intellects)

• विचरन्ति (vicaranti) - they move about (they wander, they move about, they live, they behave)

• इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world, at this time)

• संसारे (saṁsāre) - in this cycle of existence (saṃsāra) (in the cycle of existence, in the world)

• महान्तः (mahāntaḥ) - great ones (great ones, noble ones)

• अभ्युदिताः (abhyuditāḥ) - who have transcended it (risen, ascended, appeared, prosperous)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as if, as, similar to)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Shri Vasishtha (Revered Vasishtha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated Vedic sage), Venerable Vasiṣṭha

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke, stated)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

एताम् (etām) - this (perspective) (this (feminine accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

दृष्टिम् (dṛṣṭim) - this perspective (view, sight, perspective, understanding)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - view, sight, perception, insight, understanding

From root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अवष्टभ्य (avaṣṭabhya) - holding firmly to (having firmly grasped, having relied upon, having supported)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From prefix ava- and root stambh (to support, to make firm), with suffix -ya

Prefix: ava

Root: stambh (class 5)

दृष्टात्मानः (dṛṣṭātmānaḥ) - those who have realized the Self (ātman) (those whose Self is seen/realized)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dṛṣṭātman

dṛṣṭātman - whose Self has been seen, one who has realized the Self

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dṛṣṭa+ātman)

• dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived, observed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• ātman – Self, soul, essence, individual soul
  noun (masculine)

सुबुद्धयः (subuddhayaḥ) - those discerning individuals (wise ones, discerning individuals, good intellects)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of subuddhi

subuddhi - good understanding, sharp intellect, wise, intelligent person

Compound of su- (good) + buddhi (intellect)

Compound type : tatpurusha (su+buddhi)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception, reason
  noun (feminine)
  From root budh (to know, understand)
  Root: budh (class 1)

विचरन्ति (vicaranti) - they move about (they wander, they move about, they live, they behave)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of vi-car

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world, at this time)

(indeclinable)

संसारे (saṁsāre) - in this cycle of existence (saṃsāra) (in the cycle of existence, in the world)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - cycle of existence, transmigration, worldly life

From prefix sam- and root sṛ (to flow, run)

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

महान्तः (mahāntaḥ) - great ones (great ones, noble ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, noble, eminent, a great person

अभ्युदिताः (abhyuditāḥ) - who have transcended it (risen, ascended, appeared, prosperous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhyudita

abhyudita - risen, ascended, appeared, prosperous, exalted

Past Passive Participle

From prefixes abhi-ud- and root i (to go)

Prefixes: abhi+ud

Root: i (class 2)

इव (iva) - as if (like, as if, as, similar to)

(indeclinable)