योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-18, verse-49

यथेदं श्रूयते चास्त्रं तामापातनिकां श्रृणु ।
विचार्यते यथार्थोऽयं यथा च परिभाषया ॥ ४९ ॥

yathedaṃ śrūyate cāstraṃ tāmāpātanikāṃ śrṛṇu ,
vicāryate yathārtho'yaṃ yathā ca paribhāṣayā 49

49. yathā idam śrūyate ca astram tām āpātanikām śṛṇu
vicāryate yathārthaḥ ayam yathā ca paribhāṣayā

49. (tvam) yathā idam astram ca śrūyate,
tām āpātanikām śṛṇu; ca yathā ayam yathārthaḥ paribhāṣayā vicāryate (tat api śṛṇu)

49. Listen to how this teaching is heard, and hear its introduction (āpātanikā). Also, listen to how its true meaning is deliberated upon with precise definitions (paribhāṣā).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - how, as, just as

• इदम् (idam) - this

• श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard, is listened to

• च (ca) - and, also

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - this teaching or scripture as a 'tool' for understanding (weapon, missile, implement, tool)

• ताम् (tām) - that

• आपातनिकाम् (āpātanikām) - introduction, prelude, summary

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• विचार्यते (vicāryate) - is considered, is deliberated, is reflected upon

• यथार्थः (yathārthaḥ) - true meaning, real sense, proper purpose

• अयम् (ayam) - this, he

• यथा (yathā) - how, as, just as

• च (ca) - and, also

• परिभाषया (paribhāṣayā) - by definition, by specific rule, by convention

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - how, as, just as

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard, is listened to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of śrū

Root: śru (class 5)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अस्त्रम् (astram) - this teaching or scripture as a 'tool' for understanding (weapon, missile, implement, tool)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - weapon, missile, implement, tool, magical weapon

Root: as (class 4)

ताम् (tām) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it (feminine singular)

आपातनिकाम् (āpātanikām) - introduction, prelude, summary

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āpātanikā

āpātanikā - introduction, prelude, summary, preliminary discourse

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śṛ

Root: śru (class 5)

विचार्यते (vicāryate) - is considered, is deliberated, is reflected upon

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vicār

Derived from root 'car' (to move) with prefix 'vi', in causative form, used passively.

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

यथार्थः (yathārthaḥ) - true meaning, real sense, proper purpose

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yathārtha

yathārtha - true meaning, real object, correctness, appropriate purpose

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+artha)

• yathā – as, according to, in such a manner
  indeclinable
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

अयम् (ayam) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here (masculine singular)

यथा (yathā) - how, as, just as

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

परिभाषया (paribhāṣayā) - by definition, by specific rule, by convention

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of paribhāṣā

paribhāṣā - definition, specific rule, convention, technical term

Prefix: pari

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)