योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-3, verse-28

अभूम् वयमेवेमे सदृशा इतरे विदः ।
अभूम वयमेवेमे नानाकारा समाशयाऽ ॥ २८ ॥

abhūm vayameveme sadṛśā itare vidaḥ ,
abhūma vayameveme nānākārā samāśayā' 28

28. abhūm vayam eva ime sadṛśāḥ itare vidaḥ
abhūma vayam eva ime nānākārāḥ samāśayāḥ

28. vayam eva ime sadṛśāḥ abhūm,
itare vidaḥ.
vayam eva ime nānākārāḥ samāśayāḥ abhūma.

28. We were indeed these, similar, as others knew. We were indeed these, of various forms, yet fundamentally of the same essential nature.

Words meanings summery:

• अभूम् (abhūm) - We were. (We were; we became.)

• वयम् (vayam) - We.

• एव (eva) - indeed. (indeed, only, just, quite.)

• इमे (ime) - these (beings/things). (these.)

• सदृशाः (sadṛśāḥ) - similar. (similar, like.)

• इतरे (itare) - others.

• विदः (vidaḥ) - they knew. (they knew; knowers.)

• अभूम (abhūma) - We were. (We were; we became.)

• वयम् (vayam) - We.

• एव (eva) - indeed. (indeed, only, just, quite.)

• इमे (ime) - these (beings/things). (these.)

• नानाकाराः (nānākārāḥ) - of various forms. (of various forms, multiform.)

• समाशयाः (samāśayāḥ) - having the same essential nature. (having the same abode/substratum/essence; common refuge.)

Words meanings and morphology

अभूम् (abhūm) - We were. (We were; we became.)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, past aorist (Luṅ) of bhū

Aorist (Luṅ)

First person plural Aorist active indicative form of the root 'bhū'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

वयम् (vayam) - We.

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us (first person pronoun)

एव (eva) - indeed. (indeed, only, just, quite.)

(indeclinable)

इमे (ime) - these (beings/things). (these.)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Nominative plural, masculine or feminine or neuter.

सदृशाः (sadṛśāḥ) - similar. (similar, like.)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - similar, like, resembling

इतरे (itare) - others.

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of itara

itara - other, different

Note: Refers to 'others' as subjects.

विदः (vidaḥ) - they knew. (they knew; knowers.)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (Liṭ) of vid

Perfect (Liṭ)

Third person plural Perfect active indicative form of the root 'vid'. Alternatively, it could be a noun 'vid' (knower) in nominative plural.

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: The form vidaḥ can also be nominative plural of 'vid' (knower), but as a verb in perfect tense, it fits 'itare vidaḥ' (others knew) well.

अभूम (abhūma) - We were. (We were; we became.)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, past aorist (Luṅ) of bhū

Aorist (Luṅ)

First person plural Aorist active indicative form of the root 'bhū'. This form is 'abhūma' (without anusvāra), unlike 'abhūm' in the first line, but both are valid forms for 1st person plural Aorist.

Root: bhū (class 1)

वयम् (vayam) - We.

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us (first person pronoun)

एव (eva) - indeed. (indeed, only, just, quite.)

(indeclinable)

इमे (ime) - these (beings/things). (these.)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Nominative plural, masculine or feminine or neuter.

नानाकाराः (nānākārāḥ) - of various forms. (of various forms, multiform.)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nānākāra

nānākāra - having various forms, multiform

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nānā+ākāra)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā

Note: Modifies 'vayam'.

समाशयाः (samāśayāḥ) - having the same essential nature. (having the same abode/substratum/essence; common refuge.)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samāśaya

samāśaya - common abode, common resort, common substratum, essential nature

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sama+āśaya)

• sama – same, equal, similar
  adjective (masculine)
• āśaya – abode, intention, substratum, essence, heart
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ā-śī' (to lie in, to rest in).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'vayam'.