योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-101, verse-16

तत्रैका परिशुष्कैव मनागप्यम्बु न द्वयोः ।
विद्यते सरितोर्दृष्टिरन्धलोचनयोरिव ॥ १६ ॥

tatraikā pariśuṣkaiva manāgapyambu na dvayoḥ ,
vidyate saritordṛṣṭirandhalocanayoriva 16

16. tatra ekā pariśuṣkā eva manāk api ambu na dvayoḥ
vidyate saritoḥ dṛṣṭiḥ andhalocanayoḥ iva

16. tatra ekā (sarit) pariśuṣkā eva (āsīt),
dvayoḥ saritoḥ api manāk ambu na vidyate andhalocanayoḥ dṛṣṭiḥ iva (asti).

16. There, one river was completely dry, and in the other two, not even a little water was found, like the sight (vision) of two blind individuals.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• एका (ekā) - one, a single (feminine)

• परिशुष्का (pariśuṣkā) - completely dry, fully dried up

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, completely

• मनाक् (manāk) - a little, slightly, scarcely

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अम्बु (ambu) - water

• न (na) - not

• द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of the two, in the two

• विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists, is present

• सरितोः (saritoḥ) - of the rivers, in the rivers (dual)

• दृष्टिः (dṛṣṭiḥ) - sight, vision, view

• अन्धलोचनयोः (andhalocanayoḥ) - of two blind-eyed persons, of two with blind eyes

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Formed from pronoun `tad` + suffix `trā`

एका (ekā) - one, a single (feminine)

(numeral)

Note: Subject.

परिशुष्का (pariśuṣkā) - completely dry, fully dried up

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pariśuṣka

pariśuṣka - completely dry, withered

past passive participle

From root śuṣ with prefix pari-, suffix -kta

Prefix: pari

Root: śuṣ (class 4)

Note: Predicative adjective for `ekā`.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, completely

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes `pariśuṣkā`.

मनाक् (manāk) - a little, slightly, scarcely

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Joins with `manāk`.

अम्बु (ambu) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ambu

ambu - water

Note: Subject of `vidyate`.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates `vidyate`.

द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of the two, in the two

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies `saritoḥ`.

विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists, is present

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

present middle indicative

third person singular present middle (ātmanepada)

Root: vid (class 4)

Note: Main verb for the second part of the sentence.

सरितोः (saritoḥ) - of the rivers, in the rivers (dual)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, dual of sarit

sarit - river, stream

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Indicates the location where water is not found.

दृष्टिः (dṛṣṭiḥ) - sight, vision, view

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - sight, vision, view, eye

From root dṛś with suffix -kti

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied verb 'is' (asti).

अन्धलोचनयोः (andhalocanayoḥ) - of two blind-eyed persons, of two with blind eyes

(noun)

Genitive, dual of andhalocana

andhalocana - having blind eyes, blind-eyed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (andha+locana)

• andha – blind
  adjective (masculine)
• locana – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: loc (class 10)

Note: Indicates possession (of sight).

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for simile.