योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-115, verse-23

यथा गृहपतिर्गेहे विविधं हि विचेष्टते ।
न गृहं तु जडं राम तथा देहे हि जीवकः ॥ २३ ॥

yathā gṛhapatirgehe vividhaṃ hi viceṣṭate ,
na gṛhaṃ tu jaḍaṃ rāma tathā dehe hi jīvakaḥ 23

23. yathā gṛhapatiḥ gehe vividham hi viceṣṭate
na gṛham tu jaḍam rāma tathā dehe hi jīvakaḥ

23. rāma,
yathā gṛhapatiḥ gehe vividham hi viceṣṭate,
tu gṛham na jaḍam,
tathā hi jīvakaḥ dehe

23. Just as a householder indeed acts in various ways within his house, but the house itself, O Rama, is inert; similarly, the living being (jīva) indeed acts within the body.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• गृहपतिः (gṛhapatiḥ) - householder, master of the house

• गेहे (gehe) - in the house, at home

• विविधम् (vividham) - in various ways, diversely, manifold

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• विचेष्टते (viceṣṭate) - acts, endeavors, strives, moves

• न (na) - not

• गृहम् (gṛham) - house, home

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• जडम् (jaḍam) - inert, inanimate, dull, senseless

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way

• देहे (dehe) - in the body

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly

• जीवकः (jīvakaḥ) - living being, individual soul

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb

गृहपतिः (gṛhapatiḥ) - householder, master of the house

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛhapati

gṛhapati - master of the house, householder, lord of the family

Compound of gṛha and pati

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (gṛha+pati)

• gṛha – house, home, dwelling
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Root: grah (class 9)
• pati – master, lord, owner, husband
  noun (masculine)

गेहे (gehe) - in the house, at home

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of geha

geha - house, dwelling, abode

Derived from gṛha

विविधम् (vividham) - in various ways, diversely, manifold

(indeclinable)

from vi + vidhā (to arrange)

Prefix: vi

Root: vidhā (class 3)

Note: Adverbial accusative.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

Particle of emphasis or causation

विचेष्टते (viceṣṭate) - acts, endeavors, strives, moves

(verb)

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

Present middle indicative

Prefix: vi

Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation

गृहम् (gṛham) - house, home

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Subject of the negative clause.

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/particle for contrast or emphasis

जडम् (jaḍam) - inert, inanimate, dull, senseless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jaḍa

jaḍa - cold, stiff, inert, inanimate, dull, senseless

Root: jaḍ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with gṛham.

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper noun, name of a king, a deity)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Address to Rama.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb to yathā

देहे (dehe) - in the body

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, person

from root dih (to smear, grow)

Root: dih (class 4)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

Particle of emphasis or causation

जीवकः (jīvakaḥ) - living being, individual soul

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvaka

jīvaka - living being, individual soul (jīva), a livelihood

From root jīv (to live) + ka suffix

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb.