योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-117, verse-4

तत्र सप्तप्रकारा त्वमज्ञानस्य भुवं श्रृणु ।
ततः सप्तप्रकारां त्वं श्रोष्यसि ज्ञानभूमिकाम् ॥ ४ ॥

tatra saptaprakārā tvamajñānasya bhuvaṃ śrṛṇu ,
tataḥ saptaprakārāṃ tvaṃ śroṣyasi jñānabhūmikām 4

4. tatra saptaprakārām tvam ajñānasya bhuvam śṛṇu
tataḥ saptaprakārām tvam śroṣyasi jñānabhūmikām

4. tatra tvam ajñānasya saptaprakārām bhuvam śṛṇu
tataḥ tvam saptaprakārām jñānabhūmikām śroṣyasi

4. First, you listen to the seven-fold stage of ignorance. Then, you will hear about the seven-fold stage of knowledge.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that matter, in this regard

• सप्तप्रकाराम् (saptaprakārām) - seven-fold, of seven types

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अज्ञानस्य (ajñānasya) - of ignorance

• भुवम् (bhuvam) - the stage/ground

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• सप्तप्रकाराम् (saptaprakārām) - seven-fold, of seven types

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• श्रोष्यसि (śroṣyasi) - you will hear

• ज्ञानभूमिकाम् (jñānabhūmikām) - the stage of knowledge

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that matter, in this regard

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from pronoun tad.

Note: Used to introduce the first point.

सप्तप्रकाराम् (saptaprakārām) - seven-fold, of seven types

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saptaprakāra

saptaprakāra - of seven kinds, seven-fold, seven types

Compound of sapta (seven) and prakāra (kind/type).

Compound type : dvigu (sapta+prakāra)

• sapta – seven
  indeclinable
• prakāra – kind, type, manner, mode, form
  noun (masculine)
  From pra + root kṛ (to do/make).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies bhuvam.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Second person singular pronoun.

Note: Subject of śṛṇu.

अज्ञानस्य (ajñānasya) - of ignorance

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of ajñāna

ajñāna - ignorance (ajñāna), nescience

a (not) + jñāna (knowledge).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jñāna)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• jñāna – knowledge (jñāna), wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  From root jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies bhuvam (stage of ignorance).

भुवम् (bhuvam) - the stage/ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, place, stage, state

From root bhū (to be).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of śṛṇu.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of śru

imperative active

From root śru.

Root: śru (class 5)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from pronoun tad.

Note: Temporal adverb.

सप्तप्रकाराम् (saptaprakārām) - seven-fold, of seven types

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saptaprakāra

saptaprakāra - of seven kinds, seven-fold, seven types

Compound of sapta (seven) and prakāra (kind/type).

Compound type : dvigu (sapta+prakāra)

• sapta – seven
  indeclinable
• prakāra – kind, type, manner, mode, form
  noun (masculine)
  From pra + root kṛ (to do/make).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies jñānabhūmikām.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Second person singular pronoun.

Note: Subject of śroṣyasi.

श्रोष्यसि (śroṣyasi) - you will hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of śru

future active

From root śru.

Root: śru (class 5)

ज्ञानभूमिकाम् (jñānabhūmikām) - the stage of knowledge

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jñānabhūmikā

jñānabhūmikā - stage of knowledge, level of knowledge

Compound of jñāna (knowledge) and bhūmikā (stage).

Compound type : tatpurusha (jñāna+bhūmikā)

• jñāna – knowledge (jñāna), wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  From root jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• bhūmikā – ground, stage, level, role
  noun (feminine)
  From root bhū (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of śroṣyasi.

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