योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-4, verse-37

श्रीराम उवाच ।
भगवन्मनसो रूपं कीदृशं वद मे स्फुटम् ।
यस्मात्तेनेयमखिला तन्यते लोकमञ्जरी ॥ ३७ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
bhagavanmanaso rūpaṃ kīdṛśaṃ vada me sphuṭam ,
yasmātteneyamakhilā tanyate lokamañjarī 37

37. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca bhagavan manasaḥ rūpam kīdṛśam vada me
sphuṭam yasmāt tena iyam akhilā tanyate lokamañjarī

37. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca bhagavan,
manasaḥ rūpam kīdṛśam? me sphuṭam vada.
yasmāt tena iyam akhilā lokamañjarī tanyate.

37. Shri Rama said: 'O revered one, please tell me clearly what the nature of the mind (manas) is, because by it this entire vast expanse of worlds is spread out.'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Shri Rama

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one, O worshipful one, O Lord

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, appearance, characteristic

• कीदृशम् (kīdṛśam) - of what kind, what sort, how

• वद (vada) - tell, say, speak

• मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

• स्फुटम् (sphuṭam) - clearly, distinctly, manifest

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because (from which, because of which, since, whereby)

• तेन (tena) - by it (referring to manas) (by him, by it)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• अखिला (akhilā) - entire, whole, all, complete

• तन्यते (tanyate) - is spread, is extended, is stretched

• लोकमञ्जरी (lokamañjarī) - vast expanse of worlds (the creeper of worlds, the sprout of worlds (figurative for the manifestation of worlds))

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Shri Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Shri Rama (a respectful address for Rama)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – glory, wealth, prosperity, beauty, Lakshmi (a respectful prefix)
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rama
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense (liṭ), 3rd person singular active parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one, O worshipful one, O Lord

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, glorious, divine, worshipful, Lord

मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, understanding, heart

Root: man (class 4)

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, appearance, characteristic

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature, characteristic, beauty

कीदृशम् (kīdṛśam) - of what kind, what sort, how

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kīdṛśa

kīdṛśa - of what kind, of what nature, what sort

वद (vada) - tell, say, speak

(verb)

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

Imperative (loṭ), 2nd person singular active parasmaipada

Root: vad (class 1)

मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, my, me

स्फुटम् (sphuṭam) - clearly, distinctly, manifest

(indeclinable)

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because (from which, because of which, since, whereby)

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by it (referring to manas) (by him, by it)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

अखिला (akhilā) - entire, whole, all, complete

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of akhila

akhila - entire, whole, all, complete, without any deficiency

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+khila)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• khila – gap, void, waste land, deficient
  noun (neuter)

तन्यते (tanyate) - is spread, is extended, is stretched

(verb)

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

Present tense (laṭ), 3rd person singular passive voice, ātmanepada form (often used for passive)

Root: tan (class 8)

लोकमञ्जरी (lokamañjarī) - vast expanse of worlds (the creeper of worlds, the sprout of worlds (figurative for the manifestation of worlds))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of lokamañjarī

lokamañjarī - creeper of worlds, sprout of worlds, manifestation of worlds

Compound type : genitive tatpuruṣa (loka+mañjarī)

• loka – world, realm, people, vision
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 1)
• mañjarī – sprout, cluster, spray, creeper, twig, tendril
  noun (feminine)