योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-47, verse-4

तेनासावेव जयति जीयते च विदूरथः ।
ज्ञप्तिरन्तर्गता संविदेतां मां यो यदा यथा ॥ ४ ॥

tenāsāveva jayati jīyate ca vidūrathaḥ ,
jñaptirantargatā saṃvidetāṃ māṃ yo yadā yathā 4

4. tena asau eva jayati jīyate ca vidūrathaḥ
jñaptiḥ antargatā saṃvid etām mām yaḥ yadā yathā

4. tena asau eva jayati ca vidūrathaḥ jīyate etām
mām jñaptiḥ antargatā saṃvid yaḥ yadā yathā

4. Therefore, that very person (the enemy) is victorious, and Vidūratha is defeated. This is my inherent understanding (jñapti), my inner consciousness (saṃvid): whoever directs me, whenever, and however...

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that, therefore

• असौ (asau) - that one (masculine nominative)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

• जयति (jayati) - wins, is victorious, conquers

• जीयते (jīyate) - is defeated, is conquered

• च (ca) - and, also

• विदूरथः (vidūrathaḥ) - Vidūratha (proper name)

• ज्ञप्तिः (jñaptiḥ) - knowledge, understanding, perception

• अन्तर्गता (antargatā) - internal, hidden, contained within

• संविद् (saṁvid) - inner consciousness (saṃvid), inherent knowledge (saṃvid) (consciousness, awareness, knowledge (saṃvid))

• एताम् (etām) - this (feminine accusative)

• माम् (mām) - me (accusative of asmad)

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever, which (masculine nominative)

• यदा (yadā) - when, whenever

• यथा (yathā) - as, how, in whatever manner

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by him, by that, therefore

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

असौ (asau) - that one (masculine nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that (yonder), this

एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

जयति (jayati) - wins, is victorious, conquers

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of ji

Root: ji (class 1)

जीयते (jīyate) - is defeated, is conquered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of ji

Root: ji (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

विदूरथः (vidūrathaḥ) - Vidūratha (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidūratha

vidūratha - Vidūratha (a proper name)

ज्ञप्तिः (jñaptiḥ) - knowledge, understanding, perception

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jñapti

jñapti - knowledge, understanding, information

Derived from the root jñā 'to know'

Root: jñā

अन्तर्गता (antargatā) - internal, hidden, contained within

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of antargata

antargata - gone inside, contained, inherent, internal

Compound type : tatpurusha (antar+gata)

• antar – within, inside, between
  indeclinable
• gata – gone, reached, obtained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam 'to go'
  Root: gam (class 1)

संविद् (saṁvid) - inner consciousness (saṃvid), inherent knowledge (saṃvid) (consciousness, awareness, knowledge (saṃvid))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvid

saṁvid - consciousness, knowledge, understanding, awareness

एताम् (etām) - this (feminine accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

माम् (mām) - me (accusative of asmad)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

यः (yaḥ) - whoever, which (masculine nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

यदा (yadā) - when, whenever

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - as, how, in whatever manner

(indeclinable)

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