योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-55, verse-61

यथोत्तराब्धिजनता दक्षिणाब्धिजनं स्थितम् ।
न किंचिदपि जानाति निजसंवेदनादृते ॥ ६१ ॥

yathottarābdhijanatā dakṣiṇābdhijanaṃ sthitam ,
na kiṃcidapi jānāti nijasaṃvedanādṛte 61

61. yathā uttarābdhijanatā dakṣiṇābdhijanam sthitam
na kiṃcit api jānāti nija saṃvedanāt ṛte

61. yathā uttarābdhijanatā dakṣiṇābdhijanam sthitam
nija saṃvedanāt ṛte kiṃcit api na jānāti

61. Just as the people of the northern ocean know nothing of those situated in the southern ocean, knowing nothing at all except through their own direct experience.

Words meanings summery:

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

• उत्तराब्धिजनता (uttarābdhijanatā) - people of the northern ocean

• दक्षिणाब्धिजनम् (dakṣiṇābdhijanam) - people of the southern ocean

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, dwelling, standing

• न (na) - not, no

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something

• अपि (api) - even, also, at all

• जानाति (jānāti) - knows, understands

• निज (nija) - own, proper, one's own

• संवेदनात् (saṁvedanāt) - from perception, from experience

• ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for, apart from

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

उत्तराब्धिजनता (uttarābdhijanatā) - people of the northern ocean

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of uttarābdhijanatā

uttarābdhijanatā - people of the northern ocean

Compound type : tatpurusha (uttara+abdhi+janatā)

• uttara – northern, upper, later
  adjective
• abdhi – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• janatā – people, multitude, community
  noun (feminine)

दक्षिणाब्धिजनम् (dakṣiṇābdhijanam) - people of the southern ocean

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dakṣiṇābdhijana

dakṣiṇābdhijana - people of the southern ocean

Compound type : tatpurusha (dakṣiṇa+abdhi+jana)

• dakṣiṇa – southern, right
  adjective
• abdhi – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• jana – person, people, creature
  noun (masculine)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, dwelling, standing

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - situated, stood, dwelling, existing

Past Passive Participle

Formed from √sthā with suffix -ta.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `dakṣiṇābdhijanam`.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - anything, something, a little

अपि (api) - even, also, at all

(indeclinable)

जानाति (jānāti) - knows, understands

(verb)

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

Present Active

Root `jñā`, 9th class, `jānāti` form.

Root: jñā (class 9)

निज (nija) - own, proper, one's own

(adjective)

of nija

nija - own, inherent, natural

Note: Modifies `saṃvedanāt`.

संवेदनात् (saṁvedanāt) - from perception, from experience

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of saṃvedanā

saṁvedanā - perception, experience, consciousness, sensation

Derived from `sam-√vid` (to know, perceive).

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 6)

ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for, apart from

(indeclinable)