योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-67, verse-1

श्रीराम उवाच ।
मनस्त्वयोग्यो जीवोऽयं को भवेत्परमात्मनः ।
कथं वास्मिन्समुत्पन्नः को वायं वद मे पुनः ॥ १ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
manastvayogyo jīvo'yaṃ ko bhavetparamātmanaḥ ,
kathaṃ vāsminsamutpannaḥ ko vāyaṃ vada me punaḥ 1

1. śrīrāma uvāca manas tu ayogyaḥ jīvaḥ ayam kaḥ bhavet paramātmanaḥ
katham vā asmin samutpannaḥ kaḥ vā ayam vada me punaḥ

1. śrīrāma uvāca.
tu manas ayogyaḥ (cet),
ayam paramātmanaḥ jīvaḥ kaḥ bhavet? vā asmin katham samutpannaḥ? vā ayam kaḥ? punaḥ me vada.

1. Śrī Rāma said: 'If the mind is indeed inadequate, then who is this individual soul (jīva) that belongs to the Supreme Self (paramātman)? And how did it arise in this (condition or realm)? Or who, indeed, is this (jīva)? Please explain it to me again.'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rāma, Śrī Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• मनस् (manas) - the mind, intellect

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

• अयोग्यः (ayogyaḥ) - unfit, unsuitable, inadequate, unqualified

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul, living being

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

• कः (kaḥ) - who? what?

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, could be

• परमात्मनः (paramātmanaḥ) - of the Supreme Self (ātman)

• कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

• वा (vā) - or, either

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (masculine/neuter)

• समुत्पन्नः (samutpannaḥ) - originated, arisen, born

• कः (kaḥ) - who? what?

• वा (vā) - or, either

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

• वद (vada) - tell, speak (imperative)

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rāma, Śrī Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rāma (a proper noun for the hero of Rāmāyaṇa)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

मनस् (manas) - the mind, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

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

(indeclinable)

अयोग्यः (ayogyaḥ) - unfit, unsuitable, inadequate, unqualified

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ayogya

ayogya - unfit, unsuitable, unworthy, inadequate, unqualified

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+yogya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• yogya – fit, suitable, worthy, capable (of yoga)
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  from yuj (to join, apply, concentrate)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul, living being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living, existing, individual soul, living being

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

कः (kaḥ) - who? what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, could be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

परमात्मनः (paramātmanaḥ) - of the Supreme Self (ātman)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paramātman

paramātman - the Supreme Self (ātman), the universal soul

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ātman)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate, best
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – the self, soul, essence, individual soul, universal soul
  noun (masculine)

कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (masculine/neuter)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

समुत्पन्नः (samutpannaḥ) - originated, arisen, born

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samutpanna

samutpanna - arisen, produced, born, originated

Past Passive Participle

from sam-ud-pad (to arise, be produced)

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: pad (class 4)

कः (kaḥ) - who? what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

वद (vada) - tell, speak (imperative)

(verb)

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

Root: vad (class 1)

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, us

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore

(indeclinable)

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