योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-67, verse-5

श्रीराम उवाच ।
एवं स्थिते मुनिश्रेष्ठ दैवं नाम किमुच्यते ।
किमुच्यते तथा कर्म कारणं च किमुच्यते ॥ ५ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
evaṃ sthite muniśreṣṭha daivaṃ nāma kimucyate ,
kimucyate tathā karma kāraṇaṃ ca kimucyate 5

5. śrī-rāma uvāca | evam sthite muni-śreṣṭha daivam nāma
kim ucyate | kim ucyate tathā karma kāraṇam ca kim ucyate

5. śrī-rāma uvāca muni-śreṣṭha,
evam sthite daivam nāma kim ucyate? tathā karma kim ucyate? ca kāraṇam kim ucyate?

5. Śrī Rāma said: "O best of sages, given this situation, what is referred to as 'fate' (daiva)? What is also called 'action' (karma), and what is understood as a 'cause'?"

Words meanings summery:

• श्री-राम (śrī-rāma) - Lord Rama (as the speaker) (Lord Rama, Rama, the auspicious one)

• उवाच (uvāca) - (He) said (said, spoke)

• एवम् (evam) - this being the case, given this situation (thus, so, in this manner)

• स्थिते (sthite) - given this situation, it being so (being, situated, standing)

• मुनि-श्रेष्ठ (muni-śreṣṭha) - O best among the reclusive wise men (best of sages, O foremost sage)

• दैवम् (daivam) - fate, the principle of destiny (daiva) (fate, destiny, divine power)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, referred to as (name, by name, indeed)

• किम् (kim) - what (interrogative pronoun) (what, who, which)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is referred to (is said, is called, is declared)

• तथा (tathā) - also, and similarly (thus, so, in the same way, also)

• कर्म (karma) - action (karma), the principle of action and its results (action, deed, ritual, consequence of action (karma))

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, the underlying reason (cause, reason)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

Words meanings and morphology

श्री-राम (śrī-rāma) - Lord Rama (as the speaker) (Lord Rama, Rama, the auspicious one)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrī-rāma

śrī-rāma - the auspicious Rāma, Lord Rāma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – auspicious, glorious, prosperity, wealth, goddess Lakṣmī
  adjective (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (the epic hero), pleasing, charming
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - (He) said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect active indicative

Third person singular, perfect tense, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - this being the case, given this situation (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

स्थिते (sthite) - given this situation, it being so (being, situated, standing)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, existing, situated, abiding

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root sthā- 'to stand' with suffix -ta.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Grammatically neuter singular locative, agreeing with an implied 'sati' or 'vacaḥ'. Often functions adverbially in locative absolute.

मुनि-श्रेष्ठ (muni-śreṣṭha) - O best among the reclusive wise men (best of sages, O foremost sage)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni-śreṣṭha

muni-śreṣṭha - best of sages, foremost ascetic

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+śreṣṭha)

• muni – sage, ascetic, seer, wise man
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, supreme
  adjective
  Superlative degree of 'praśasya' (praise-worthy)

दैवम् (daivam) - fate, the principle of destiny (daiva) (fate, destiny, divine power)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of daiva

daiva - divine, relating to gods, fate, destiny

From deva 'god' + suffix -a (forming adjective 'divine' or noun 'fate').

नाम (nāma) - by name, referred to as (name, by name, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Though historically a neuter noun, it functions as an indeclinable 'by name'.

किम् (kim) - what (interrogative pronoun) (what, who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which (interrogative pronoun/adjective)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is referred to (is said, is called, is declared)

(verb)

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

Present passive indicative

Third person singular, present tense, passive voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - also, and similarly (thus, so, in the same way, also)

(indeclinable)

कर्म (karma) - action (karma), the principle of action and its results (action, deed, ritual, consequence of action (karma))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate, consequence of action (karma)

From root kṛ- 'to do'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, the underlying reason (cause, reason)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

From root kṛ- 'to do' with suffix -ana.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.