योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-7, verse-1

श्रीराम उवाच ।
य एष देवः कथितो यस्मिञ्ज्ञाते विमुच्यते ।
वद क्वासौ स्थितो ब्रह्मन्कथमेनमहं लभे ॥ १ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
ya eṣa devaḥ kathito yasmiñjñāte vimucyate ,
vada kvāsau sthito brahmankathamenamahaṃ labhe 1

1. śrīrāma uvāca | yaḥ eṣaḥ devaḥ kathitaḥ yasmin jñāte vimucyate
| vada kva asau sthitaḥ brahman katham enam aham labhe ||

1. śrīrāma uvāca brahman,
yaḥ eṣaḥ devaḥ kathitaḥ yasmin jñāte vimucyate,
asau kva sthitaḥ vada.
aham enam katham labhe?

1. Śrī Rāma said: "O Brahmin, please tell me where this deity, by knowing whom one achieves liberation (mokṣa), is located. And how may I attain him?"

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma (Lord Rama, Śrī Rāma)

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

• यः (yaḥ) - which (who, which)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (this, this one)

• देवः (devaḥ) - deity (god, deity, divine being)

• कथितः (kathitaḥ) - has been spoken of (spoken, narrated, told)

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - by knowing whom (in whom, by whom)

• ज्ञाते (jñāte) - when known (when known, by knowing)

• विमुच्यते (vimucyate) - one achieves liberation (one is liberated, it is released)

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

• क्व (kva) - where

• असौ (asau) - that one (that one, he)

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - located (situated, standing, located)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin (O Brahmin, O Brāhmaṇa)

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

• एनम् (enam) - him (him, this one)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• लभे (labhe) - may I attain (may I obtain, may I attain, I obtain)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma (Lord Rama, Śrī Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rama

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – glorious, auspicious, prosperity
  adjective (feminine)
• rāma – Rama
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

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

(verb)

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

Irregular perfect tense form `uvāca`

Root: vac (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - which (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

देवः (devaḥ) - deity (god, deity, divine being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

कथितः (kathitaḥ) - has been spoken of (spoken, narrated, told)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kathita

kathita - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

From root `kath` (to tell, to speak)

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Modifies `devaḥ`.

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - by knowing whom (in whom, by whom)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: The locative case is used here to indicate the object of the action expressed by the participle `jñāte`, implying 'when he is known'.

ज्ञाते (jñāte) - when known (when known, by knowing)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of jñāta

jñāta - known, understood

Past Passive Participle

From root `jñā` (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Locative absolute construction, implying "when he (yasmin) is known (jñāte)".

विमुच्यते (vimucyate) - one achieves liberation (one is liberated, it is released)

(verb)

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

Root `muc` in passive voice with prefix `vi`, ātmanepada

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: 3rd person singular, passive voice, present tense.

वद (vada) - please tell (tell, speak)

(verb)

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

Root: vad (class 1)

क्व (kva) - where

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb

असौ (asau) - that one (that one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one, he

Irregular pronoun, nominative masculine singular

Note: This is the irregular nominative singular form of `adas` (that).

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - located (situated, standing, located)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - situated, standing, existing

Past Passive Participle

From root `sthā` (to stand, to remain)

Root: sthā (class 1)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin (O Brahmin, O Brāhmaṇa)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, Brāhmaṇa

Vocative form of `brahman` (masculine)

कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb

एनम् (enam) - him (him, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of enad

enad - this, this one, him

Demonstrative pronoun `enad` in accusative masculine singular.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

First person singular pronoun

लभे (labhe) - may I attain (may I obtain, may I attain, I obtain)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of labh

Root `labh` in optative mood, ātmanepada

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: 1st person singular, optative (vidhi-liṅ) mood, middle voice.