योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-7, verse-13

श्रीराम उवाच ।
यस्मिञ्जीवे हि विज्ञाते न विनश्यति संसृतिः ।
व्योमरूपी पशुस्त्वज्ञः स ब्रह्मन्कुत्र कीदृशः ॥ १३ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
yasmiñjīve hi vijñāte na vinaśyati saṃsṛtiḥ ,
vyomarūpī paśustvajñaḥ sa brahmankutra kīdṛśaḥ 13

13. śrīrāma uvāca.
yasmin jīve hi vijñāte na vinaśyati saṃsṛtiḥ.
vyoma-rūpī paśuḥ tu ajñaḥ saḥ brahman kutra kīdṛśaḥ

13. śrīrāma uvāca.
he brahman,
yasmin jīve vijñāte hi saṃsṛtiḥ na vinaśyati,
saḥ vyoma-rūpī ajñaḥ paśuḥ kutra kīdṛśaḥ tu?

13. Śrī Rāma said: 'O Brahmin (brahman), where and of what nature is that ignorant (ajñaḥ) being (paśuḥ) who appears like space (vyoma-rūpī)? For indeed, even when such a living being (jīva) is known, the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra) does not cease.'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rama

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, concerning which

• जीवे (jīve) - in a living being, concerning a living being (jīva)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• विज्ञाते (vijñāte) - when known, being understood

• न (na) - not, no

• विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - perishes, ceases, is destroyed

• संसृतिः (saṁsṛtiḥ) - the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra), mundane existence

• व्योम-रूपी (vyoma-rūpī) - having the form of space, ethereal, appearing like space

• पशुः (paśuḥ) - an ignorant being, a human being spiritually unenlightened (animal, beast, ignorant being)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• अज्ञः (ajñaḥ) - ignorant, foolish

• सः (saḥ) - that (person), he

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Vasiṣṭha (O Brahmin)

• कुत्र (kutra) - where, in what place

• कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - of what kind, what sort of

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rāma

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – holy, sacred, glorious
  adjective (feminine)
  Often used as an honorific prefix.
• rāma – Rāma
  proper noun (masculine)
  Name of a Hindu deity, an incarnation of Vishnu.
  Root: ram (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, concerning which

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to 'jīve', forming a locative absolute construction.

जीवे (jīve) - in a living being, concerning a living being (jīva)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - a living being, individual soul (jīva), principle of life

From root 'jīv' (to live).

Root: jīv (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

Emphatic or causal particle.

विज्ञाते (vijñāte) - when known, being understood

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vijñāta

vijñāta - known, understood

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root 'jñā' with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Forms a locative absolute construction with 'yasmin jīve'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - perishes, ceases, is destroyed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of naś

Present Active

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice.

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

संसृतिः (saṁsṛtiḥ) - the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra), mundane existence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃsṛti

saṁsṛti - transmigration, mundane existence, the cycle of birth and death (saṃsāra)

From root 'sṛ' (to flow, run) with prefix 'sam' and suffix '-ti'.

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'vinaśyati'.

व्योम-रूपी (vyoma-rūpī) - having the form of space, ethereal, appearing like space

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyoma-rūpin

vyoma-rūpin - having the form of space, ethereal

Adjective ending in '-in' indicating 'having'. From 'vyoman' (space) + 'rūpin' (having form).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyoman+rūpin)

• vyoman – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• rūpin – having form, appearing as
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'rūpa' (form) + suffix '-in'.

Note: Qualifies 'paśuḥ'.

पशुः (paśuḥ) - an ignorant being, a human being spiritually unenlightened (animal, beast, ignorant being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paśu

paśu - animal, cattle; (philosophical) an individual soul bound by ignorance and karma

Root: paś (class 1)

Note: Refers to the ignorant person being described.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis or contrast.

अज्ञः (ajñaḥ) - ignorant, foolish

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajña

ajña - ignorant, unwise

From 'a' (negation) + 'jña' (knower).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jña)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• jña – knowing, wise
  adjective
  From root 'jñā' (to know) with suffix '-a'.
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'paśuḥ'.

सः (saḥ) - that (person), he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'vyoma-rūpī ajñaḥ paśuḥ'.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Vasiṣṭha (O Brahmin)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - a Brahmin, priest, sage; the absolute reality (brahman)

Stem 'brahman', vocative singular. In philosophical contexts, it can also refer to the absolute reality (brahman).

Root: bṛh (class 1)

कुत्र (kutra) - where, in what place

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb of place.

कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - of what kind, what sort of

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kīdṛśa

kīdṛśa - of what sort, of what kind, what like

Interrogative adjective.

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ'.