योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-95, verse-3

अप्रबुद्धजनाचारो यत्र राघव दृश्यते ।
तत्र ब्रह्मण उत्पन्ना जीवा इत्युक्तयः स्थिताः ॥ ३ ॥

aprabuddhajanācāro yatra rāghava dṛśyate ,
tatra brahmaṇa utpannā jīvā ityuktayaḥ sthitāḥ 3

3. aprabuddhajanaācāraḥ yatra rāghava dṛśyate tatra
brahmaṇaḥ utpannāḥ jīvāḥ iti uktayaḥ sthitāḥ

3. rāghava yatra aprabuddhajanaācāraḥ dṛśyate tatra
brahmaṇaḥ utpannāḥ jīvāḥ iti uktayaḥ sthitāḥ

3. O Rāghava, wherever the conduct of the unenlightened (aprabuddhajana) is seen, there are established the statements that individual souls (jīva) originate from Brahman.

Words meanings summery:

• अप्रबुद्धजनआचारः (aprabuddhajanaācāraḥ) - the conduct/behavior of unenlightened people

• यत्र (yatra) - where, wherever

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rāma (addressed by Vasiṣṭha) (O descendant of Raghu, O Rāma)

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, is observed

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - from Brahman

• उत्पन्नाः (utpannāḥ) - born, arisen, originated (plural)

• जीवाः (jīvāḥ) - living beings, individual souls (jīva)

• इति (iti) - thus, so; indicates direct speech or quotation

• उक्तयः (uktayaḥ) - sayings, statements, declarations (plural)

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - are established (as common beliefs/sayings) (established, standing, existing (plural))

Words meanings and morphology

अप्रबुद्धजनआचारः (aprabuddhajanaācāraḥ) - the conduct/behavior of unenlightened people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aprabuddhajanaācāra

aprabuddhajanaācāra - the conduct of ignorant/unenlightened people

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (aprabuddha+jana+ācāra)

• aprabuddha – unenlightened, ignorant
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Compound of `a-` (negation) and `prabuddha` (awakened, PPP of `budh` with `pra-`).
  Prefixes: a+pra
  Root: budh (class 1)
• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• ācāra – conduct, custom, behavior
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from `ā-car`.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject of `dṛśyate`.

यत्र (yatra) - where, wherever

(indeclinable)

Note: Corresponds to `tatra`.

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāma (addressed by Vasiṣṭha) (O descendant of Raghu, O Rāma)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu; an epithet of Rāma

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, is observed

(verb)

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

Present Passive Indicative

Passive form of `√dṛś`.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - from Brahman

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, ultimate reality (brahman); sacred utterance, holy power

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Indicates the source of origin.

उत्पन्नाः (utpannāḥ) - born, arisen, originated (plural)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of utpanna

utpanna - produced, arisen, born, originated

Past Passive Participle

From `ud-` (up, forth) + `√pad` (to go, move) with suffix `kta`.

Prefix: ud

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `jīvāḥ`.

जीवाः (jīvāḥ) - living beings, individual souls (jīva)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jīva

jīva - living, existing; a living being, individual soul (jīva)

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are'.

इति (iti) - thus, so; indicates direct speech or quotation

(indeclinable)

उक्तयः (uktayaḥ) - sayings, statements, declarations (plural)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ukti

ukti - saying, speech, statement, declaration

From `√vac` (to speak) with suffix `kti`.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Subject of `sthitāḥ`.

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - are established (as common beliefs/sayings) (established, standing, existing (plural))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, established, existing

Past Passive Participle

From `√sthā` (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

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