योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-10, verse-40

क्व सा ज्ञानमयी दृष्टिः क्व महत्त्वं क्व धीरता ।
मार्गे सर्वप्रसिद्धेऽपि किमन्ध इव मुह्यसि ॥ ४० ॥

kva sā jñānamayī dṛṣṭiḥ kva mahattvaṃ kva dhīratā ,
mārge sarvaprasiddhe'pi kimandha iva muhyasi 40

40. kva sā jñānamayī dṛṣṭiḥ kva mahatvam kva dhīratā
mārge sarvaprasiddhe api kim andhaḥ iva muhyasi

40. sā jñānamayī dṛṣṭiḥ kva mahatvam kva dhīratā kva
sarvaprasiddhe mārge api kim andhaḥ iva tvam muhyasi

40. Where is that vision imbued with knowledge, where is that greatness, where is that steadfastness? Even though the path is universally known, why do you become bewildered like a blind person?

Words meanings summery:

• क्व (kva) - where (implying 'where has it gone?') (where? to what extent?)

• सा (sā) - that (that (feminine))

• ज्ञानमयी (jñānamayī) - imbued with knowledge (full of knowledge, consisting of knowledge)

• दृष्टिः (dṛṣṭiḥ) - vision (vision, sight, view, understanding)

• क्व (kva) - where (implying 'where has it gone?') (where? to what extent?)

• महत्वम् (mahatvam) - greatness (greatness, dignity, majesty)

• क्व (kva) - where (implying 'where has it gone?') (where? to what extent?)

• धीरता (dhīratā) - steadfastness (steadfastness, firmness, courage)

• मार्गे (mārge) - (even though) the path (is) (on the path, in the way)

• सर्वप्रसिद्धे (sarvaprasiddhe) - universally known (well-known to all, universally famous)

• अपि (api) - even though (also, even, although)

• किम् (kim) - why (what?, why?)

• अन्धः (andhaḥ) - blind person (blind)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as it were)

• मुह्यसि (muhyasi) - you become bewildered (you are deluded, you are bewildered, you faint)

Words meanings and morphology

क्व (kva) - where (implying 'where has it gone?') (where? to what extent?)

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - that (that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with dṛṣṭiḥ.

ज्ञानमयी (jñānamayī) - imbued with knowledge (full of knowledge, consisting of knowledge)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jñānamaya

jñānamaya - consisting of knowledge, full of knowledge

From jñāna (knowledge) + maya (full of)

Compound type : tatpurusha (jñāna+maya)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  From √jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• maya – consisting of, made of, full of
  suffix

Note: Agrees with dṛṣṭiḥ.

दृष्टिः (dṛṣṭiḥ) - vision (vision, sight, view, understanding)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - sight, vision, view, understanding

From √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied 'is'.

क्व (kva) - where (implying 'where has it gone?') (where? to what extent?)

(indeclinable)

महत्वम् (mahatvam) - greatness (greatness, dignity, majesty)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahattva

mahattva - greatness, majesty, dignity

From mahat (great) + -tva (suffix for abstract noun)

Note: Subject of implied 'is'.

क्व (kva) - where (implying 'where has it gone?') (where? to what extent?)

(indeclinable)

धीरता (dhīratā) - steadfastness (steadfastness, firmness, courage)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhīratā

dhīratā - steadfastness, firmness, patience, courage

From dhīra (steadfast) + -tā (suffix for abstract noun)

Note: Subject of implied 'is'.

मार्गे (mārge) - (even though) the path (is) (on the path, in the way)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, road, way

Root: mṛg (class 2)

सर्वप्रसिद्धे (sarvaprasiddhe) - universally known (well-known to all, universally famous)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sarvaprasiddha

sarvaprasiddha - well-known to all, universally famous, generally accepted

Past Passive Participle

Compound of sarva (all) and prasiddha (famous, well-known)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+prasiddha)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• prasiddha – famous, well-known, accomplished, established
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra-√sidh (to succeed, be established)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sidh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with mārge.

अपि (api) - even though (also, even, although)

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - why (what?, why?)

(indeclinable)

अन्धः (andhaḥ) - blind person (blind)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of andha

andha - blind, blind person

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as it were)

(indeclinable)

मुह्यसि (muhyasi) - you become bewildered (you are deluded, you are bewildered, you faint)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of muh

Root: muh (class 4)

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