योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-21, verse-50

शून्य एव शरीरेऽन्तर्बद्धोऽस्मीति भयं तथा ।
शून्य एव कुसूले तु प्रेक्ष्य सिंहो न लभ्यते ॥ ५० ॥

śūnya eva śarīre'ntarbaddho'smīti bhayaṃ tathā ,
śūnya eva kusūle tu prekṣya siṃho na labhyate 50

50. śūnye eva śarīre antaḥ baddhaḥ asmi iti bhayam
tathā śūnye eva kusūle tu prekṣya siṃhaḥ na labhyate

50. tathā śūnye eva śarīre antaḥ baddhaḥ asmi iti bhayam
(bhavati); tu śūnye eva kusūle prekṣya siṃhaḥ na labhyate

50. Similarly, the fear 'I am bound!' (arises) within this empty body. However, in that empty granary, upon looking, no lion is found.

Words meanings summery:

• शून्ये (śūnye) - in an empty (body)

• एव (eva) - just, indeed, only

• शरीरे (śarīre) - in the body

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within

• बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, tied, imprisoned

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech/thought

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

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

• शून्ये (śūnye) - in an empty (granary)

• एव (eva) - just, indeed, only

• कुसूले (kusūle) - in a granary

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having looked, having seen, on looking

• सिंहः (siṁhaḥ) - a lion

• न (na) - not, no

• लभ्यते (labhyate) - is found, is obtained

Words meanings and morphology

शून्ये (śūnye) - in an empty (body)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, vacant, non-existent

एव (eva) - just, indeed, only

(indeclinable)

शरीरे (śarīre) - in the body

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, physical form

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within

(indeclinable)

बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, tied, imprisoned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baddha

baddha - bound, tied, fettered, imprisoned, captive

Past Passive Participle

Root: bandh (class 9)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech/thought

(indeclinable)

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, apprehension

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

(indeclinable)

शून्ये (śūnye) - in an empty (granary)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, vacant, non-existent

एव (eva) - just, indeed, only

(indeclinable)

कुसूले (kusūle) - in a granary

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kusūla

kusūla - granary, corn-bin

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having looked, having seen, on looking

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

formed with the prefix pra and root īkṣ, followed by -ya suffix for absolutives with prefixes.

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

सिंहः (siṁhaḥ) - a lion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of siṃha

siṁha - lion

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

लभ्यते (labhyate) - is found, is obtained

(verb)

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

Root: labh (class 1)