योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-31, verse-14

श्रीराम उवाच ।
सन्त एव स्थिताः सन्तो ब्रह्मन्वयमिमे किल ।
दामादयस्त्वसन्तोऽपि वक्षि सन्तः स्थिता इति ॥ १४ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
santa eva sthitāḥ santo brahmanvayamime kila ,
dāmādayastvasanto'pi vakṣi santaḥ sthitā iti 14

14. śrīrāma uvāca santaḥ eva sthitāḥ santaḥ brahman vayam ime
kila dāmādayaḥ tu asantaḥ api vakṣi santaḥ sthitāḥ iti

14. śrīrāma uvāca brahman vayam ime eva santaḥ sthitāḥ santaḥ
kila tu dāmādayaḥ asantaḥ api santaḥ sthitāḥ iti vakṣi

14. Śrī Rāma said: "O Brahmin, we who are here are indeed existent beings. But you say that Dāma and others, though non-existent (asantaḥ), nevertheless exist."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सन्तः (santaḥ) - existent beings (existent, real, good (plural))

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, very

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - existing (as) (standing, situated, existing, being)

• सन्तः (santaḥ) - existent beings (existent, real, good (plural))

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin, O Brāhmaṇa

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• इमे (ime) - these (beings, i.e., us) (these)

• किल (kila) - indeed, emphasizing a known fact. (indeed, certainly, as if, for)

• दामादयः (dāmādayaḥ) - Dāma and others, etc.

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

• असन्तः (asantaḥ) - non-existent, unreal (plural)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• वक्षि (vakṣi) - you say, you speak

• सन्तः (santaḥ) - existent beings (existent, real, good (plural))

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - existing (standing, situated, existing, being)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, (marks direct speech or thought)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rama

Compound type : karmajā (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – splendor, prosperity, glory; respected, holy
  adjective (feminine)
• rāma – Rama (a Hindu deity), pleasing, charming
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

सन्तः (santaḥ) - existent beings (existent, real, good (plural))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sat

sat - existent, real, good; being, reality

present active participle

present participle of 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Masculine plural nominative, referring to 'we'.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, very

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - existing (as) (standing, situated, existing, being)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, being, established

Past Passive Participle

ppp of 'sthā'

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Masculine plural nominative, agreeing with 'santaḥ' and 'vayam'.

सन्तः (santaḥ) - existent beings (existent, real, good (plural))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sat

sat - existent, real, good; being, reality

present active participle

present participle of 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Masculine plural nominative, referring to 'we'.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin, O Brāhmaṇa

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, priest; sacred knowledge, ultimate reality (brahman)

Note: Vocative singular of 'brahman' (masculine form for a person).

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Nominative plural of 1st person pronoun.

इमे (ime) - these (beings, i.e., us) (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Masculine plural nominative of 'idam', agreeing with 'vayam'.

किल (kila) - indeed, emphasizing a known fact. (indeed, certainly, as if, for)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

दामादयः (dāmādayaḥ) - Dāma and others, etc.

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dāmādi

dāmādi - Dāma and so on, beginning with Dāma

Compound type : dvandva-like compound (dāma+ādi)

• dāma – Dāma (a proper name, likely referring to a character in the narrative)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, first, and so on, etc.
  adjective

Note: Refers to specific characters or entities.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction expressing contrast.

असन्तः (asantaḥ) - non-existent, unreal (plural)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• sat – existent, real, good; being, reality
  adjective
  present active participle
  present participle of 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Masculine plural nominative, agreeing with 'dāmādayaḥ'.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

वक्षि (vakṣi) - you say, you speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Second person singular present active of 'vac'.

सन्तः (santaḥ) - existent beings (existent, real, good (plural))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sat

sat - existent, real, good; being, reality

present active participle

present participle of 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Masculine plural nominative.

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - existing (standing, situated, existing, being)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, being, established

Past Passive Participle

ppp of 'sthā'

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Masculine plural nominative.

इति (iti) - thus, so, (marks direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of the quoted speech.