योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-34, verse-13

असच्छरीरं विबुधाः कोऽसावहमिति स्थितिः ।
विचारादित्थमेतेषां प्रोदगुर्न भयादयः ॥ १३ ॥

asaccharīraṃ vibudhāḥ ko'sāvahamiti sthitiḥ ,
vicārāditthameteṣāṃ prodagurna bhayādayaḥ 13

13. asat śarīram vibudhāḥ kaḥ asau aham iti sthitiḥ
vicārāt ittham eteṣām prodaguḥ na bhayādayaḥ

13. विबुधाः,
असत् शरीरम्,
कः असौ अहम् इति स्थितिः (अस्ति)इत्थम् एतेषां विचारात् भयादयः न प्रोदगुः।

13. O wise ones (vibudhāḥ), for these (beings), due to the inquiry 'this body is unreal' and the firm understanding 'Who is that? Who am I?', no fears or similar (afflictions) arose.

Words meanings summery:

• असत् (asat) - unreal, non-existent

• शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

• विबुधाः (vibudhāḥ) - O wise ones, O gods

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• असौ (asau) - that one (masculine/feminine)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - state, firm understanding, position

• विचारात् (vicārāt) - from inquiry, through investigation, due to contemplation

• इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner

• एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these (masculine/neuter plural)

• प्रोदगुः (prodaguḥ) - arose, emerged

• न (na) - not

• भयादयः (bhayādayaḥ) - fears and others, fear etc.

Words meanings and morphology

असत् (asat) - unreal, non-existent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - unreal, non-existent, false

Root: as (class 2)

शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body

विबुधाः (vibudhāḥ) - O wise ones, O gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vibudha

vibudha - wise, intelligent, learned; a god

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Used as a vocative here.

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

असौ (asau) - that one (masculine/feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that (demonstrative pronoun)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - state, firm understanding, position

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, state, condition, firm conviction, stability

Root: sthā (class 1)

विचारात् (vicārāt) - from inquiry, through investigation, due to contemplation

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vicāra

vicāra - investigation, deliberation, inquiry, contemplation

इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these (masculine/neuter plural)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this

प्रोदगुः (prodaguḥ) - arose, emerged

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of prodaguḥ

Perfect tense (liṭ) 3rd person plural of root gam with prefixes pra and ud.

Prefixes: pra+ud

Root: gam (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

भयादयः (bhayādayaḥ) - fears and others, fear etc.

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhayādi

bhayādi - fear and the like, beginning with fear

Compound type : dvandva (bhaya+ādi)

• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
  noun (masculine)

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