योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-38, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
एवं स्थिते तु तज्ज्ञानां यदेतत्कर्तृत्वं दृश्यते सुखदुःखादिषु योगादिषु वा तदसन्नतु मूर्खाणाम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
evaṃ sthite tu tajjñānāṃ yadetatkartṛtvaṃ dṛśyate sukhaduḥkhādiṣu yogādiṣu vā tadasannatu mūrkhāṇām 1

1. śrī vasiṣṭha uvāca evam sthite
tu tajjñānām yat etat kartṛtvam
dṛśyate sukhaduḥkhādiṣu
yogādiṣu vā tat asat na tu mūrkhāṇām

1. śrī vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca evam sthite tu yat etat kartṛtvam sukhaduḥkhādiṣu vā yogādiṣu tajjñānām dṛśyate,
tat asat.
mūrkhāṇām tu na (asat).

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: With this understanding, the sense of doership (kartṛtva) observed in those who are enlightened (tajjñāna), whether in situations of happiness and sorrow or in practices like yoga (yoga), is in fact unreal (asat). However, for the ignorant, this is not the case (they perceive it as real).

Words meanings summery:

• श्री (śrī) - Śrī (an honorific prefix) (venerable, glorious, auspicious)

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha (name of a revered sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• एवम् (evam) - with this understanding (literally 'thus') (thus, in this manner, so)

• स्थिते (sthite) - this being the case (or 'with this understanding') (being, situated, existing; (locative absolute) this being the case)

• तु (tu) - however (but, indeed, however)

• तज्ज्ञानाम् (tajjñānām) - of those who are enlightened (tajjñāna) (of those who know that, of the enlightened)

• यत् (yat) - which (which, that)

• एतत् (etat) - this

• कर्तृत्वम् (kartṛtvam) - doership (kartṛtva) (doership, agency, the state of being a doer)

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is observed (is seen, appears, is observed)

• सुखदुःखादिषु (sukhaduḥkhādiṣu) - in situations of happiness and sorrow (in pleasures and pains and so on, in happiness and sorrow etc.)

• योगादिषु (yogādiṣu) - in practices like yoga (yoga) (in yogic practices and so on)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

• तत् (tat) - that (doership) (that, it)

• असत् (asat) - unreal (asat) (unreal, non-existent, false)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• तु (tu) - however (but, indeed, however)

• मूर्खाणाम् (mūrkhāṇām) - for the ignorant (of the ignorant, of fools)

Words meanings and morphology

श्री (śrī) - Śrī (an honorific prefix) (venerable, glorious, auspicious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty; an honorific prefix (meaning venerable, auspicious)

वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha (name of a revered sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - most excellent, best; (proper name) Vasiṣṭha, one of the seven great sages

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect

Third person singular perfect active form of the root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - with this understanding (literally 'thus') (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

स्थिते (sthite) - this being the case (or 'with this understanding') (being, situated, existing; (locative absolute) this being the case)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, remaining; firm, steady

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā 'to stand, stay'

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

तु (tu) - however (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

तज्ज्ञानाम् (tajjñānām) - of those who are enlightened (tajjñāna) (of those who know that, of the enlightened)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tajjñānin

tajjñānin - one who knows that (truth), an enlightened person, a sage

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (tad+jñānin)

• tad – that, it, truth
  pronoun (neuter)
• jñānin – knower, wise, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root jñā 'to know'
  Root: jñā (class 9)

यत् (yat) - which (which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, who; (as indeclinable) because, since

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, here

कर्तृत्वम् (kartṛtvam) - doership (kartṛtva) (doership, agency, the state of being a doer)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kartṛtva

kartṛtva - doership, agency, the state of being a doer

Derived from kartṛ (doer) + -tva (suffix for 'state of being')

Root: kṛ (class 8)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is observed (is seen, appears, is observed)

(verb)

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

Present Passive

Third person singular present passive form of the root dṛś.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सुखदुःखादिषु (sukhaduḥkhādiṣu) - in situations of happiness and sorrow (in pleasures and pains and so on, in happiness and sorrow etc.)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sukhaduḥkhādi

sukhaduḥkhādi - pleasure and pain etc., happiness and sorrow and so forth

Compound type : Dvandva-Tatpuruṣa (sukha+duḥkha+ādi)

• sukha – happiness, pleasure, joy, ease
  noun (neuter)
• duḥkha – suffering, pain, sorrow, misery
  noun (neuter)
• ādi – beginning, and so forth, etcetera
  noun (masculine)

योगादिषु (yogādiṣu) - in practices like yoga (yoga) (in yogic practices and so on)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of yogādi

yogādi - yoga and other practices, beginning with yoga

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (yoga+ādi)

• yoga – union, spiritual discipline, meditation (yoga)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• ādi – beginning, and so forth, etcetera
  noun (masculine)

वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (doership) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she; (as indeclinable) then, therefore

असत् (asat) - unreal (asat) (unreal, non-existent, false)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - unreal, non-existent, false, untrue, evil

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – non-, un-, negation
  prefix
• sat – real, existent, true, good
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root as 'to be'
  Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - however (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

मूर्खाणाम् (mūrkhāṇām) - for the ignorant (of the ignorant, of fools)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mūrkha

mūrkha - foolish, stupid, ignorant; a fool, ignorant person