योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-4, verse-3

एतत्ते कथितं सर्वं स्वरूपं रूपिणां वर ।
संसारसागरश्रेण्यो यथा यान्ति प्रयान्ति च ॥ ३ ॥

etatte kathitaṃ sarvaṃ svarūpaṃ rūpiṇāṃ vara ,
saṃsārasāgaraśreṇyo yathā yānti prayānti ca 3

3. etat te kathitam sarvam svarūpam rūpiṇām vara
saṃsārasāgaraśreṇyaḥ yathā yānti prayānti ca

3. rūpiṇām vara etat sarvam svarūpam te kathitam
yathā saṃsārasāgaraśreṇyaḥ yānti ca prayānti

3. O best among embodied beings, I have explained to you this entire true nature, detailing how the currents of the ocean of transmigration (saṃsāra) continuously appear and disappear.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this

• ते (te) - to you, for you

• कथितम् (kathitam) - told, narrated, explained

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

• स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - true nature, inherent form

• रूपिणाम् (rūpiṇām) - of embodied beings, of those having form

• वर (vara) - O best, O excellent one

• संसारसागरश्रेण्यः (saṁsārasāgaraśreṇyaḥ) - the currents/streams of the ocean of transmigration (saṃsāra)

• यथा (yathā) - how, as, in what manner

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go, move, appear

• प्रयान्ति (prayānti) - they go away, disappear, vanish

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this (referring to something near or just mentioned)

Note: Agrees with 'sarvam svarūpam'.

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (second person pronoun)

कथितम् (kathitam) - told, narrated, explained

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, spoken, explained, narrated

Past Passive Participle

From root 'kath' (to tell, speak) + 'kta' suffix.

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'etat sarvam svarūpam'.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - true nature, inherent form

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svarūpa

svarūpa - one's own form, true nature, inherent character

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+rūpa)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (neuter)
• rūpa – form, shape, nature, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'kathitam'.

रूपिणाम् (rūpiṇām) - of embodied beings, of those having form

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rūpin

rūpin - having form, embodied, a being with a body

Derived from 'rūpa' (form) + '-in' suffix.

Note: Governed by 'vara' (best among X).

वर (vara) - O best, O excellent one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, boon, choice

From root 'vṛ' (to choose).

Root: vṛ (class 9)

संसारसागरश्रेण्यः (saṁsārasāgaraśreṇyaḥ) - the currents/streams of the ocean of transmigration (saṃsāra)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of saṃsārasāgaraśreṇi

saṁsārasāgaraśreṇi - series/stream/currents of the ocean of transmigration (saṃsāra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsārasāgara+śreṇi)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of birth and death, worldly existence
  noun (masculine)
  From 'sam' + 'sṛ' (to flow, move)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• śreṇi – line, row, series, current
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of 'yānti' and 'prayānti'.

यथा (yathā) - how, as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

यान्ति (yānti) - they go, move, appear

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Present Active

From root 'yā' (to go).

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Subject is 'saṃsārasāgaraśreṇyaḥ'.

प्रयान्ति (prayānti) - they go away, disappear, vanish

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of prayā

Present Active

From root 'yā' (to go) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Subject is 'saṃsārasāgaraśreṇyaḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)