योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-40, verse-16

श्रीराम उवाच ।
अनन्तस्यात्मतत्त्वस्य एकदेशः क उच्यते ।
कथं विकारिता वा स्यात्कथं वा द्वयविक्रमः ॥ १६ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
anantasyātmatattvasya ekadeśaḥ ka ucyate ,
kathaṃ vikāritā vā syātkathaṃ vā dvayavikramaḥ 16

16. śrīrāma uvāca anantasya ātmatattvasya ekadeśaḥ kaḥ
ucyate katham vikāritā vā syāt katham vā dvayavikramaḥ

16. śrīrāma uvāca anantasya ātmatattvasya kaḥ ekadeśaḥ
ucyate katham vā vikāritā syāt katham vā dvayavikramaḥ

16. Śrī Rāma said: "What is referred to as a portion of the infinite essential nature of the Self (ātman)? And how could there be changeability, or how could the activity of duality arise?"

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - The speaker of this line. (Lord Rāma, the illustrious Rāma)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• अनन्तस्य (anantasya) - of the infinite, of the endless

• आत्मतत्त्वस्य (ātmatattvasya) - of the essential nature of the Self (ātman)

• एकदेशः (ekadeśaḥ) - a single part, a portion

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what, which

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is spoken of

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• विकारिता (vikāritā) - changeability, modification, corruptibility

• वा (vā) - or, either

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be, might be, may be

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• वा (vā) - or, either

• द्वयविक्रमः (dvayavikramaḥ) - activity of duality, manifestation of two

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - The speaker of this line. (Lord Rāma, the illustrious Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rāma, the illustrious Rāma

Compound śrī (illustrious, prosperity) + rāma (Rāma).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – auspicious, prosperous, divine, beauty
  adjective (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (a personal name), pleasing, charming
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (liṭ), third person singular, active voice.

Strong form of perfect root.

Root: vac (class 2)

अनन्तस्य (anantasya) - of the infinite, of the endless

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of ananta

ananta - infinite, endless, unbounded

a- (not) + anta (end).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+anta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with ātmatattvasya.

आत्मतत्त्वस्य (ātmatattvasya) - of the essential nature of the Self (ātman)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of ātmatattva

ātmatattva - essential nature of the Self, true nature of the soul (ātman)

Compound ātman (Self) + tattva (truth, reality, principle).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ātman+tattva)

• ātman – Self, soul, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: at (class 1)
• tattva – truth, reality, principle, essential nature
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from tat (that) with suffix tva.

Note: Modified by anantasya.

एकदेशः (ekadeśaḥ) - a single part, a portion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekadeśa

ekadeśa - a single part, a portion, one country

Compound eka (one) + deśa (place, region, part).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+deśa)

• eka – one, single, alone
  numeral (masculine)
• deśa – place, region, part, country
  noun (masculine)
  Root diś (to point out).
  Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Subject of ucyate.

कः (kaḥ) - who, what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Functions as an interrogative adjective for ekadeśaḥ.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is spoken of

(verb)

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

Present tense, third person singular, passive voice.

ya suffix for passive voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb.

विकारिता (vikāritā) - changeability, modification, corruptibility

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vikāritā

vikāritā - changeability, modification, corruptibility

Derived from vikāra (change, modification) with suffix tā.

Note: Subject of syāt.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

स्यात् (syāt) - would be, might be, may be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative mood, third person singular, active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

द्वयविक्रमः (dvayavikramaḥ) - activity of duality, manifestation of two

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvayavikrama

dvayavikrama - activity of duality, manifestation of two, a dual movement/progression

Compound dvaya (duality, pair) + vikrama (stepping, activity, manifestation).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dvaya+vikrama)

• dvaya – duality, pair, couple
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from dvi (two).
• vikrama – step, stride, power, activity, manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kram (to step) with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied syāt.