योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-56, verse-38

यदीच्छसि स्थितिं राम तत्तामप्युत्तमां विदुः ।
अहो यन्न करोमीमं समग्रं जागतं भ्रमम् ॥ ३८ ॥

yadīcchasi sthitiṃ rāma tattāmapyuttamāṃ viduḥ ,
aho yanna karomīmaṃ samagraṃ jāgataṃ bhramam 38

38. yadi icchasi sthitim rāma tat tām api uttamām viduḥ
| aho yat na karomi imam samagram jāgatam bhramam

38. rāma,
yadi sthitim icchasi,
tat tām api uttamām viduḥ.
aho,
yat aham imam samagram jāgatam bhramam na karomi!

38. O Rama, if you desire that state (of universal doership), the wise know even that to be supreme. Oh, how wonderful it is that I do not create this entire worldly illusion!

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, whether)

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire (you desire, you wish)

• स्थितिम् (sthitim) - that state (state, condition, stability, existence)

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• तत् (tat) - then (as a correlative to yadi) (that, therefore)

• ताम् (tām) - that (state, referring to sthitim) (her, that (feminine accusative))

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• उत्तमाम् (uttamām) - supreme (supreme, excellent, highest)

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know (they know, they understand)

• अहो (aho) - Oh, how wonderful! (Oh! Ah! Alas! How wonderful!)

• यत् (yat) - that (introducing a clause) (that (conjunction), which, because)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• करोमि (karomi) - I create/cause (I do, I make)

• इमम् (imam) - this (this (masculine accusative))

• समग्रम् (samagram) - entire (entire, whole, complete)

• जागतम् (jāgatam) - worldly (worldly, relating to the world)

• भ्रमम् (bhramam) - illusion (illusion, delusion, error, wandering)

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if (if, whether)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire (you desire, you wish)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present Active Indicative

root iṣ, class 6, Parasmaipada

Root: iṣ (class 6)

स्थितिम् (sthitim) - that state (state, condition, stability, existence)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - state, condition, position, stability, continuance, existence

from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Object of icchasi.

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper name), pleasing, charming

Note: Addressed directly.

तत् (tat) - then (as a correlative to yadi) (that, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Note: It's tat (neuter nominative/accusative singular) but functions as an adverbial 'then'.

ताम् (tām) - that (state, referring to sthitim) (her, that (feminine accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of viduḥ. Refers back to the sthitim from the previous clause, specifically the state of mahākartṛtā.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

उत्तमाम् (uttamām) - supreme (supreme, excellent, highest)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme, chief

superlative of ud

Note: Agrees with tām (sthitim).

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know (they know, they understand)

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

root vid, class 2, Parasmaipada

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Refers to sages or enlightened beings.

अहो (aho) - Oh, how wonderful! (Oh! Ah! Alas! How wonderful!)

(indeclinable)

Note: Expresses wonder or amazement.

यत् (yat) - that (introducing a clause) (that (conjunction), which, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: It's technically yat (neuter nominative/accusative singular pronoun) but functions adverbially as a conjunction.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

करोमि (karomi) - I create/cause (I do, I make)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present Active Indicative

root kṛ, class 8, Parasmaipada

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Here 'do' implies 'create' or 'cause'.

इमम् (imam) - this (this (masculine accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to bhramam.

समग्रम् (samagram) - entire (entire, whole, complete)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samagra

samagra - entire, whole, complete, all

compound of sa + agra (with the top/beginning)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+agra)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  prefix meaning 'with'
• agra – front, tip, beginning, chief
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with bhramam.

जागतम् (jāgatam) - worldly (worldly, relating to the world)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jāgata

jāgata - worldly, earthly, relating to the world or universe (jagat)

derived from jagat (world) + aṇ suffix

Note: Agrees with bhramam.

भ्रमम् (bhramam) - illusion (illusion, delusion, error, wandering)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhrama

bhrama - illusion, delusion, error, wandering, confusion

from root bhram (to wander, revolve)

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Object of karomi.

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