योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-18, verse-39

पूर्वमन्यस्तथेदानीं बभूविथ भविष्यसि ।
यदि राम तथापि त्वं सद्रूपं किं विमुह्यसि ॥ ३९ ॥

pūrvamanyastathedānīṃ babhūvitha bhaviṣyasi ,
yadi rāma tathāpi tvaṃ sadrūpaṃ kiṃ vimuhyasi 39

39. pūrvam anyaḥ tathā idānīm babhūvitha bhaviṣyasi
yadi rāma tathā api tvam sat-rūpam kim vimuhyasi

39. rāma yadi tvam pūrvam anyaḥ babhūvitha tathā idānīm
bhaviṣyasi api tathāpi sat-rūpam tvam kim vimuhyasi

39. If, O Rama, you were different in the past, and similarly you will be different now (in the future), even so, why are you, whose essential nature (sat-rūpam) is existence, bewildered?

Words meanings summery:

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, before, in the past

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - different in form or state (referring to transient identities) (other, different)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

• इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at present

• बभूविथ (babhūvitha) - you were, you have been

• भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will be, you will become

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

• अपि (api) - tathā api means "even so, nevertheless" (even, also, although)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• सत्-रूपम् (sat-rūpam) - referring to the eternal, real nature of the self (ātman) (having the nature of existence, essential being, having a true form)

• किम् (kim) - why (interrogative adverb) (what, why)

• विमुह्यसि (vimuhyasi) - you are deluded, you are bewildered

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, before, in the past

(indeclinable)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - different in form or state (referring to transient identities) (other, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, different

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

(indeclinable)

इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at present

(indeclinable)

बभूविथ (babhūvitha) - you were, you have been

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Perfect Active

root 'bhū', perfect tense, 2nd person singular, parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will be, you will become

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future Active

root 'bhū', future tense, 2nd person singular, parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

यदि (yadi) - if, in case

(indeclinable)

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper name), pleasing, dark-colored

Root: ram (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - tathā api means "even so, nevertheless" (even, also, although)

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

सत्-रूपम् (sat-rūpam) - referring to the eternal, real nature of the self (ātman) (having the nature of existence, essential being, having a true form)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat-rūpa

sat-rūpa - having the nature of existence, having a true form, essential being

Compound: 'sat' (existent, real) + 'rūpa' (form, nature)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sat+rūpa)

• sat – existent, real, true, good
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  from root 'as' (to be), nominative singular neuter, but used as base for compound
  Root: as (class 2)
• rūpa – form, shape, nature, essence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with implied 'tvam' as 'you who are of the nature of existence'. Accusative neuter also possible if adverbial, but nominative seems more fitting for an epithet of 'tvam'.

किम् (kim) - why (interrogative adverb) (what, why)

(indeclinable)

विमुह्यसि (vimuhyasi) - you are deluded, you are bewildered

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vi-muh

Present Active

root 'muh', present tense, 2nd person singular, parasmaipada, with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: muh (class 4)