योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-36, verse-17

यः शब्दश्रवणादन्तः शब्दशक्तिं परामृशन् ।
रोमाञ्चं जनयत्यङ्गे स दूरस्थः कथं भवेत् ॥ १७ ॥

yaḥ śabdaśravaṇādantaḥ śabdaśaktiṃ parāmṛśan ,
romāñcaṃ janayatyaṅge sa dūrasthaḥ kathaṃ bhavet 17

17. yaḥ śabdaśravaṇāt antaḥ śabdaśaktiṃ parāmṛśan
romāñcaṃ janayati aṅge saḥ dūrasthaḥ kathaṃ bhavet

17. yaḥ śabdaśravaṇāt antaḥ śabdaśaktiṃ parāmṛśan aṅge romāñcaṃ janayati,
saḥ kathaṃ dūrasthaḥ bhavet

17. How can he be far away who, upon hearing a sound, internally reflects on the power (śakti) of that sound and thereby experiences a thrill in his body?

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• शब्दश्रवणात् (śabdaśravaṇāt) - from hearing of sound, by hearing sound

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within, internally

• शब्दशक्तिं (śabdaśaktiṁ) - the power of sound

• परामृशन् (parāmṛśan) - reflecting, pondering, realizing

• रोमाञ्चं (romāñcaṁ) - thrill, goosebumps, horripilation

• जनयति (janayati) - generates, causes, produces

• अङ्गे (aṅge) - in the limb, in the body, on the body

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• दूरस्थः (dūrasthaḥ) - far away, situated afar, distant

• कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, can be

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yat

yat - which, who, what, whatever

शब्दश्रवणात् (śabdaśravaṇāt) - from hearing of sound, by hearing sound

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śabdaśravaṇa

śabdaśravaṇa - hearing of sound, auditory perception

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śabda+śravaṇa)

• śabda – sound, word, noise
  noun (masculine)
• śravaṇa – hearing, ear, act of hearing
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  Derived from root śru (to hear) with suffix -ana.
  Root: śru (class 1)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within, internally

(indeclinable)

शब्दशक्तिं (śabdaśaktiṁ) - the power of sound

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śabdaśakti

śabdaśakti - power of sound, potency of words

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śabda+śakti)

• śabda – sound, word, noise
  noun (masculine)
• śakti – power, ability, energy, faculty, divine feminine energy
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śak (class 5)

परामृशन् (parāmṛśan) - reflecting, pondering, realizing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parāmṛśat

parāmṛśat - reflecting, contemplating, examining, touching

Present Active Participle

Derived from root mṛś (to touch, consider) with upasarga parā.

Prefix: parā

Root: mṛś (class 6)

रोमाञ्चं (romāñcaṁ) - thrill, goosebumps, horripilation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of romāñca

romāñca - horripilation, goosebumps, thrill of joy or fear

जनयति (janayati) - generates, causes, produces

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jan

Causative verb

Derived from root jan (to be born) forming a causative verb in the 10th class.

Root: jan (class 10)

अङ्गे (aṅge) - in the limb, in the body, on the body

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of aṅga

aṅga - limb, body part, body, constituent

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दूरस्थः (dūrasthaḥ) - far away, situated afar, distant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dūrastha

dūrastha - far-standing, distant, remote

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dūra+stha)

• dūra – far, distant, remote
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, abiding
  adjective
  kṛt suffix
  Derived from root sthā (to stand) with suffix -a.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, can be

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)