योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-47, verse-53

सर्व एव हि धीमन्तश्चिरवृत्तमपि स्फुटम् ।
करस्थमिव पश्यन्ति मयेति सुजनाच्छ्रुतम् ॥ ५३ ॥

sarva eva hi dhīmantaściravṛttamapi sphuṭam ,
karasthamiva paśyanti mayeti sujanācchrutam 53

53. sarve eva hi dhīmantaḥ cira-vṛttam api sphuṭam
kara-stham iva paśyanti mayā iti su-janāt śrutam

53. hi sarve eva dhīmantaḥ cira-vṛttam api sphuṭam
kara-stham iva paśyanti iti mayā su-janāt śrutam

53. Indeed, all intelligent individuals (dhīmantaḥ) clearly perceive even events that occurred long ago as if they were present in their hand. This is what I have heard from virtuous people (sujana).

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every)

• एव (eva) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, only, just, quite)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely (indeed, for, because, surely)

• धीमन्तः (dhīmantaḥ) - intelligent individuals (intelligent, wise, sagacious)

• चिर-वृत्तम् (cira-vṛttam) - events that occurred long ago (long-past event, something that happened long ago)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, moreover)

• स्फुटम् (sphuṭam) - clearly (clear, distinct, manifest; clearly, distinctly)

• कर-स्थम् (kara-stham) - as if in their hand (situated in the hand, accessible, ready)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if, similar to)

• पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they perceive (they see, they perceive)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• इति (iti) - this (introducing a quotation or reported speech) (thus, so, in this way)

• सु-जनात् (su-janāt) - from virtuous people (sujana) (from a good person, from virtuous people)

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - was heard (heard, listened)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

एव (eva) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, only, just, quite)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

हि (hi) - indeed, surely (indeed, for, because, surely)

(indeclinable)

धीमन्तः (dhīmantaḥ) - intelligent individuals (intelligent, wise, sagacious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, sagacious, clever

From 'dhī' (intellect) + 'matup' suffix

चिर-वृत्तम् (cira-vṛttam) - events that occurred long ago (long-past event, something that happened long ago)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cira-vṛtta

cira-vṛtta - long-past event, something that happened long ago

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cira+vṛtta)

• cira – long time, long lasting
  indeclinable
• vṛtta – happened, occurred, event, conduct, state
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'vṛt' (to be, to exist, to happen)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

अपि (api) - even (also, even, moreover)

(indeclinable)

स्फुटम् (sphuṭam) - clearly (clear, distinct, manifest; clearly, distinctly)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sphuṭa

sphuṭa - clear, distinct, manifest, evident

Often used adverbially in neuter singular accusative form

Root: sphuṭ (class 6)

कर-स्थम् (kara-stham) - as if in their hand (situated in the hand, accessible, ready)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kara-stha

kara-stha - situated in the hand, ready, at hand, easily accessible

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kara+stha)

• kara – hand, ray, tax
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, situated, being in
  adjective
  Agentive suffix from root sthā
  From root 'sthā' (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if, similar to)

(indeclinable)

पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they perceive (they see, they perceive)

(verb)

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

Present tense, active voice, 3rd person plural

From root 'dṛś' (class 1), present stem 'paśya'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, me

इति (iti) - this (introducing a quotation or reported speech) (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

सु-जनात् (su-janāt) - from virtuous people (sujana) (from a good person, from virtuous people)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of su-jana

su-jana - good person, virtuous man

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+jana)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix meaning 'good' or 'well'
• jana – person, people, man, creature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - was heard (heard, listened)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, reported

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śru' (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

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