योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-76, verse-15

विचार्यार्यैः सहालोक्य धिया संसारसागरम् ।
एतस्मिंस्तदनु क्रीडा शोभते राम नान्यथा ॥ १५ ॥

vicāryāryaiḥ sahālokya dhiyā saṃsārasāgaram ,
etasmiṃstadanu krīḍā śobhate rāma nānyathā 15

15. vicārya āryaiḥ saha ālokya dhiyā saṃsārasāgaram
etasmin tat anu krīḍā śobhate rāma na anyathā

15. rāma,
āryaiḥ saha dhiyā saṃsārasāgaram vicārya ālokya,
tat etasmin anu krīḍā śobhate,
na anyathā

15. O Rama, after one has thoroughly considered and perceived the ocean of transmigratory existence (saṃsāra) with one's intellect, and in the company of the wise, only then does engaging in "play" or enjoyment become appropriate; otherwise, it is not.

Words meanings summery:

• विचार्य (vicārya) - having considered, having deliberated, having investigated

• आर्यैः (āryaiḥ) - by the noble ones, by the wise, by venerable persons

• सह (saha) - with, accompanied by, along with

• आलोक्य (ālokya) - having seen, having perceived, having understood

• धिया (dhiyā) - by intellect, by understanding, by wisdom

• संसारसागरम् (saṁsārasāgaram) - the ocean of transmigratory existence

• एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this context (of having considered and perceived) (in this)

• तत् (tat) - then, at that point (that, then)

• अनु (anu) - after, afterwards, then, subsequently

• क्रीडा (krīḍā) - indulging in worldly enjoyments or activities (play, sport, amusement, enjoyment)

• शोभते (śobhate) - is appropriate, is fitting (shines, looks beautiful, is proper, becomes appropriate)

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• न (na) - not

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, differently, in another way

Words meanings and morphology

विचार्य (vicārya) - having considered, having deliberated, having investigated

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root `car` (to move) with prefixes `vi` and `ā`

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: car (class 1)

आर्यैः (āryaiḥ) - by the noble ones, by the wise, by venerable persons

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ārya

ārya - noble, honorable, respected, wise

सह (saha) - with, accompanied by, along with

(indeclinable)

आलोक्य (ālokya) - having seen, having perceived, having understood

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root `lok` (to see) with prefix `ā`

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 10)

धिया (dhiyā) - by intellect, by understanding, by wisdom

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - thought, intellect, understanding, wisdom, mind

संसारसागरम् (saṁsārasāgaram) - the ocean of transmigratory existence

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃsārasāgara

saṁsārasāgara - ocean of saṃsāra, the ocean of transmigratory existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+sāgara)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, wandering through repeated births and deaths
  noun (masculine)
• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this context (of having considered and perceived) (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

तत् (tat) - then, at that point (that, then)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

अनु (anu) - after, afterwards, then, subsequently

(indeclinable)

क्रीडा (krīḍā) - indulging in worldly enjoyments or activities (play, sport, amusement, enjoyment)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of krīḍā

krīḍā - play, sport, game, amusement, recreation

शोभते (śobhate) - is appropriate, is fitting (shines, looks beautiful, is proper, becomes appropriate)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of śubh

present tense, middle voice

Root: śubh (class 1)

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper noun), pleasing, charming

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, differently, in another way

(indeclinable)

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