योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-80, verse-2

चक्षुरालोकनायैव जीवस्तु सुखदुःखयोः ।
भारायैव बलीवर्दो भोक्ता द्रव्यस्य नायकः ॥ २ ॥

cakṣurālokanāyaiva jīvastu sukhaduḥkhayoḥ ,
bhārāyaiva balīvardo bhoktā dravyasya nāyakaḥ 2

2. cakṣuḥ ālokanāya eva jīvaḥ tu sukhaduḥkhayoḥ
bhārāya eva balīvardhaḥ bhoktā dravyasya nāyakaḥ

2. cakṣuḥ ālokanāya eva jīvaḥ tu sukhaduḥkhayoḥ (bhoktā asti)
balīvardhaḥ bhārāya eva bhoktā dravyasya nāyakaḥ (asti)

2. The eye is solely for seeing. However, the individual soul (jīva) is responsible for experiencing joy and sorrow. A bullock is merely for bearing burdens. The consumer (bhoktā) is the master of the substance.

Words meanings summery:

• चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye

• आलोकनाय (ālokanāya) - for seeing, for observing

• एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul, living being

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• सुखदुःखयोः (sukhaduḥkhayoḥ) - of joys and sorrows

• भाराय (bhārāya) - for a burden, for carrying a load

• एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed

• बलीवर्धः (balīvardhaḥ) - bullock, ox

• भोक्ता (bhoktā) - enjoyer, consumer, experiencer

• द्रव्यस्य (dravyasya) - of substance, of material, of wealth

• नायकः (nāyakaḥ) - leader, master, chief, guide

Words meanings and morphology

चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cakṣus

cakṣus - eye, sight, vision

Note: Can also be accusative singular.

आलोकनाय (ālokanāya) - for seeing, for observing

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of ālokana

ālokana - seeing, observation, looking at

Derived from the root lok (to see) with prefix ā and suffix -ana.

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed

(indeclinable)

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul, living being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - individual soul, living being, life, existence

Derived from the root jīv (to live).

Root: jīv (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

सुखदुःखयोः (sukhaduḥkhayoḥ) - of joys and sorrows

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, dual of sukhaduḥkha

sukhaduḥkha - joy and sorrow, pleasure and pain

Compound type : dvandva (sukha+duḥkha)

• sukha – joy, happiness, pleasure, comfort
  noun (neuter)
• duḥkha – sorrow, pain, suffering, misery
  noun (neuter)

Note: Can also be locative dual.

भाराय (bhārāya) - for a burden, for carrying a load

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of bhāra

bhāra - burden, load, weight, charge, responsibility

एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed

(indeclinable)

बलीवर्धः (balīvardhaḥ) - bullock, ox

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balīvardha

balīvardha - bullock, ox, draft-ox

भोक्ता (bhoktā) - enjoyer, consumer, experiencer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhoktṛ

bhoktṛ - enjoyer, consumer, experiencer, master

Agent noun

Derived from the root bhuj (to enjoy, consume) with the agent suffix -tṛ.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

द्रव्यस्य (dravyasya) - of substance, of material, of wealth

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of dravya

dravya - substance, thing, material, wealth, property

नायकः (nāyakaḥ) - leader, master, chief, guide

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāyaka

nāyaka - leader, chief, master, guide, hero

Derived from the root nī (to lead) with suffix -aka.

Root: nī (class 1)