योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-116, verse-1

श्रीराम उवाच ।
भगवन्सर्वधर्मज्ञ चित्तेऽहंकारनामनि ।
गलिते वा गलद्रूपे लिङ्गं सत्त्वस्य किं भवेत् ॥ १ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
bhagavansarvadharmajña citte'haṃkāranāmani ,
galite vā galadrūpe liṅgaṃ sattvasya kiṃ bhavet 1

1. śrīrāma uvāca bhagavan sarvadharmajña citte ahaṅkāranāmani
galite vā galat rūpe liṅgam sattvasya kim bhavet

1. śrīrāma uvāca bhagavan sarvadharmajña citte ahaṅkāranāmani
galite vā galat rūpe sattvasya liṅgam kim bhavet

1. Śrī Rāma said: O venerable one, who knows all natural laws (dharma)! When the mind (citta), which is called 'ego' (ahaṅkāra), has completely dissolved, or is in the process of dissolving, what then will be the distinguishing mark of true being (sattva)?

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rāma, the illustrious Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one (addressing Vasiṣṭha) (O venerable one, O divine one, O Lord)

• सर्वधर्मज्ञ (sarvadharmajña) - knower of all (dharma), addressing Vasiṣṭha (knower of all natural laws/duties)

• चित्ते (citte) - in the mental faculty/consciousness (in the mind, in the consciousness)

• अहङ्कारनामनि (ahaṅkāranāmani) - which bears the name 'ego' (ahaṅkāra) (named 'ego', in the name of ego)

• गलिते (galite) - having completely dissolved or disappeared (dissolved, melted, withered)

• वा (vā) - or

• गलत् (galat) - being in the process of dissolving (dissolving, flowing, trickling)

• रूपे (rūpe) - in the state or form of dissolving (in the form, in the nature, in the appearance)

• लिङ्गम् (liṅgam) - distinguishing mark or characteristic (sign, mark, characteristic, symptom)

• सत्त्वस्य (sattvasya) - of true being or existence (of being, of existence, of goodness, of reality)

• किम् (kim) - what (will it be)? (what? which?)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - what would be (the sign)? (may be, should be, would be, exists)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rāma, the illustrious Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Śrī Rāma (an epithet of the Hindu deity Rāma, implying prosperity, glory, and divinity)

Compound of Śrī (auspicious, glorious) and Rāma (name of the deity).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, auspiciousness, revered
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (the name of an ancient Indian king, an incarnation of Viṣṇu)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect indicative (lit) of vac

Perfect Indicative

Third person singular perfect tense, active voice, from root 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one (addressing Vasiṣṭha) (O venerable one, O divine one, O Lord)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, divine, fortunate, prosperous, illustrious, possessing excellences

Derived from 'bhaga' (fortune, excellence) + 'vat' suffix (possessing).

Note: Addressing Vasiṣṭha.

सर्वधर्मज्ञ (sarvadharmajña) - knower of all (dharma), addressing Vasiṣṭha (knower of all natural laws/duties)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sarvadharmajña

sarvadharmajña - knower of all natural laws (dharma), all duties, all intrinsic natures

Compound of 'sarva' (all), 'dharma' (natural law, duty), and 'jña' (knower).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+dharma+jña)

• sarva – all, every, whole, entire
  pronoun (masculine)
• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, sustain).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• jña – knower, understanding
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun suffix
  From root 'jñā' (to know) with suffix 'ka'.
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: In apposition to 'bhagavan'.

चित्ते (citte) - in the mental faculty/consciousness (in the mind, in the consciousness)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, understanding

Past Passive Participle

From root 'cit' (to perceive, to be conscious). Also a noun.

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Locative absolute construction.

अहङ्कारनामनि (ahaṅkāranāmani) - which bears the name 'ego' (ahaṅkāra) (named 'ego', in the name of ego)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ahaṅkāranāman

ahaṅkāranāman - having the name 'ego'

Compound of 'ahaṅkāra' (ego) and 'nāman' (name).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ahaṅkāra+nāman)

• ahaṅkāra – ego, egoism, self-sense, I-maker
  noun (masculine)
  From 'aham' (I) and 'kāra' (maker).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• nāman – name, appellation
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'citte'.

गलिते (galite) - having completely dissolved or disappeared (dissolved, melted, withered)

(participle)

Locative, neuter, singular of galita

galita - dissolved, melted, dropped, withered, fallen away

Past Passive Participle

From root 'gal' (to drop, to trickle, to dissolve).

Root: gal (class 1)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction modifying 'citte'.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

गलत् (galat) - being in the process of dissolving (dissolving, flowing, trickling)

(participle)

Locative, neuter, singular of galat

galat - dissolving, flowing, trickling, falling

Present Active Participle

From root 'gal' (to drop, to trickle, to dissolve).

Root: gal (class 1)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction, combined with 'rūpe'.

रूपे (rūpe) - in the state or form of dissolving (in the form, in the nature, in the appearance)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature, essential property

Note: Part of locative absolute construction, combined with 'galat'.

लिङ्गम् (liṅgam) - distinguishing mark or characteristic (sign, mark, characteristic, symptom)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of liṅga

liṅga - mark, sign, characteristic, symptom, symbol, gender

Note: Subject of 'bhavet'.

सत्त्वस्य (sattvasya) - of true being or existence (of being, of existence, of goodness, of reality)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - being, existence, reality, essential nature, goodness, spiritual purity

From 'sat' (being, true) + suffix 'tva' (state of being).

Note: Possessive, 'of sattva'.

किम् (kim) - what (will it be)? (what? which?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who?, what?, which? (interrogative pronoun/adjective/indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative pronoun.

भवेत् (bhavet) - what would be (the sign)? (may be, should be, would be, exists)

(verb)

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

Optative Mood

Third person singular optative mood, active voice, from root 'bhū'.

Root: bhū (class 1)