योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-124, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
यथा सत्त्वमुपेक्ष्य स्वं शनैर्विप्रो दुरीहया ।
अङ्गीकरोति शूद्रत्वं तथा जीवत्वमीश्वरः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
yathā sattvamupekṣya svaṃ śanairvipro durīhayā ,
aṅgīkaroti śūdratvaṃ tathā jīvatvamīśvaraḥ 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca yathā sattvam upekṣya svam śanaiḥ vipraḥ
durīhayā aṅgīkaroti śūdratvam tathā jīvatvam īśvaraḥ

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca.
yathā vipraḥ durīhayā svam sattvam upekṣya śanaiḥ śūdratvam aṅgīkaroti,
tathā īśvaraḥ jīvatvam.

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Just as a brahmin gradually adopts the state of a śūdra through improper intentions, disregarding his own intrinsic nature (sattva), so too, the Lord (Īśvara) assumes the state of an individual soul (jīva).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - being, existence, intrinsic nature (sattva)

• उपेक्ष्य (upekṣya) - having disregarded, having neglected

• स्वम् (svam) - one's own

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - gradually, slowly

• विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a brahmin, a twice-born

• दुरीहया (durīhayā) - by wrong desire, by evil intent

• अङ्गीकरोति (aṅgīkaroti) - accepts, takes on, agrees to

• शूद्रत्वम् (śūdratvam) - the state of a śūdra

• तथा (tathā) - so too, in that way

• जीवत्वम् (jīvatvam) - the state of a jīva, individual soul

• ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - the Lord, supreme ruler

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated Vedic sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - being, existence, intrinsic nature (sattva)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - being, existence, essence, intrinsic nature, reality, goodness (sattva)

उपेक्ष्य (upekṣya) - having disregarded, having neglected

(verbal_derivative)

स्वम् (svam) - one's own

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self, own property

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - gradually, slowly

(indeclinable)

विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a brahmin, a twice-born

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - a Brahmin, a priest, inspired, wise

दुरीहया (durīhayā) - by wrong desire, by evil intent

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of durīhā

durīhā - evil desire, bad intention, wrong effort

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dur+īhā)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill, wrong
  upasarga
• īhā – desire, effort, intention, wish
  noun (feminine)
  Root: īh (class 1)

अङ्गीकरोति (aṅgīkaroti) - accepts, takes on, agrees to

(verb)

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

denominative verb formed from aṅgī (accepting) and root √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

शूद्रत्वम् (śūdratvam) - the state of a śūdra

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śūdratva

śūdratva - the condition or state of being a śūdra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śūdra+tva)

• śūdra – a member of the fourth social class
  noun (masculine)
• tva – suffix indicating 'state, condition, nature of'
  suffix

तथा (tathā) - so too, in that way

(indeclinable)

जीवत्वम् (jīvatvam) - the state of a jīva, individual soul

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvatva

jīvatva - the state or condition of being a living being or individual soul (jīva)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīva+tva)

• jīva – a living being, individual soul (jīva)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• tva – suffix indicating 'state, condition, nature of'
  suffix

ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - the Lord, supreme ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īśvara

īśvara - master, lord, ruler, God

Root: īś (class 2)