योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-30, verse-105

एषा सा कथिता तुभ्यं जीवशक्तिर्महामुने ।
प्राकृताचारविवशा वराकी पशुधर्मिणी ॥ १०५ ॥

eṣā sā kathitā tubhyaṃ jīvaśaktirmahāmune ,
prākṛtācāravivaśā varākī paśudharmiṇī 105

105. eṣā sā kathitā tubhyaṃ jīvaśaktiḥ mahāmune
prākṛtācāravivaśā varākī paśudharmiṇī

105. mahāmune eṣā sā jīvaśaktiḥ tubhyaṃ kathitā
prākṛtācāravivaśā varākī paśudharmiṇī

105. O great sage, this very life-force (jīvaśakti) has been described to you. It is helpless, bound by worldly ways, wretched, and characterized by an animal-like intrinsic nature (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• एषा (eṣā) - this, this one (feminine)

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• कथिता (kathitā) - described, told, narrated

• तुभ्यं (tubhyaṁ) - to you, for you

• जीवशक्तिः (jīvaśaktiḥ) - the power/energy of the individual soul (life-force, individual soul's power)

• महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage, O great ascetic

• प्राकृताचारविवशा (prākṛtācāravivaśā) - helpless due to worldly/mundane conduct

• वराकी (varākī) - wretched, miserable, poor

• पशुधर्मिणी (paśudharmiṇī) - possessing the nature/constitution of an animal

Words meanings and morphology

एषा (eṣā) - this, this one (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to the previously mentioned concept of Jiva-shakti

कथिता (kathitā) - described, told, narrated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kathita

kathita - told, spoken, described

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √kath (to tell, speak) with -ta suffix

Root: kath (class 1)

Note: Refers to jīvaśakti

तुभ्यं (tubhyaṁ) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

जीवशक्तिः (jīvaśaktiḥ) - the power/energy of the individual soul (life-force, individual soul's power)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jīvaśakti

jīvaśakti - life-force, individual soul's power

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīva+śakti)

• jīva – living being, soul, individual soul
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• śakti – power, energy, force, potency
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śak (class 5)

Note: The subject being described

महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage, O great ascetic

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+muni)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective
• muni – sage, ascetic, recluse
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Address to the listener

प्राकृताचारविवशा (prākṛtācāravivaśā) - helpless due to worldly/mundane conduct

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prākṛtācāravivaśa

prākṛtācāravivaśa - helpless due to mundane/natural conduct

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prākṛta+ācāra+vivaśa)

• prākṛta – natural, ordinary, mundane, material
  adjective
  Derived from prakṛti (nature) with -a suffix
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ācāra – conduct, custom, practice, behavior
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √car (to move, act) with ā- prefix
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)
• vivaśa – helpless, powerless, dependent
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vaś (class 2)

Note: Describes jīvaśakti

वराकी (varākī) - wretched, miserable, poor

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of varāka

varāka - wretched, miserable, poor

Note: Describes jīvaśakti

पशुधर्मिणी (paśudharmiṇī) - possessing the nature/constitution of an animal

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paśudharmin

paśudharmin - having animal nature, animal-like intrinsic nature

Possessing the dharma of a paśu

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paśu+dharmin)

• paśu – animal, beast, cattle
  noun (masculine)
  Root: paś
• dharmin – possessing nature/quality
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from dharma (nature, law) with -in suffix
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Describes jīvaśakti