योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-35, verse-6

इमां दृश्यदशामाशु बाह्यबोधाय वा पुनः ।
समाश्रित्य मदुक्तं त्वं श्रृणु तूष्णीं स्थितेन किम् ॥ ६ ॥

imāṃ dṛśyadaśāmāśu bāhyabodhāya vā punaḥ ,
samāśritya maduktaṃ tvaṃ śrṛṇu tūṣṇīṃ sthitena kim 6

6. imām dṛśya-daśām āśu bāhya-bodhāya vā punaḥ |
samāśritya mat-uktam tvam śṛṇu tūṣṇīm sthitena kim

6. āśu imām dṛśya-daśām vā punaḥ bāhya-bodhāya samāśritya,
tvam mat-uktam śṛṇu.
tūṣṇīm sthitena kim?

6. Quickly considering this state of phenomena, or for the sake of external understanding, you should listen to what I have spoken. What is accomplished by remaining silent?

Words meanings summery:

• इमाम् (imām) - this, this one

• दृश्य-दशाम् (dṛśya-daśām) - this state of the visible, state of phenomena

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• बाह्य-बोधाय (bāhya-bodhāya) - for external knowledge, for external understanding

• वा (vā) - or, either

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore, moreover

• समाश्रित्य (samāśritya) - having resorted to, having relied upon, having taken refuge in

• मत्-उक्तम् (mat-uktam) - that which was spoken by me, my words

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silently, quietly

• स्थितेन (sthitena) - by one who has remained, by one who is situated

• किम् (kim) - what? what for? what is the use?

Words meanings and morphology

इमाम् (imām) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one (feminine accusative singular)

दृश्य-दशाम् (dṛśya-daśām) - this state of the visible, state of phenomena

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dṛśya-daśā

dṛśya-daśā - the state of being visible, condition of phenomena

Compound type : tatpurusha (dṛśya+daśā)

• dṛśya – visible, to be seen, object of sight
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root 'dṛś' with suffix '-ya'
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• daśā – state, condition, period, phase
  noun (feminine)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

बाह्य-बोधाय (bāhya-bodhāya) - for external knowledge, for external understanding

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of bāhya-bodha

bāhya-bodha - external knowledge, external perception or understanding

Compound type : tatpurusha (bāhya+bodha)

• bāhya – external, outward, foreign
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'bahis' (outside)
• bodha – knowledge, perception, understanding, awakening
  noun (masculine)
  Verbal noun
  Derived from root 'budh'
  Root: budh (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore, moreover

(indeclinable)

समाश्रित्य (samāśritya) - having resorted to, having relied upon, having taken refuge in

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Prefixes 'sam' and 'ā' + root 'śri' + suffix 'ya'

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: śri (class 1)

मत्-उक्तम् (mat-uktam) - that which was spoken by me, my words

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mat-ukta

mat-ukta - spoken by me, my utterance

Past Passive Participle (compound)

Compound of 'mad' (by me) and 'ukta' (spoken)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mad+ukta)

• mad – by me
  pronoun
  Instrumental singular of 'aham' (I)
• ukta – spoken, said, told
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'vac'
  Root: vac (class 2)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of śru

Imperative

Root 'śru' in 2nd person singular imperative

Root: śru (class 5)

तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silently, quietly

(indeclinable)

स्थितेन (sthitena) - by one who has remained, by one who is situated

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, abiding, firm, steady

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā'

Root: sthā (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what? what for? what is the use?

(indeclinable)

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