योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-41, verse-27

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अविद्यमानमेवेदं विद्यमानमिव स्थितम् ।
यथा तन्मे समासेन भगवन्वक्तुमर्हसि ॥ २७ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
avidyamānamevedaṃ vidyamānamiva sthitam ,
yathā tanme samāsena bhagavanvaktumarhasi 27

27. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca avidyamānam eva idam vidyamānam iva
sthitam yathā tat me samāsena bhagavan vaktum arhasi

27. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca he bhagavan avidyamānam eva idam
vidyamānam iva sthitam tat yathā me samāsena vaktum arhasi

27. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: This (universe), though non-existent, appears as if it truly exists. Revered sir, please explain to me in brief how this is so.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - the sage Vasiṣṭha (the revered Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, he spoke)

• अविद्यमानम् (avidyamānam) - non-existent (referring to the universe) (non-existent, not existing, absent)

• एव (eva) - indeed, merely (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• इदम् (idam) - this (referring to the universe or phenomenal reality) (this, this one, here)

• विद्यमानम् (vidyamānam) - existing, real (existing, being, present)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if, similar to)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - appears, situated, existing (stood, situated, existing, remaining)

• यथा (yathā) - how (inquiring about the manner) (as, just as, according to, how)

• तत् (tat) - that (situation or phenomenon) (that, it)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

• समासेन (samāsena) - in brief, concisely (in brief, concisely, by summary)

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered sir (addressing Īśvara) (O revered one, O lord, O fortunate one)

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to explain (to speak, to say, to explain)

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought (to explain), you should (explain) (you are able, you ought, you deserve)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - the sage Vasiṣṭha (the revered Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (name of a revered sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of uvāca

Perfect tense form of root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

अविद्यमानम् (avidyamānam) - non-existent (referring to the universe) (non-existent, not existing, absent)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avidyamāna

avidyamāna - non-existent, not existing, absent

Present Middle Participle (negative)

Negative particle 'a-' combined with vidyamāna (existing), derived from root vid (to be, to exist).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidyamāna)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• vidyamāna – existing, being, present
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Middle Participle
  Derived from root vid (to be, exist).
  Root: vid (class 2)

एव (eva) - indeed, merely (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this (referring to the universe or phenomenal reality) (this, this one, here)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here, what is present

विद्यमानम् (vidyamānam) - existing, real (existing, being, present)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vidyamāna

vidyamāna - existing, being, present, found, real

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root vid (to be, to exist).

Root: vid (class 2)

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if, similar to)

(indeclinable)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - appears, situated, existing (stood, situated, existing, remaining)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, remaining, firm, established

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - how (inquiring about the manner) (as, just as, according to, how)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (situation or phenomenon) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of mad

mad - I, me, my, we, us, our

समासेन (samāsena) - in brief, concisely (in brief, concisely, by summary)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of samāsa

samāsa - compound, summary, conciseness, synthesis

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered sir (addressing Īśvara) (O revered one, O lord, O fortunate one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, auspicious, glorious, divine, venerable, lord

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to explain (to speak, to say, to explain)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought (to explain), you should (explain) (you are able, you ought, you deserve)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)