योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-46, verse-1

श्रीराम उवाच ।
भगवन्सर्वसारज्ञ त्वयैषा बिल्वरूपिणी ।
महाचिद्धनसत्तेह कथितेति मतिर्मम ॥ १ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
bhagavansarvasārajña tvayaiṣā bilvarūpiṇī ,
mahāciddhanasatteha kathiteti matirmama 1

1. śrīrāma uvāca bhagavan sarva-sārajña tvayā eṣā bilvarūpiṇī
mahā-cit-ghana-sattā iha kathitā iti matiḥ mama

1. śrīrāma uvāca: bhagavan sarva-sārajña,
tvayā iha eṣā bilvarūpiṇī mahā-cit-ghana-sattā kathitā iti mama matiḥ.

1. Śrī Rāma said: O Venerable one, knower of all essences, my understanding is that you have described here this great mass of conscious existence (mahā-cit-ghana-sattā) which takes the form of the Bilva tree.

Words meanings summery:

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

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - Addressing sage Vasiṣṭha (O venerable one, O Lord)

• सर्व-सारज्ञ (sarva-sārajña) - knower of all essences, omniscient

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• एषा (eṣā) - this power/existence (this (feminine))

• बिल्वरूपिणी (bilvarūpiṇī) - having the form of the Bilva tree

• महा-चित्-घन-सत्ता (mahā-cit-ghana-sattā) - Refers to the supreme consciousness (the existence which is a great mass of consciousness)

• इह (iha) - here, in this matter

• कथिता (kathitā) - spoken, narrated, taught

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating reported speech

• मतिः (matiḥ) - thought, understanding, opinion

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rāma, the glorious Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rāma, the glorious Rāma

Compound proper noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – glory, prosperity, revered
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (an incarnation of Viṣṇu)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Verb for 'śrīrāma'.

भगवन् (bhagavan) - Addressing sage Vasiṣṭha (O venerable one, O Lord)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, glorious, divine, lord

Vocative singular of 'bhagavat'

Note: Addressed to the guru.

सर्व-सारज्ञ (sarva-sārajña) - knower of all essences, omniscient

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sarva-sārajña

sarva-sārajña - knower of all essences, omniscient

Compound adjective

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+sāra+jña)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• sāra – essence, core, pith, strength
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knowing, knower
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'bhagavan'.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

2nd person pronoun, instrumental singular

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'kathitā'.

एषा (eṣā) - this power/existence (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Pronoun 'etad', feminine nominative singular

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'kathitā'.

बिल्वरूपिणी (bilvarūpiṇī) - having the form of the Bilva tree

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bilvarūpiṇ

bilvarūpiṇ - having the form of the Bilva tree

Compound adjective

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bilva+rūpin)

• bilva – bilva tree
  noun (masculine)
• rūpin – having the form of, characterized by
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'rūpa' with suffix '-in'

Note: Qualifies 'eṣā' and 'mahā-cit-ghana-sattā'.

महा-चित्-घन-सत्ता (mahā-cit-ghana-sattā) - Refers to the supreme consciousness (the existence which is a great mass of consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahā-cit-ghana-sattā

mahā-cit-ghana-sattā - the existence which is a great mass/dense form of consciousness

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+cit+ghana+sattā)

• mahā – great, large, vast
  adjective (feminine)
• cit – consciousness, knowledge, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ghana – dense, solid, mass, compact
  adjective (masculine)
• sattā – existence, being, reality, essence
  noun (feminine)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'kathitā'.

इह (iha) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

कथिता (kathitā) - spoken, narrated, taught

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kathita

kathita - spoken, said, narrated, told

Past Passive Participle

From root kath (to speak)

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Main verb equivalent for the sentence, implied 'asti'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating reported speech

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of direct speech/thought.

मतिः (matiḥ) - thought, understanding, opinion

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - thought, understanding, intellect, opinion, intention

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

1st person pronoun, genitive singular

Note: Possessive for 'matiḥ'.

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