योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-49, verse-15

श्रीराम उवाच ।
उपशमप्रकरणे ह्यस्तने तु त्वयेरितम् ।
अविद्येयं तथेत्थं च विचार्यत इति प्रभो ॥ १५ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
upaśamaprakaraṇe hyastane tu tvayeritam ,
avidyeyaṃ tathetthaṃ ca vicāryata iti prabho 15

15. śrīrāma uvāca upaśamaprakaraṇe hi astane tu tvayā
īritam avidyā iyam tathā ittham ca vicāryate iti prabho

15. śrīrāma uvāca prabho hi astane upaśamaprakaraṇe tu
tvayā avidyā iyam tathā ittham ca vicāryate iti īritam

15. Śrī Rāma said: "O Lord, indeed, in the previous chapter on tranquility (upaśama), it was stated by you that this ignorance (avidyā) is to be deliberated upon in various ways."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• उपशमप्रकरणे (upaśamaprakaraṇe) - in the chapter on tranquility/pacification

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• अस्तने (astane) - in the past, yesterday's

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed, however

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• ईरितम् (īritam) - spoken, said

• अविद्या (avidyā) - spiritual ignorance (avidyā) (ignorance, spiritual ignorance)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner

• च (ca) - and, also

• विचार्यते (vicāryate) - it is to be deliberated/investigated

• इति (iti) - thus, marking direct speech or quotation

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Śrī Rāma (proper name)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – splendor, wealth, goddess Lakṣmī
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rama (proper name), pleasing
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (liṭ)

Root: vac (class 2)

उपशमप्रकरणे (upaśamaprakaraṇe) - in the chapter on tranquility/pacification

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of upaśamaprakaraṇa

upaśamaprakaraṇa - chapter on tranquility, section on pacification

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (upaśama+prakaraṇa)

• upaśama – tranquility, pacification, cessation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: śam (class 1)
• prakaraṇa – chapter, section, topic
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

अस्तने (astane) - in the past, yesterday's

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of astana

astana - of yesterday, past, former

Note: Agrees with upaśamaprakaraṇe

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

ईरितम् (īritam) - spoken, said

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of īrita

īrita - spoken, said, uttered

Past Passive Participle

Root: īr (class 2)

Note: Predicate to 'avidyā iyam' being 'vicāryate'

अविद्या (avidyā) - spiritual ignorance (avidyā) (ignorance, spiritual ignorance)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā

avidyā - ignorance, spiritual ignorance

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidyā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vidyā – knowledge, learning
  noun (feminine)

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

विचार्यते (vicāryate) - it is to be deliberated/investigated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of vicār

Present Passive

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: car (class 10)

इति (iti) - thus, marking direct speech or quotation

(indeclinable)

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)