योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-50, verse-25

एवंरूपश्च सुमते जीवो यातः शरीरताम् ।
नेत्रादिना घटाद्यन्तर्यथा वेत्ति तथा श्रृणु ॥ २५ ॥

evaṃrūpaśca sumate jīvo yātaḥ śarīratām ,
netrādinā ghaṭādyantaryathā vetti tathā śrṛṇu 25

25. evam-rūpaḥ ca sumate jīvaḥ yātaḥ śarīratām
netra-ādinā ghaṭa-ādi antar yathā vetti tathā śṛṇu

25. sumate,
ca,
evam-rūpaḥ jīvaḥ śarīratām yātaḥ,
yathā netra-ādinā ghaṭa-ādi antar vetti,
tathā śṛṇu

25. And, O good-minded one, listen now to how the individual soul (jīva), having attained embodiment, perceives the inside of a pot and other objects, just as one perceives them with the eyes and other senses.

25. חכם שנונים, קשב כעת לדרך שבה הַגִ'יוָוה, שקיבלה צורת גוף, תופסת אובייקטים כגון כד בעזרת העיניים ושאר החושים.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम्-रूपः (evam-rūpaḥ) - of such a nature (of such a form, of this nature)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सुमते (sumate) - O good-minded one (O good-minded one, O intelligent one)

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul (jīva) (living being, individual soul)

• यातः (yātaḥ) - having attained (gone, arrived, attained)

• शरीरताम् (śarīratām) - embodiment (state of having a body, embodiment)

• नेत्र-आदिना (netra-ādinā) - with the eyes and other senses (by means of eyes etc.)

• घट-आदि (ghaṭa-ādi) - a pot and other objects (pot and so on, beginning with a pot)

• अन्तर् (antar) - inside (inside, within, internal)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

• वेत्ति (vetti) - perceives (knows, understands)

• तथा (tathā) - now (as a connector) (so, thus, in that manner)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (listen, hear)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम्-रूपः (evam-rūpaḥ) - of such a nature (of such a form, of this nature)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of evam-rūpa

evam-rūpa - of such a form or nature

Compound 'evam' (thus) + 'rūpa' (form, nature).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (evam+rūpa)

• evam – thus, in this manner
  indeclinable
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects this verse to the preceding idea.

सुमते (sumate) - O good-minded one (O good-minded one, O intelligent one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sumati

sumati - good mind, intelligence, good disposition; a person with good mind

Compound 'su' (good) + 'mati' (mind).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mati)

• su – good, well, excellent
  prefix
• mati – mind, thought, intelligence, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From root man (to think).
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Addressee.

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul (jīva) (living being, individual soul)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living being, individual soul, life principle

From root jīv (to live).

Root: jīv (class 1)

यातः (yātaḥ) - having attained (gone, arrived, attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yāta

yāta - gone, arrived, attained, reached

Past Passive Participle

From root yā (to go, proceed).

Root: yā (class 2)

शरीरताम् (śarīratām) - embodiment (state of having a body, embodiment)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śarīratā

śarīratā - state of being a body, embodiment, corporeality

From 'śarīra' (body) + suffix '-tā' (abstract noun).

नेत्र-आदिना (netra-ādinā) - with the eyes and other senses (by means of eyes etc.)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of netra-ādi

netra-ādi - eyes and so on, beginning with eyes

Compound. 'netra' (eye) + 'ādi' (beginning, etc.).

Compound type : tatpurusha (netra+ādi)

• netra – eye
  noun (neuter)
  From root nī (to lead).
  Root: nī (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
  indeclinable (used as a noun in compound) (masculine)

Note: Indicates the instrument of perception.

घट-आदि (ghaṭa-ādi) - a pot and other objects (pot and so on, beginning with a pot)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghaṭa-ādi

ghaṭa-ādi - pot and so on

Compound. 'ghaṭa' (pot) + 'ādi' (beginning, etc.).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ghaṭa+ādi)

• ghaṭa – pot, jar, pitcher
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
  indeclinable (used as a noun in compound) (masculine)

Note: Here it is an object of perception.

अन्तर् (antar) - inside (inside, within, internal)

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

(indeclinable)

Comparative conjunction.

वेत्ति (vetti) - perceives (knows, understands)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Present active indicative

3rd person singular, parasmaipada. Root 'vid'.

Root: vid (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - now (as a connector) (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Correlative to 'yathā'.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (listen, hear)

(verb)

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

Imperative active

2nd person singular, parasmaipada. Root 'śru'.

Root: śru (class 5)

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