योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-81, verse-52

श्रीराम उवाच ।
दर्शनं कीदृशं ब्रह्मन्नयनांशुगणं विना ।
अदिव्यानामिन्द्रियाणां तत्त्वमेव कथं भवेत् ॥ ५२ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
darśanaṃ kīdṛśaṃ brahmannayanāṃśugaṇaṃ vinā ,
adivyānāmindriyāṇāṃ tattvameva kathaṃ bhavet 52

52. śrīrāma uvāca darśanam kīdṛśam brahman nayanāṃśugaṇam
vinā adivyānām indriyāṇām tattvam eva katham bhavet

52. śrīrāma uvāca brahman nayanāṃśugaṇam vinā darśanam
kīdṛśam adivyānām indriyāṇām tattvam eva katham bhavet

52. Śrī Rāma said: "O Brahman, what kind of vision is possible without the collection of light rays from the eyes? And how, indeed, can the true nature (tattva) of the non-divine senses be perceived?"

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rama

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• दर्शनम् (darśanam) - vision, perception, sight, seeing

• कीदृशम् (kīdṛśam) - of what kind, what sort, how

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Addressing the sage Vasiṣṭha. (O Brahman (the Absolute reality))

• नयनांशुगणम् (nayanāṁśugaṇam) - multitude of eye-rays, collection of light rays from the eyes

• विना (vinā) - without, except

• अदिव्यानाम् (adivyānām) - of the non-divine, of the ordinary

• इन्द्रियाणाम् (indriyāṇām) - of the senses, of the organs of sense

• तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - true nature, reality, essence

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

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, would it be, could it exist

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rama (a proper name)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – glory, wealth, beauty, auspiciousness; goddess Lakṣmī
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rama (a proper name, the seventh avatar of Viṣṇu)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, Perfect tense, active voice. Reduplication of 'va' into 'uva'.

Root: vac (class 2)

दर्शनम् (darśanam) - vision, perception, sight, seeing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of darśana

darśana - seeing, looking, vision, perception, doctrine, philosophy

derived from root dṛś

suffix -ana added to root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular form, as it is the subject of 'what kind of...'.

कीदृशम् (kīdṛśam) - of what kind, what sort, how

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kīdṛśa

kīdṛśa - of what kind, of what sort, how, resembling what

Formed from 'kim' (what) + 'dṛś' (to see/like).

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Addressing the sage Vasiṣṭha. (O Brahman (the Absolute reality))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - prayer, sacred text, ultimate reality (brahman), universal spirit, priest

Root: bṛh

नयनांशुगणम् (nayanāṁśugaṇam) - multitude of eye-rays, collection of light rays from the eyes

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nayanāṃśugaṇa

nayanāṁśugaṇa - collection of eye-rays

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nayana+aṃśugaṇa)

• nayana – eye, leading
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'nī' (to lead) with suffix '-ana'.
  Root: nī (class 1)
• aṃśugaṇa – multitude of rays, collection of light
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used with 'vinā' which typically takes the accusative.

विना (vinā) - without, except

(indeclinable)

अदिव्यानाम् (adivyānām) - of the non-divine, of the ordinary

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of adivya

adivya - non-divine, earthly, ordinary

Formed from 'a' (negative prefix) + 'divya' (divine).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+divya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• divya – divine, heavenly, celestial
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'div' (sky, heaven).
  Root: div

Note: Agrees with 'indriyāṇām'.

इन्द्रियाणाम् (indriyāṇām) - of the senses, of the organs of sense

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense, organ of sense, faculty, virility

Derived from 'indra' (lord, chief). 'Belonging to or fit for Indra'.

तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - true nature, reality, essence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - true state, reality, truth, principle, element, essence (tattva)

Formed from 'tat' (that) + 'tva' (suffix for abstract nouns).

Note: Nominative singular, subject of 'bhavet'.

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

(indeclinable)

particle

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why

(indeclinable)

interrogative adverb

भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, would it be, could it exist

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū

Optative Active

3rd person singular, Optative mood, active voice.

Root: bhū (class 1)