योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-102, verse-20

श्रीराम उवाच ।
स्वरूपमीदृशं तस्य को वेत्ति मुनिनायक ।
वद सत्यमसत्यं वा भवत्यज्ञो ह्यपीदृशः ॥ २० ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
svarūpamīdṛśaṃ tasya ko vetti munināyaka ,
vada satyamasatyaṃ vā bhavatyajño hyapīdṛśaḥ 20

20. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca | svarūpam īdṛśam tasya kaḥ vetti munināyaka
| vada satyam asatyam vā bhavati ajñaḥ hi api īdṛśaḥ ||

20. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca munināyaka tasya īdṛśam svarūpam kaḥ
vetti vada satyam asatyam vā ajñaḥ api hi īdṛśaḥ bhavati

20. Śrī Rāma said: "O chief of sages, who truly comprehends such an intrinsic nature (svarūpa)? Please tell me, is this true or false? Or does even an ignorant person become like this?"

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Śrī Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - such an intrinsic nature (true nature, own form)

• ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such, of this kind

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• कः (kaḥ) - who

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

• मुनिनायक (munināyaka) - O chief of sages, O leader of ascetics

• वद (vada) - tell, speak

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, true

• असत्यम् (asatyam) - untruth, false

• वा (vā) - or

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, exists

• अज्ञः (ajñaḥ) - ignorant person

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• अपि (api) - also, even

• ईदृशः (īdṛśaḥ) - such, of this kind

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Śrī Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rama

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – radiance, prosperity, sacred, revered
  adjective (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (a proper name), pleasing, black
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Perfect Active Indicative, 3rd Person Singular

Root vac, perfect form

Root: vac (class 2)

स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - such an intrinsic nature (true nature, own form)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svarūpa

svarūpa - own form, intrinsic nature, essential nature

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+rūpa)

• sva – self, own
  pronoun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such, of this kind

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कः (kaḥ) - who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative, 3rd Person Singular

Root vid, class 2 (P.P. vetti)

Root: vid (class 2)

मुनिनायक (munināyaka) - O chief of sages, O leader of ascetics

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of munināyaka

munināyaka - chief of sages, leader of ascetics

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+nāyaka)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• nāyaka – leader, chief, guide
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nī (class 1)

वद (vada) - tell, speak

(verb)

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

Imperative Active, 2nd Person Singular

Root vad, class 1 (P.P. vadati)

Root: vad (class 1)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, true

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, true, real

असत्यम् (asatyam) - untruth, false

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asatya

asatya - untruth, false, unreal

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+satya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, exists

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative, 3rd Person Singular

Root bhū, class 1 (P.P. bhavati)

Root: bhū (class 1)

अज्ञः (ajñaḥ) - ignorant person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajña

ajña - ignorant, unknowing, fool

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jña)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• jña – knowing, knower
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Used as a noun meaning 'ignorant person'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

ईदृशः (īdṛśaḥ) - such, of this kind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind