योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-106, verse-33

श्रीराम उवाच ।
एवं चेत्तद्वद ब्रह्मन्द्रष्टृदृश्यावभासनम् ।
किमिदं कथमाभाति भूयोऽपि वदतांवर ॥ ३३ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
evaṃ cettadvada brahmandraṣṭṛdṛśyāvabhāsanam ,
kimidaṃ kathamābhāti bhūyo'pi vadatāṃvara 33

33. śrīrāma uvāca | evam cet tat vada brahman draṣṭṛdṛśyāvabhāsanam
| kim idam katham ābhāti bhūyaḥ api vadatām vara ||

33. śrīrāma uvāca brahman,
evam cet,
tat draṣṭṛdṛśyāvabhāsanam vada vadatām vara,
idam kim? katham ābhāti? bhūyaḥ api vada

33. Śrī Rāma said: O Brāhmaṇa (Brahman), if this is so, then explain that manifestation of the perceiver and the perceived. O best among speakers, what is this and how does it appear? Explain it again.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• चेत् (cet) - if

• तत् (tat) - that

• वद (vada) - tell, explain, speak

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Vasiṣṭha (O Brāhmaṇa, O Brahmā)

• द्रष्टृदृश्यावभासनम् (draṣṭṛdṛśyāvabhāsanam) - the manifestation of the perceiver and the perceived

• किम् (kim) - what?

• इदम् (idam) - this

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

• आभाति (ābhāti) - appears, shines, manifests

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more

• अपि (api) - here, implies 'again' or 'further' (also, even)

• वदताम् (vadatām) - of those who speak

• वर (vara) - best, excellent

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Śrī Rāma (an epithet of the deity Rāma)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular perfect active of root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tat

tat - that, he, she, it

वद (vada) - tell, explain, speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of vada

Imperative Active

2nd person singular imperative active of root vad (to speak)

Root: vad (class 1)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Vasiṣṭha (O Brāhmaṇa, O Brahmā)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brāhmaṇa (priest, member of the priestly class), Brahmā (creator deity), supreme reality (brahman)

द्रष्टृदृश्यावभासनम् (draṣṭṛdṛśyāvabhāsanam) - the manifestation of the perceiver and the perceived

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of draṣṭṛdṛśyāvabhāsana

draṣṭṛdṛśyāvabhāsana - manifestation of the seer and the seen

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (draṣṭṛ+dṛśya+avabhāsana)

• draṣṭṛ – seer, perceiver
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root dṛś
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• dṛśya – visible, object of sight, to be seen
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Formed with suffix -ya from root dṛś
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• avabhāsana – manifestation, appearance, shining forth
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun from root bhās with upasarga ava
  Prefix: ava
  Root: bhās (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, which?, why?

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

कथम् (katham) - how?, in what manner?

(indeclinable)

आभाति (ābhāti) - appears, shines, manifests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of ābhā

From root bhā (to shine) with upasarga ā

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - here, implies 'again' or 'further' (also, even)

(indeclinable)

वदताम् (vadatām) - of those who speak

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vadat

vadat - speaking, telling

Present Active Participle

Derived from root vad (to speak)

Root: vad (class 1)

वर (vara) - best, excellent

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, boon, choice