योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-106, verse-56

सर्व एव जडा जीर्णा दर्पणा इव जन्तवः ।
समीपगत एवान्तः कुर्वतस्तु विचारणम् ॥ ५६ ॥

sarva eva jaḍā jīrṇā darpaṇā iva jantavaḥ ,
samīpagata evāntaḥ kurvatastu vicāraṇam 56

56. sarvaḥ eva jaḍā jīrṇā darpaṇāḥ iva jantavaḥ
| samīpagataḥ eva antaḥ kurvataḥ tu vicāraṇam

56. All living beings are indeed inert and worn out, like dull mirrors. However, for one who performs inner reflection (vicāraṇa), the inner reality (ātman) itself draws very close.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all, every, each

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

• जडा (jaḍā) - inert, dull, insentient, inanimate

• जीर्णा (jīrṇā) - worn out, old, decayed, digested

• दर्पणाः (darpaṇāḥ) - mirrors

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• जन्तवः (jantavaḥ) - living beings, creatures

• समीपगतः (samīpagataḥ) - having approached near, close by, proximate

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

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - the inner reality or self (ātman) (inside, within, inner, the inner self)

• कुर्वतः (kurvataḥ) - of one who does, for one who performs

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

• विचारणम् (vicāraṇam) - inquiry, reflection, investigation, deliberation

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all, every, each

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Although the verse describes plural 'jantavaḥ', 'sarvaḥ' here is singular, implying 'every single' or 'each one of'.

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

(indeclinable)

जडा (jaḍā) - inert, dull, insentient, inanimate

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of jaḍa

jaḍa - inert, dull, inanimate, stupid, frozen

Note: Appears as nominative plural feminine, which is an unconventional agreement with the masculine plural 'jantavaḥ'. Standard masculine plural would be 'jaḍāḥ'.

जीर्णा (jīrṇā) - worn out, old, decayed, digested

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, plural of jīrṇa

jīrṇa - worn out, old, decayed, digested, assimilated

Past Passive Participle

From root √jṝ (to wear out, to decay)

Root: jṝ

Note: Appears as nominative plural feminine, which is an unconventional agreement with the masculine plural 'jantavaḥ'. Standard masculine plural would be 'jīrṇāḥ'.

दर्पणाः (darpaṇāḥ) - mirrors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of darpaṇa

darpaṇa - mirror

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

जन्तवः (jantavaḥ) - living beings, creatures

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jantu

jantu - living being, creature, human being

समीपगतः (samīpagataḥ) - having approached near, close by, proximate

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samīpagata

samīpagata - approached near, close at hand, proximate

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'samīpa' (near) and 'gata' (gone, reached, from root √gam)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samīpa+gata)

• samīpa – near, vicinity
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, reached, obtained
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Particlipe
  From root √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - the inner reality or self (ātman) (inside, within, inner, the inner self)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antar

antar - within, inside, intermediate, the interior, the inner self

Note: In this context, it functions as a noun referring to the 'inner self' or 'inner reality'.

कुर्वतः (kurvataḥ) - of one who does, for one who performs

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kurvat

kurvat - doing, making, performing

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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

(indeclinable)

विचारणम् (vicāraṇam) - inquiry, reflection, investigation, deliberation

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vicāraṇa

vicāraṇa - inquiry, reflection, investigation, deliberation, consideration

Root: car (class 1)