योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-12, verse-32

श्रीराम उवाच ।
अर्धं मिथःसंकथया भागः शास्त्रविचारणैः ।
आत्मप्रत्ययतो भागः कथं तस्या निवर्तते ॥ ३२ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
ardhaṃ mithaḥsaṃkathayā bhāgaḥ śāstravicāraṇaiḥ ,
ātmapratyayato bhāgaḥ kathaṃ tasyā nivartate 32

32. śrīrāma uvāca ardham mithaḥ saṃkathayā bhāgaḥ śāstravicāraṇaiḥ
ātmapratyayataḥ bhāgaḥ katham tasyāḥ nivartate

32. śrīrāma uvāca ardham mithaḥ saṃkathayā,
bhāgaḥ śāstravicāraṇaiḥ,
[ca] bhāgaḥ ātmapratyayataḥ [ca].
tasyāḥ katham nivartate?

32. Śrī Rāma said: If half (of ignorance) ceases through mutual discussion, a portion through scriptural deliberations, and another portion through self-conviction, then how does her (ignorance) ultimately cease?

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rama, Rama

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अर्धम् (ardham) - half, a half

• मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, with each other (mutually, secretly, together)

• संकथया (saṁkathayā) - by discussion, by conversation

• भागः (bhāgaḥ) - part, portion, share

• शास्त्रविचारणैः (śāstravicāraṇaiḥ) - by scriptural deliberations, by discussions of scriptures

• आत्मप्रत्ययतः (ātmapratyayataḥ) - from self-conviction, by means of self-realization

• भागः (bhāgaḥ) - part, portion, share

• कथम् (katham) - how (how, why)

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her (ignorance or saṃsāra) (of her, of that (feminine))

• निवर्तते (nivartate) - ultimately ceases (ceases, turns back, withdraws, is removed)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rama, Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rama, Rama (an incarnation of Viṣṇu)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – glory, splendor, prosperity, wealth, goddess Lakṣmī
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rama (name of a king, incarnation of Viṣṇu)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense

perfect 3rd person singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

अर्धम् (ardham) - half, a half

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ardha

ardha - half, part, portion

Note: Can also be nominative singular neuter. Context implies it's a portion of ignorance that is being dispelled.

मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, with each other (mutually, secretly, together)

(indeclinable)

संकथया (saṁkathayā) - by discussion, by conversation

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of saṃkathā

saṁkathā - conversation, discussion, talk

Prefix: sam

Root: kath (class 10)

भागः (bhāgaḥ) - part, portion, share

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāga

bhāga - part, portion, share, division

शास्त्रविचारणैः (śāstravicāraṇaiḥ) - by scriptural deliberations, by discussions of scriptures

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of śāstravicāraṇā

śāstravicāraṇā - deliberation on scriptures, discussion of treatises

Compound type : tatpurusha (śāstra+vicāraṇā)

• śāstra – scripture, treatise, sacred text, science
  noun (neuter)
• vicāraṇā – investigation, deliberation, discussion
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)

आत्मप्रत्ययतः (ātmapratyayataḥ) - from self-conviction, by means of self-realization

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+pratyaya)

• ātman – self, soul, essence, supreme spirit
  noun (masculine)
• pratyaya – conviction, belief, idea, knowledge, experience
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: The suffix -taḥ indicates 'from' or 'by means of', functioning like an ablative or instrumental.

भागः (bhāgaḥ) - part, portion, share

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāga

bhāga - part, portion, share, division

कथम् (katham) - how (how, why)

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her (ignorance or saṃsāra) (of her, of that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Feminine genitive singular of 'tad', referring to a previously mentioned feminine noun (e.g., avidyā or saṃsāra).

निवर्तते (nivartate) - ultimately ceases (ceases, turns back, withdraws, is removed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of nivṛt

present tense

present 3rd person singular middle

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)