योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-124, verse-1

श्रीराम उवाच ।
एकसंविन्मयाः सर्व एवैकवपुषोऽपि ते ।
विविधेच्छाः कथं ब्रह्मन्संपन्ना एकदेहिनः ॥ १ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
ekasaṃvinmayāḥ sarva evaikavapuṣo'pi te ,
vividhecchāḥ kathaṃ brahmansaṃpannā ekadehinaḥ 1

1. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca ekasaṃvinmayāḥ sarve eva ekavapuṣaḥ api
te vividhecchāḥ katham brahman saṃpannāḥ ekadehinaḥ

1. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca brahman te ekasaṃvinmayāḥ eva ekavapuṣaḥ
api ekadehinaḥ vividhecchāḥ katham saṃpannāḥ

1. Śrī Rāma said: "O Brahman (Vasiṣṭha), how is it that these beings, though all unified by a single consciousness (saṃvit) and sharing one form, manifest diverse desires while remaining essentially single-bodied?"

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Śrī Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• एकसंविन्मयाः (ekasaṁvinmayāḥ) - made of a single consciousness (saṃvit)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

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

• एकवपुषः (ekavapuṣaḥ) - having a single body/form

• अपि (api) - even, also, though, in spite of

• ते (te) - these beings (referring to the Kinnara and his various forms/manifestations) (they)

• विविधेच्छाः (vividhecchāḥ) - having various desires

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

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Addressed to Vasiṣṭha. (O Brahman (Vasiṣṭha))

• संपन्नाः (saṁpannāḥ) - become, occurred, arisen

• एकदेहिनः (ekadehinaḥ) - having a single body

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Śrī Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Śrī Rāma (an incarnation of Viṣṇu, protagonist of Rāmāyaṇa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty; an honorific prefix
  indeclinable (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (proper name); pleasing, charming; dark
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the verb 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (Liṭ-lakāra)

From root 'vac' (2nd class Parasmaipada) in Perfect, 3rd person singular. Reduplication 'u-', Guna 'voca' -> 'uvāca'.

Root: vac (class 2)

एकसंविन्मयाः (ekasaṁvinmayāḥ) - made of a single consciousness (saṃvit)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ekasaṃvinmaya

ekasaṁvinmaya - made of a single consciousness/awareness

Formed from 'eka' (one) + 'saṃvit' (consciousness) + 'maya' (made of).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+saṃvit+maya)

• eka – one, single
  numeral
• saṃvit – consciousness, knowledge, understanding, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 4)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffixial adjective (masculine)
  Suffix indicating material or abundance.

Note: Qualifies 'te'.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Pronominal adjective.

Note: Qualifies 'te'.

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

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

एकवपुषः (ekavapuṣaḥ) - having a single body/form

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ekavapus

ekavapus - having a single body/form

From 'eka' (one) + 'vapus' (body/form).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+vapus)

• eka – one, single
  numeral
• vapus – body, form, figure, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'te'.

अपि (api) - even, also, though, in spite of

(indeclinable)

Particle implying concession or emphasis.

ते (te) - these beings (referring to the Kinnara and his various forms/manifestations) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those; he, she, it, they

Demonstrative pronoun, 3rd person.

विविधेच्छाः (vividhecchāḥ) - having various desires

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vividhecchā

vividhecchā - having various desires, diverse desires

From 'vividha' (various) + 'icchā' (desire).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vividha+icchā)

• vividha – various, diverse, manifold
  adjective
• icchā – desire, wish, will
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'iṣ' (to wish) with suffix 'ca' or 'cchā'.
  Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'te'.

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

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Addressed to Vasiṣṭha. (O Brahman (Vasiṣṭha))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - one who knows (brahman); Brāhmaṇa; Brahmā (the creator god); the ultimate reality (brahman)

n-stem noun.

Root: bṛh

संपन्नाः (saṁpannāḥ) - become, occurred, arisen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃpanna

saṁpanna - accomplished, complete, full, endowed with, arisen, become

Past Passive Participle

From root 'pad' (to go, fall) with prefix 'sam-' and 'kta' suffix.

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'te'.

एकदेहिनः (ekadehinaḥ) - having a single body

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ekadehin

ekadehin - having a single body, singular-bodied

Formed from 'eka' (one) + 'deha' (body) + 'in' (possessive suffix).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+dehin)

• eka – one, single
  numeral
• dehin – embodied, having a body; an embodied being
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'deha' (body) with possessive suffix 'in'.

Note: Qualifies 'te'.