योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-125, verse-28

किमविद्यामवेक्षन्ते ते तामरसलोचन ।
धारणायोगिनो ह्येते वरेण प्राप्तसिद्धयः ॥ २८ ॥

kimavidyāmavekṣante te tāmarasalocana ,
dhāraṇāyogino hyete vareṇa prāptasiddhayaḥ 28

28. kim avidyām avekṣante te tāmarasallocana
dhāraṇāyoginaḥ hi ete vareṇa prāptasiddhayaḥ

28. he tāmarasallocana,
te dhāraṇāyoginaḥ hi ete vareṇa prāptasiddhayaḥ (santi),
(atha) kim avidyām avekṣante

28. O lotus-eyed one, why would those practitioners of concentration (dhāraṇā), who have attained perfections (siddhis) by a boon, still regard ignorance (avidyā)?

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what, why, how

• अविद्याम् (avidyām) - ignorance (avidyā), nescience

• अवेक्षन्ते (avekṣante) - they regard, they consider, they look towards

• ते (te) - they, those

• तामरसल्लोचन (tāmarasallocana) - O lotus-eyed one

• धारणायोगिनः (dhāraṇāyoginaḥ) - practitioners of concentration, those engaged in dhāraṇā

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• एते (ete) - these, these very ones

• वरेण (vareṇa) - by a boon, by a blessing, by excellence

• प्राप्तसिद्धयः (prāptasiddhayaḥ) - those who have attained perfections (siddhis)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what, why, how

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an interrogative adverb.

अविद्याम् (avidyām) - ignorance (avidyā), nescience

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of avidyā

avidyā - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance

Derived from 'vidyā' (knowledge) with negative prefix 'a-'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidyā)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vid (class 2)

अवेक्षन्ते (avekṣante) - they regard, they consider, they look towards

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of īkṣ

Prefix: ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

तामरसल्लोचन (tāmarasallocana) - O lotus-eyed one

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāmarasallocana

tāmarasallocana - one whose eyes are like lotuses, lotus-eyed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tāmarasa+locana)

• tāmarasa – a red lotus
  noun (neuter)
• locana – eye
  noun (neuter)
  Root: loc (class 1)

Note: An address to a deity or revered person, likely Rama or another divine figure.

धारणायोगिनः (dhāraṇāyoginaḥ) - practitioners of concentration, those engaged in dhāraṇā

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhāraṇāyogin

dhāraṇāyogin - one who practices concentration (dhāraṇā), a yogi of concentration

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhāraṇā+yogin)

• dhāraṇā – concentration, fixing the mind, attention
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• yogin – a practitioner of yoga, a yogi, one who is united
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - these, these very ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

वरेण (vareṇa) - by a boon, by a blessing, by excellence

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, wish, blessing, best, excellent

Root: vṛ (class 1)

प्राप्तसिद्धयः (prāptasiddhayaḥ) - those who have attained perfections (siddhis)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāptasiddhi

prāptasiddhi - one by whom perfections (siddhis) have been attained

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prāpta+siddhi)

• prāpta – obtained, attained, reached
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √āp (to obtain) with prefix pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)
• siddhi – perfection, success, accomplishment, supernatural power
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sidh (class 4)

Note: Used as an adjective describing 'dhāraṇāyoginaḥ' and 'ete'.