योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-128, verse-16

एष ते कथितः सर्वो दृश्यानुभवनक्रमः ।
अधुना श्रृणु किंवृत्तं लोकालोके विपश्चितः ॥ १६ ॥

eṣa te kathitaḥ sarvo dṛśyānubhavanakramaḥ ,
adhunā śrṛṇu kiṃvṛttaṃ lokāloke vipaścitaḥ 16

16. eṣaḥ te kathitaḥ sarvaḥ dṛśyānubhavanakramaḥ
adhunā śṛṇu kim vṛttam lokāloke vipaścitaḥ

16. eṣaḥ sarvaḥ dṛśyānubhavanakramaḥ te kathitaḥ
adhunā vipaścitaḥ lokāloke kim vṛttam śṛṇu

16. This entire process of experiencing the visible world (dṛśyānubhavanakrama) has been explained to you. Now, listen to what transpired regarding the wise one (vipaścit) in the Lokāloka region.

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one, he

• ते (te) - to you, by you

• कथितः (kathitaḥ) - told, narrated, explained

• सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all, entire, whole

• दृश्यानुभवनक्रमः (dṛśyānubhavanakramaḥ) - the sequence of experiencing the visible world, the process of perceiving phenomena

• अधुना (adhunā) - now, at this time

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear!, listen!

• किम् (kim) - what, which

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - happened, occurred, event, conduct

• लोकालोके (lokāloke) - in Lokāloka (a mythical mountain), in the region between the visible and invisible worlds

• विपश्चितः (vipaścitaḥ) - of the wise one, for the wise one

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of the first clause.

ते (te) - to you, by you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Dative/Genitive singular of 'yuṣmad'.

Note: Recipient of the explanation.

कथितः (kathitaḥ) - told, narrated, explained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kathita

kathita - told, narrated, spoken, explained

Past Passive Participle

From root 'kath' (to tell) with suffix 'kta'.

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Predicate adjective.

सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all, entire, whole

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

दृश्यानुभवनक्रमः (dṛśyānubhavanakramaḥ) - the sequence of experiencing the visible world, the process of perceiving phenomena

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛśyānubhavanakrama

dṛśyānubhavanakrama - the sequence/process of experiencing the visible/phenomena

Compound of 'dṛśya', 'anubhavana', and 'krama'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dṛśya+anubhavana+krama)

• dṛśya – visible, perceptible, phenomenon, object of sight
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  From root dṛś with suffix -ya
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• anubhavana – experience, perception, feeling
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun
  From prefix anu + root bhū with suffix -ana
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• krama – sequence, order, method, process
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: The subject of the first sentence.

अधुना (adhunā) - now, at this time

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear!, listen!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative active

5th conjugation verb, 'śru' stem.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Main verb of the second sentence.

किम् (kim) - what, which

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who, how

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Object of 'śṛṇu' (hear what...).

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - happened, occurred, event, conduct

(noun)

neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - happened, occurred, event, story, conduct, established

Past Passive Participle (often substantivized)

From root 'vṛt' (to turn, to be, to happen) with suffix 'kta'.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Object of 'śṛṇu'.

लोकालोके (lokāloke) - in Lokāloka (a mythical mountain), in the region between the visible and invisible worlds

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of lokāloka

lokāloka - a mythical mountain range separating the visible and invisible worlds; the world and non-world

Compound of 'loka' and 'aloka'.

Compound type : dvandva (loka+aloka)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 1)
• aloka – non-world, invisible world, not a world
  noun (masculine)
  Negative compound with 'a'
  Prefix: a

Note: Location of the event.

विपश्चितः (vipaścitaḥ) - of the wise one, for the wise one

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vipaścit

vipaścit - wise, intelligent, learned, a wise person

From 'vi' + root 'paś' (to see) + suffix 'cit'.

Prefix: vi

Root: paś (class 1)

Note: Refers to the wise one whose story is to be heard.

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