योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-128, verse-21

श्रीराम उवाच ।
अदेहं प्रसरत्येतच्चित्तं कार्ये कथं मुने ।
आतिवाहिकसंवित्तेर्बोधः स्यात्कीदृशोऽधिकः ॥ २१ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
adehaṃ prasaratyetaccittaṃ kārye kathaṃ mune ,
ātivāhikasaṃvitterbodhaḥ syātkīdṛśo'dhikaḥ 21

21. śrīrāma uvāca adeham prasarati etat cittam kārye katham
mune ātivāhika-saṃvitteḥ bodhaḥ syāt kīdṛśaḥ adhikaḥ

21. śrīrāma uvāca.
mune,
etat adeham cittam kārye katham prasarati? ātivāhika-saṃvitteḥ kīdṛśaḥ adhikaḥ bodhaḥ syāt?

21. Shri Rama said: "O sage, how does this mind (citta), which is without a body, become involved in action? And what kind of greater understanding would arise from the consciousness associated with the subtle body (ātivāhika-saṃvitti)?"

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Shri Rama

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अदेहम् (adeham) - without a body, bodiless, incorporeal

• प्रसरति (prasarati) - spreads, extends, proceeds

• एतत् (etat) - this, that

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

• कार्ये (kārye) - in work, in action, in a task, in an effect

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• मुने (mune) - O sage, O ascetic

• आतिवाहिक-संवित्तेः (ātivāhika-saṁvitteḥ) - of the subtle body's consciousness, of the consciousness of the super-physical body

• बोधः (bodhaḥ) - understanding, knowledge, awakening, perception

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be, might be, may be

• कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - of what kind, what sort, how

• अधिकः (adhikaḥ) - greater, more, superior, excessive

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Shri Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rama, venerable Rama

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – splendor, prosperity, revered
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rama (a Hindu deity), pleasing, charming
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active third person singular

Root vac, class 2, perfect tense, parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

अदेहम् (adeham) - without a body, bodiless, incorporeal

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adeha

adeha - bodiless, incorporeal

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+deha)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• deha – body
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially here, qualifying the action of the mind, hence accusative neuter singular.

प्रसरति (prasarati) - spreads, extends, proceeds

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of sar

Present active third person singular

Root sṛ, class 1, present tense, parasmaipada. With upasarga pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: sṛ (class 1)

एतत् (etat) - this, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to 'cittam'.

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought

Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Subject of 'prasarati'.

कार्ये (kārye) - in work, in action, in a task, in an effect

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, action, effect

Gerundive

From root kṛ with suffix -ya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

मुने (mune) - O sage, O ascetic

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

आतिवाहिक-संवित्तेः (ātivāhika-saṁvitteḥ) - of the subtle body's consciousness, of the consciousness of the super-physical body

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of ātivāhika-saṃvitti

ātivāhika-saṁvitti - consciousness of the subtle body

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātivāhika+saṃvitti)

• ātivāhika – subtle, ethereal, transcendental, super-physical
  adjective
• saṃvitti – consciousness, knowledge, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root vid with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

बोधः (bodhaḥ) - understanding, knowledge, awakening, perception

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bodha

bodha - understanding, knowledge, awakening, perception

Derived from root budh

Root: budh (class 1)

स्यात् (syāt) - would be, might be, may be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative active third person singular

Root as, class 2, optative mood, parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - of what kind, what sort, how

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kīdṛśa

kīdṛśa - of what kind, what sort

Note: Qualifies 'bodhaḥ'.

अधिकः (adhikaḥ) - greater, more, superior, excessive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhika

adhika - more, greater, superior, excessive

Note: Qualifies 'bodhaḥ'.