योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-129, verse-44

श्रीराम उवाच ।
एवं चेत्तद्वद ब्रह्मन्कस्यां ककुभि मण्डले ।
कस्मिन्कस्मिंश्च शैलेऽसौ वने कस्मिन्मृगः स्थितः ॥ ४४ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
evaṃ cettadvada brahmankasyāṃ kakubhi maṇḍale ,
kasminkasmiṃśca śaile'sau vane kasminmṛgaḥ sthitaḥ 44

44. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca | evam cet tat
vada brahman kasyām kakubhi maṇḍale
| kasmin kasmin ca śaile asau
vane kasmin mṛgaḥ sthitaḥ ||

44. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca he brahman evam
cet tat vada asau mṛgaḥ kasyām
kakubhi kasmin maṇḍale ca kasmin
kasmin śaile kasmin vane sthitaḥ

44. Śrī Rāma said: "If it is so, then tell me, O Brāhmaṇa (brahman), in which direction, in which region, and in which specific mountain or which forest that deer (mṛga) is situated?"

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Śrī Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• चेत् (cet) - if

• तत् (tat) - that, then

• वद (vada) - tell, speak

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Refers to Vasiṣṭha. (O Brāhmaṇa)

• कस्याम् (kasyām) - in which (feminine)

• ककुभि (kakubhi) - in the direction

• मण्डले (maṇḍale) - in the region, in the sphere, in the district

• कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in which

• कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in which

• च (ca) - and

• शैले (śaile) - on the mountain

• असौ (asau) - that (deer)

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in which

• मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - Here, refers to the individual consciousness or being. (the deer, the animal, the seeker)

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - is situated, stands, exists

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Śrī Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rama, the son of Daśaratha

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, then

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

वद (vada) - tell, speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of vad

Root: vad (class 1)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Refers to Vasiṣṭha. (O Brāhmaṇa)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - a Brāhmaṇa, priest, the Absolute (brahman)

कस्याम् (kasyām) - in which (feminine)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Agrees with 'kakubhi'.

ककुभि (kakubhi) - in the direction

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of kakubh

kakubh - direction, quarter of the sky, peak

मण्डले (maṇḍale) - in the region, in the sphere, in the district

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of maṇḍala

maṇḍala - circle, disc, region, district, sphere

कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in which

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Agrees with 'śaile' and 'vane'.

कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in which

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Repetition emphasizes 'which specific'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शैले (śaile) - on the mountain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock, hill

Root: śil (class 1)

असौ (asau) - that (deer)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one, yonder

Note: Refers to the 'mṛgaḥ'.

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in which

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Agrees with 'vane'.

मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - Here, refers to the individual consciousness or being. (the deer, the animal, the seeker)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal, a seeker

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - is situated, stands, exists

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, firm

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of the root 'sthā'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mṛgaḥ'.