योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-166, verse-21

श्रीराम उवाच ।
तस्याः पश्यति ता लेखाः कः कथं जठरस्थिताः ।
कथं वा केन सा भग्ना कदा नामेति मे वद ॥ २१ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
tasyāḥ paśyati tā lekhāḥ kaḥ kathaṃ jaṭharasthitāḥ ,
kathaṃ vā kena sā bhagnā kadā nāmeti me vada 21

21. śrīrāma uvāca tasyāḥ paśyati tāḥ lekhāḥ kaḥ katham
jaṭharasthitāḥ katham vā kena sā bhagnā kadā nāma iti me vada

21. śrīrāma uvāca kaḥ katham jaṭharasthitāḥ tāḥ tasyāḥ lekhāḥ
paśyati vā katham kena sā bhagnā kadā nāma iti me vada

21. Shri Rama said: 'Who can see those destinies (lekhāḥ) situated within her womb, and how? Or how and by whom was she violated, and when? Please tell me this.'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rama, Shri Rama

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her, her

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, observes

• ताः (tāḥ) - those

• लेखाः (lekhāḥ) - destinies (lines, writings, destinies)

• कः (kaḥ) - who

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• जठरस्थिताः (jaṭharasthitāḥ) - situated within her womb (situated in the belly/womb)

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• वा (vā) - or

• केन (kena) - by whom, with what

• सा (sā) - she, that

• भग्ना (bhagnā) - violated (broken, violated, destroyed)

• कदा (kadā) - when

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, (an emphatic particle)

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• वद (vada) - tell, speak

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rama, Shri Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rama, the glorious Rama

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – splendor, prosperity, auspiciousness; revered, holy
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rama (the seventh avatar of Vishnu)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Part of 'Śrīrāma uvāca' - a common introductory phrase.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active

Root 'vac' (2nd class), perfect third person singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her, her

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, observes

(verb)

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

present active

Root 'dṛś' (1st class), present third person singular active

Root: dṛś (class 1)

ताः (tāḥ) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Adjective to lekhāḥ

लेखाः (lekhāḥ) - destinies (lines, writings, destinies)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of lekhā

lekhā - line, writing, drawing, destiny

Derived from root likh (to write)

Root: likh (class 6)

कः (kaḥ) - who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

जठरस्थिताः (jaṭharasthitāḥ) - situated within her womb (situated in the belly/womb)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of jaṭharasthita

jaṭharasthita - situated in the belly or womb

Compound type : saptaṃī-tatpuruṣa (jaṭhara+sthita)

• jaṭhara – belly, womb, abdomen
  noun (neuter)
• sthita – situated, standing, abiding
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'lekhāḥ'

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

केन (kena) - by whom, with what

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

सा (sā) - she, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

भग्ना (bhagnā) - violated (broken, violated, destroyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhagna

bhagna - broken, violated, defeated, frustrated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhañj (to break)

Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'sā'

कदा (kadā) - when

(indeclinable)

नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, (an emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates the end of a quote or thought.

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Alternate form for mama (genitive) or mahyam (dative).

वद (vada) - tell, speak

(verb)

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

imperative active

Root 'vad' (1st class), imperative second person singular active

Root: vad (class 1)