योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-166, verse-31

श्रीराम उवाच ।
कासौ शिलाथ कश्च त्वं वद मे क्वासि संस्थितः ।
किमेतद्वदसि ब्रूहि किमेतद्दृष्टवानसि ॥ ३१ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
kāsau śilātha kaśca tvaṃ vada me kvāsi saṃsthitaḥ ,
kimetadvadasi brūhi kimetaddṛṣṭavānasi 31

31. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca | kā asau śilā atha
kaḥ ca tvam vada me kva asi
saṃsthitaḥ | kim etat vadasi brūhi
kim etat dṛṣṭavān asi || 31 ||

31. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca: sā (api) śilā
kā? atha tvam ca kaḥ? me vada kva
asi saṃsthitaḥ? etat kim vadasi?
etat kim dṛṣṭavān asi? brūhi!

31. Lord Rāma said: What is that fundamental reality (śilā), and who are you? Tell me, where are you situated? What is this that you are speaking of? Please explain what you have seen.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Lord Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• का (kā) - what, which (feminine)

• असौ (asau) - that one, she

• शिला (śilā) - that fundamental reality (śilā) (rock, stone, slab, fundamental reality)

• अथ (atha) - and, now, then, moreover

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• च (ca) - and

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• वद (vada) - speak, tell

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• क्व (kva) - where, in what place

• असि (asi) - you are

• संस्थितः (saṁsthitaḥ) - situated, established, residing

• किम् (kim) - what

• एतत् (etat) - this

• वदसि (vadasi) - you speak, you say

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - Please explain (speak, tell, say)

• किम् (kim) - what

• एतत् (etat) - this

• दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - having seen, has seen, saw

• असि (asi) - you are

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Lord Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - The revered Rāma, an incarnation of Viṣṇu.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active

Third person singular perfect active of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

का (kā) - what, which (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Feminine singular nominative form, agreeing with śilā.

असौ (asau) - that one, she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one (more remote than tad)

Note: Agrees with śilā.

शिला (śilā) - that fundamental reality (śilā) (rock, stone, slab, fundamental reality)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śilā

śilā - rock, stone, slab, a flat stone, a rock fragment.

अथ (atha) - and, now, then, moreover

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/adverb.

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular), yourselves

Second person pronoun.

वद (vada) - speak, tell

(verb)

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

Imperative active

Second person singular imperative active of root vad.

Root: vad (class 1)

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself, we

First person pronoun (enclitic form).

क्व (kva) - where, in what place

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb of place.

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of as

Present active

Second person singular present active of root as.

Root: as (class 2)

संस्थितः (saṁsthitaḥ) - situated, established, residing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - situated, established, residing, standing firm, arranged, composed.

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root sthā with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Object of vadasi.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Demonstrative pronoun.

वदसि (vadasi) - you speak, you say

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of vad

Present active

Second person singular present active of root vad.

Root: vad (class 1)

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - Please explain (speak, tell, say)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Loṭ) of brū

Imperative active

Second person singular imperative active of root brū/vac.

Root: brū/vac (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Object of dṛṣṭavān.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Demonstrative pronoun.

दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - having seen, has seen, saw

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭavat

dṛṣṭavat - one who has seen, having seen

Past Active Participle

Derived from root dṛś (to see) with suffix -vat.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implied tvam (you).

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of as

Present active

Second person singular present active of root as.

Root: as (class 2)