योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-168, verse-39

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
श्रृणु राम भिनद्म्येनं प्रश्नं सिंह इवेभकम् ।
अभेदं स्थापयाम्येकमालोकमिव भास्करः ॥ ३९ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
śrṛṇu rāma bhinadmyenaṃ praśnaṃ siṃha ivebhakam ,
abhedaṃ sthāpayāmyekamālokamiva bhāskaraḥ 39

39. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca śṛṇu rāma bhinadmi enam praśnam siṃhaḥ
iva ibhakam abhedam sthāpayāmi ekam ālokam iva bhāskaraḥ

39. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca rāma śṛṇu enam praśnam siṃhaḥ ibhakam
iva bhinadmi ekam abhedam bhāskaraḥ ālokam iva sthāpayāmi

39. Śrī Vasiṣṭha spoke: "Listen, Rama. I will dissect this question like a lion tearing apart a small elephant. I will establish the singular non-dual reality, just as the sun manifests light."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• राम (rāma) - Addressed by Vasiṣṭha. (Rama (name))

• भिनद्मि (bhinadmi) - I will dissect (a question). (I break, I cleave, I dissect)

• एनम् (enam) - this (question). (this, that)

• प्रश्नम् (praśnam) - question, inquiry

• सिंहः (siṁhaḥ) - lion

• इव (iva) - like, as

• इभकम् (ibhakam) - a small elephant, young elephant

• अभेदम् (abhedam) - the singular non-dual reality. (non-duality, oneness, identity)

• स्थापयामि (sthāpayāmi) - I will establish (non-duality). (I establish, I set up, I demonstrate)

• एकम् (ekam) - a single (non-dual reality). (one, singular, unique)

• आलोकम् (ālokam) - light as that which is manifested by the sun. (light, vision, sight)

• इव (iva) - like, as

• भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - sun, light-maker

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – revered, glorious, beautiful, prosperity
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a prominent sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

perfect active indicative

Irregular perfect form of √vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

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

imperative active

From √śru (5th class).

Root: śru (class 5)

राम (rāma) - Addressed by Vasiṣṭha. (Rama (name))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of the epic hero), pleasing, delightful

Root: ram (class 1)

भिनद्मि (bhinadmi) - I will dissect (a question). (I break, I cleave, I dissect)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of bhid

present active indicative

From √bhid (7th class).

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Expresses a firm intention, hence 'I will dissect'.

एनम् (enam) - this (question). (this, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'praśnam'.

प्रश्नम् (praśnam) - question, inquiry

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of praśna

praśna - question, inquiry, challenge

From pra-√śnā (to ask).

Prefix: pra

Root: śnā (class 9)

Note: Object of 'bhinadmi'.

सिंहः (siṁhaḥ) - lion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of siṃha

siṁha - lion, a powerful or eminent person

Note: Acts as the agent in the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

इभकम् (ibhakam) - a small elephant, young elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ibhaka

ibhaka - a young elephant, small elephant

Diminutive of ibha (elephant).

Note: Object of implied action (tearing apart) by the lion.

अभेदम् (abhedam) - the singular non-dual reality. (non-duality, oneness, identity)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abheda

abheda - non-duality, oneness, identity, without distinction

Compound of 'a' (negation) + 'bheda' (division/distinction).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bheda)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• bheda – division, distinction, difference, split
  noun (masculine)
  From √bhid (to break, divide).
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Object of 'sthāpayāmi'.

स्थापयामि (sthāpayāmi) - I will establish (non-duality). (I establish, I set up, I demonstrate)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of sthā

causative present active indicative

From √sthā (1st class) with causative suffix -paya.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Expresses a firm intention, hence 'I will establish'.

एकम् (ekam) - a single (non-dual reality). (one, singular, unique)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, sole

Numeral/pronoun.

Note: Agrees with 'abhedam'.

आलोकम् (ālokam) - light as that which is manifested by the sun. (light, vision, sight)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āloka

āloka - light, brightness, seeing, looking, manifestation

From ā-√lok (to see, perceive).

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 10)

Note: Object of implied verb (manifests/establishes) in the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - sun, light-maker

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāskara

bhāskara - sun, light-maker, splendid

Compound of 'bhās' (light) + 'kara' (maker).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhās+kara)

• bhās – light, splendor, ray
  noun (feminine)
• kara – maker, doer, hand, ray
  noun (masculine)
  From √kṛ (to make, do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Acts as the agent in the simile.