योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-169, verse-13

सदेहा व्यवहारस्था अपि सुप्ता इवोत्तमाः ।
प्रक्षीणा इव लक्ष्यन्ते जडाभा न तु ते जडाः ॥ १३ ॥

sadehā vyavahārasthā api suptā ivottamāḥ ,
prakṣīṇā iva lakṣyante jaḍābhā na tu te jaḍāḥ 13

13. sadehāḥ vyavahārasthāḥ api suptāḥ iva uttamāḥ
prakṣīṇāḥ iva lakṣyante jaḍābhāḥ na tu te jaḍāḥ

13. sadehāḥ vyavahārasthāḥ api uttamāḥ suptāḥ iva
prakṣīṇāḥ iva jaḍābhāḥ lakṣyante tu te jaḍāḥ na

13. Even though embodied and immersed in worldly activities, the supreme individuals appear as if asleep. They seem to be diminished and appear inert, but they are certainly not inert.

Words meanings summery:

• सदेहाः (sadehāḥ) - embodied, having a body

• व्यवहारस्थाः (vyavahārasthāḥ) - engaged in activities, situated in worldly affairs

• अपि (api) - even, though, also

• सुप्ताः (suptāḥ) - asleep, sleeping

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• उत्तमाः (uttamāḥ) - supreme ones, excellent ones, best ones

• प्रक्षीणाः (prakṣīṇāḥ) - diminished, wasted away, worn out

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• लक्ष्यन्ते (lakṣyante) - are perceived, appear

• जडाभाः (jaḍābhāḥ) - appearing inert/dull, having the appearance of dullness

• न (na) - not

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

• ते (te) - they, those

• जडाः (jaḍāḥ) - inert, dull, unconscious

Words meanings and morphology

सदेहाः (sadehāḥ) - embodied, having a body

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sadeha

sadeha - having a body, embodied

sa (with) + deha (body)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+deha)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• deha – body, physical form
  noun (masculine)
  from root dih (to anoint, smear, build)
  Root: dih (class 4)

व्यवहारस्थाः (vyavahārasthāḥ) - engaged in activities, situated in worldly affairs

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vyavahārastha

vyavahārastha - engaged in worldly affairs, situated in business/conduct

Compound: vyavahāra (worldly activity) + stha (standing/situated in)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyavahāra+stha)

• vyavahāra – transaction, conduct, worldly activity
  noun (masculine)
  from vi-ava-hṛ
  Prefixes: vi+ava
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• stha – standing, situated, being in
  adjective
  from root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, though, also

(indeclinable)

सुप्ताः (suptāḥ) - asleep, sleeping

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of supta

supta - asleep, sleeping

Past Passive Participle

From root svap (to sleep)

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective for uttamāḥ.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

उत्तमाः (uttamāḥ) - supreme ones, excellent ones, best ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of uttama

uttama - highest, best, supreme, excellent

Superlative of ut.

Note: Subject of lakṣyante.

प्रक्षीणाः (prakṣīṇāḥ) - diminished, wasted away, worn out

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prakṣīṇa

prakṣīṇa - diminished, wasted, exhausted

Past Passive Participle

From pra-kṣi (to waste, destroy)

Prefix: pra

Root: kṣi (class 5)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

लक्ष्यन्ते (lakṣyante) - are perceived, appear

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of lakṣ

Present Middle Indicative

From root lakṣ (to perceive/mark), passive voice.

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

जडाभाः (jaḍābhāḥ) - appearing inert/dull, having the appearance of dullness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jaḍābha

jaḍābha - appearing inert, having the appearance of a dullard

Compound: jaḍa (inert) + ābha (appearance, semblance)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jaḍa+ābha)

• jaḍa – inert, dull, senseless, cold
  adjective
  Root: jaḍ
• ābha – appearance, likeness, lustre
  noun
  from ābhā (light, splendor)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhā (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a contrast.

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to uttamāḥ.

जडाः (jaḍāḥ) - inert, dull, unconscious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jaḍa

jaḍa - inert, dull, senseless, cold, foolish

Root: jaḍ

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