योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-178, verse-15

श्रीराम उवाच ।
वाय्वन्त्रादिशरीरस्थं सर्वं सप्रतिघं मुने ।
कथमप्रतिघा संविच्चालयेदिति मे वद ॥ १५ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
vāyvantrādiśarīrasthaṃ sarvaṃ sapratighaṃ mune ,
kathamapratighā saṃviccālayediti me vada 15

15. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca vāyu āntra ādi śarīrasthaṃ sarvaṃ
sapratighaṃ mune katham apratighā saṃvit cālayet iti me vada

15. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca.
mune,
vāyu āntra ādi śarīrasthaṃ sarvaṃ sapratighaṃ (asti).
apratighā saṃvit katham (etat) cālayet iti me vada.

15. Śrī Rāma said: 'O sage, everything situated in the body, such as the vital breath (vāyu) and intestines, is physical and possesses resistance (sapratigha). How, then, can consciousness (saṃvit), which is without resistance (apratighā), cause all this to move? Please tell me this.'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Venerable Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• वायु (vāyu) - vital breath (vāyu) (air, wind, vital breath)

• आन्त्र (āntra) - intestine, inner part

• आदि (ādi) - beginning, and so on, etc.

• शरीरस्थं (śarīrasthaṁ) - situated in the body, bodily

• सर्वं (sarvaṁ) - all, everything

• सप्रतिघं (sapratighaṁ) - possesses resistance (sapratigha) (possessing resistance, obstructible, corporeal)

• मुने (mune) - O sage, O ascetic

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• अप्रतिघा (apratighā) - without resistance (apratighā) (without resistance, unobstructed, non-physical)

• संवित् (saṁvit) - consciousness (saṃvit) (consciousness, awareness, knowledge)

• चालयेत् (cālayet) - would move, should move, cause to move

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• वद (vada) - tell, speak

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Venerable Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Venerable Rāma (name of the prince of Ayodhya, an incarnation of Vishnu)

Compound type : karmadharaya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – prosperity, glory, veneration
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (name of a prince, an incarnation of Vishnu)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (liṭ) 3rd person singular of `vac` (Class 2, `vakti`)

Root: vac (class 2)

वायु (vāyu) - vital breath (vāyu) (air, wind, vital breath)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - air, wind, vital breath (prāṇa)

Root: vā (class 2)

Note: Part of the compound `vāyvantrādiśarīrastham`.

आन्त्र (āntra) - intestine, inner part

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āntra

āntra - intestine, inner part

आदि (ādi) - beginning, and so on, etc.

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, first; (as suffix) and so on, etc.

शरीरस्थं (śarīrasthaṁ) - situated in the body, bodily

(adjective)

neuter, singular of śarīrastha

śarīrastha - situated in the body, bodily

From `śarīra` (body) + `stha` (standing, being in). `stha` is from root `sthā`.

Compound type : tatpurusha (śarīra+stha)

• śarīra – body, physical frame
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śṝ (class 9)
• stha – standing, situated, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  From root `sthā` (to stand) + suffix `a`.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `sarvaṃ`.

सर्वं (sarvaṁ) - all, everything

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Subject of the sentence.

सप्रतिघं (sapratighaṁ) - possesses resistance (sapratigha) (possessing resistance, obstructible, corporeal)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of sapratigha

sapratigha - possessing resistance, having obstruction, corporeal

From `sa` (with) + `pratigha` (resistance, obstruction). `pratigha` from `prati` + `han` (to strike, oppose).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+pratigha)

• sa – with, possessing
  indeclinable
  Often prefixed to form adjectives meaning 'having' or 'with' (e.g., `saguṇa`).
• pratigha – resistance, obstruction, impact
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix `prati` + root `han` (to strike, hit) + suffix `a`.
  Prefix: prati
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective.

मुने (mune) - O sage, O ascetic

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

Root: man (class 4)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

अप्रतिघा (apratighā) - without resistance (apratighā) (without resistance, unobstructed, non-physical)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apratigha

apratigha - without resistance, unobstructed, non-physical, intangible

From `a-` (negation) + `pratigha` (resistance, obstruction).

Compound type : nan-tatpurusha (a+pratigha)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• pratigha – resistance, obstruction
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix `prati` + root `han` (to strike) + suffix `a`.
  Prefix: prati
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `saṃvit`.

संवित् (saṁvit) - consciousness (saṃvit) (consciousness, awareness, knowledge)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvid

saṁvid - consciousness, awareness, knowledge, understanding

From prefix `sam` + root `vid` (to know, perceive).

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Subject of `cālayet`.

चालयेत् (cālayet) - would move, should move, cause to move

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of cal

Causative optative

Causative form of root `cal` (Class 1, `calati`), optative 3rd person singular active.

Root: cal (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Enclitic form for 1st person pronoun

Note: Often used like 'for me' or 'to me'.

वद (vada) - tell, speak

(verb)

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

Root: vad (class 1)