योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-179, verse-5

क्व देहावयवाः क्वान्त्रवेष्टनी क्वास्थिपञ्जरम् ।
व्योमेवाप्रतिघं विद्धि देहं सप्रतिघोपमम् ॥ ५ ॥

kva dehāvayavāḥ kvāntraveṣṭanī kvāsthipañjaram ,
vyomevāpratighaṃ viddhi dehaṃ sapratighopamam 5

5. kva dehāvayavāḥ kva antraveṣṭanī kva asthipañjaram
vyoma iva apratigham viddhi deham sapratighopamam

5. dehāvayavāḥ kva antraveṣṭanī kva asthipañjaram kva
deham sapratighopamam vyoma iva apratigham viddhi

5. Where are the body's components? Where is the coiled mass of intestines? Where is the cage of bones? Understand that the body, though appearing as if obstructed, is in reality unimpeded like space (vyoman).

Words meanings summery:

• क्व (kva) - where?

• देहावयवाः (dehāvayavāḥ) - body parts, limbs of the body

• क्व (kva) - where?

• अन्त्रवेष्टनी (antraveṣṭanī) - sheath of intestines, mass of intestines

• क्व (kva) - where?

• अस्थिपञ्जरम् (asthipañjaram) - cage of bones, skeleton

• व्योम (vyoma) - space, ether, sky

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अप्रतिघम् (apratigham) - unimpeded, non-resisting

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

• देहम् (deham) - body

• सप्रतिघोपमम् (sapratighopamam) - comparable to that which has obstruction, like something impeded

Words meanings and morphology

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb

देहावयवाः (dehāvayavāḥ) - body parts, limbs of the body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dehāvayava

dehāvayava - body part, limb of the body

Compound of deha (body) + avayava (part, limb)

Compound type : tatpurusha (deha+avayava)

• deha – body, form
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 2)
• avayava – part, limb, component
  noun (masculine)
  From ava + yu (to join)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: yu (class 2)

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb

अन्त्रवेष्टनी (antraveṣṭanī) - sheath of intestines, mass of intestines

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of antraveṣṭanī

antraveṣṭanī - sheath of intestines, winding intestines

Compound of antra (intestine) + veṣṭanī (a wrapping, a sheath)

Compound type : tatpurusha (antra+veṣṭanī)

• antra – intestine, gut
  noun (neuter)
• veṣṭanī – a wrapping, a sheath, a winding
  noun (feminine)
  From root veṣṭ (to wrap) + anī
  Root: veṣṭ (class 1)

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb

अस्थिपञ्जरम् (asthipañjaram) - cage of bones, skeleton

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asthipañjara

asthipañjara - skeleton, cage of bones

Compound of asthi (bone) + pañjara (cage)

Compound type : tatpurusha (asthi+pañjara)

• asthi – bone
  noun (neuter)
• pañjara – cage, skeleton
  noun (neuter)

व्योम (vyoma) - space, ether, sky

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, space, ether

Root vi + o + man

Root: vi

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अप्रतिघम् (apratigham) - unimpeded, non-resisting

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of apratigha

apratigha - unimpeded, non-resisting, unhindered

Compound of negative prefix 'a' + pratigha (obstruction)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+pratigha)

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

Note: Qualifies `deham`

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

(verb)

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

Imperative 2nd Person Singular

Imperative form of root vid

Root: vid (class 2)

देहम् (deham) - body

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form

Root: dih (class 2)

Note: Object of `viddhi`

सप्रतिघोपमम् (sapratighopamam) - comparable to that which has obstruction, like something impeded

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sapratighopama

sapratighopama - comparable to something with obstruction, like something impeded

Compound of sa (with) + pratigha (obstruction) + upama (likeness, comparison)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sa-pratigha+upama)

• sa-pratigha – with obstruction, resistant, impeded
  adjective
  Bahuvrihi compound 'with obstruction'
• upama – likeness, comparison, similar
  noun (feminine)
  From upa + mā (to measure)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `deham`. The external form is masculine/neuter accusative singular, but the base `upama` is feminine, which is resolved in the compound.