योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-183, verse-25

ब्रह्मोवाच ।
वरशापाधिपा भो भो येऽन्तःसारा जयन्ति ते ।
केऽन्तःसारा इति मिथो नूनमन्विष्यतां स्वयम् ॥ २५ ॥

brahmovāca ,
varaśāpādhipā bho bho ye'ntaḥsārā jayanti te ,
ke'ntaḥsārā iti mitho nūnamanviṣyatāṃ svayam 25

25. brahmā uvāca vara-śāpa-adhipāḥ bho bho ye antaḥ-sārāḥ
jayanti te ke antaḥ-sārāḥ iti mithaḥ nūnam anviṣyatām svayam

25. brahmā uvāca bho bho vara-śāpa-adhipāḥ ye antaḥ-sārāḥ te
jayanti nūnam mithaḥ svayam "ke antaḥ-sārāḥ" iti anviṣyatām

25. Brahmā said: 'O, masters over boons and curses! Those who possess inner strength (antaḥ-sāra), they are truly victorious. Therefore, you yourselves must certainly investigate among yourselves: 'Who are these with inner strength (antaḥ-sāra)?''

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā, the creator god

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• वर-शाप-अधिपाः (vara-śāpa-adhipāḥ) - O masters of boons and curses

• भो (bho) - O! (interjection of address)

• भो (bho) - O! (interjection of address)

• ये (ye) - those who

• अन्तः-साराः (antaḥ-sārāḥ) - those who possess inner strength (internally strong, whose essence is within)

• जयन्ति (jayanti) - they conquer, they are victorious

• ते (te) - they, those

• के (ke) - who exactly (among you) (who, which)

• अन्तः-साराः (antaḥ-sārāḥ) - internally strong, whose essence is within

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, among themselves

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

• अन्विष्यताम् (anviṣyatām) - let it be sought, let it be investigated

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, personally, themselves

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā, the creator god

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), Brahman (the ultimate reality)

Masculine nominative singular of brahman.

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Subject of uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

वर-शाप-अधिपाः (vara-śāpa-adhipāḥ) - O masters of boons and curses

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of vara-śāpa-adhipa

vara-śāpa-adhipa - master of boons and curses

Compound of vara (boon), śāpa (curse), and adhipa (master, lord). Vocative plural form.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vara+śāpa+adhipa)

• vara – boon, blessing
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 1)
• śāpa – curse, imprecation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śap (class 1)
• adhipa – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  From adhi-pā (to protect, rule over).
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Address to the entities (probably rishis) who wield boons and curses.

भो (bho) - O! (interjection of address)

(indeclinable)

Vocative particle, used to address. Variant of bhos.

भो (bho) - O! (interjection of address)

(indeclinable)

Vocative particle, used to address. Variant of bhos.

ये (ye) - those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun, masculine nominative plural.

Note: Subject of jayanti.

अन्तः-साराः (antaḥ-sārāḥ) - those who possess inner strength (internally strong, whose essence is within)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of antaḥ-sāra

antaḥ-sāra - inner essence, internally strong

Compound of antar (within) and sāra (essence, strength). Nominative plural form.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (antar+sāra)

• antar – within, inside
  indeclinable
  Preposition/adverb.
• sāra – essence, strength, core, pith
  noun (masculine)
  From root sṛ (to flow, to move).
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'ye'.

जयन्ति (jayanti) - they conquer, they are victorious

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ji

Present tense, 3rd person plural of root ji.

Root: ji (class 1)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine nominative plural.

Note: Subject for 'jayanti'.

के (ke) - who exactly (among you) (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun, masculine nominative plural.

Note: Subject of implied verb 'are'.

अन्तः-साराः (antaḥ-sārāḥ) - internally strong, whose essence is within

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of antaḥ-sāra

antaḥ-sāra - inner essence, internally strong

Compound of antar (within) and sāra (essence, strength). Nominative plural form.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (antar+sāra)

• antar – within, inside
  indeclinable
  Preposition/adverb.
• sāra – essence, strength, core, pith
  noun (masculine)
  From root sṛ (to flow, to move).
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate of 'ke' within the quoted question.

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating quotation or conclusion.

Note: Marks the end of the direct speech.

मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, among themselves

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

Note: Modifies anviṣyatām.

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

Exclamatory or emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes the imperative.

अन्विष्यताम् (anviṣyatām) - let it be sought, let it be investigated

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, imperative (loṭ) of anu-iṣ

Imperative, 3rd person plural, passive voice of root iṣ (to seek) with upasarga anu.

Prefix: anu

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: The implied agent would be 'by you all' (vara-śāpa-adhipāḥ).

स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, personally, themselves

(indeclinable)

Reflexive adverb.

Note: Agent of anviṣyatām (though passive, implies agent).