योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-183, verse-28

शापा वक्ष्यन्ति ।
जिताः प्रजानाथ वयं नान्तःसारा वयं यतः ।
अन्तःसारा वरा एव वज्रस्तम्भा इवाचलाः ॥ २८ ॥

śāpā vakṣyanti ,
jitāḥ prajānātha vayaṃ nāntaḥsārā vayaṃ yataḥ ,
antaḥsārā varā eva vajrastambhā ivācalāḥ 28

28. śāpāḥ vakṣyanti jitāḥ prajānātha vayam na antaḥsārāḥ
vayam yataḥ antaḥsārāḥ varāḥ eva vajrastambhāḥ iva acalāḥ

28. śāpāḥ vakṣyanti prajānātha vayam jitāḥ yataḥ vayam na
antaḥsārāḥ varāḥ eva antaḥsārāḥ acalāḥ vajrastambhāḥ iva

28. The curses will say: 'O Lord of creatures, we are vanquished, for we do not possess intrinsic essence. Only the boons have an inner essence, standing unmoving like diamond pillars.'

Words meanings summery:

• शापाः (śāpāḥ) - curses

• वक्ष्यन्ति (vakṣyanti) - they will speak/say

• जिताः (jitāḥ) - we are defeated (conquered, defeated)

• प्रजानाथ (prajānātha) - O Lord of creatures

• वयम् (vayam) - the curses (we)

• न (na) - not

• अन्तःसाराः (antaḥsārāḥ) - having internal essence, substantive

• वयम् (vayam) - the curses (we)

• यतः (yataḥ) - because, since, from which

• अन्तःसाराः (antaḥsārāḥ) - having internal essence, substantive

• वराः (varāḥ) - boons

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• वज्रस्तम्भाः (vajrastambhāḥ) - diamond pillars

• इव (iva) - like, as

• अचलाः (acalāḥ) - unmoving, immovable

Words meanings and morphology

शापाः (śāpāḥ) - curses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śāpa

śāpa - curse, imprecation

Root: śap (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence 'The curses will say'.

वक्ष्यन्ति (vakṣyanti) - they will speak/say

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Future Active

from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

जिताः (jitāḥ) - we are defeated (conquered, defeated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jita

jita - conquered, vanquished, won

Past Passive Participle

from root ji (to conquer) with suffix -ta

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Used adjectivally, agreeing with 'vayam'.

प्रजानाथ (prajānātha) - O Lord of creatures

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prajānātha

prajānātha - lord of creatures, king, a ruler

Compound type : tatpurusha (prajā+nātha)

• prajā – offspring, subjects, creatures
  noun (feminine)
• nātha – lord, master, protector
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressing Lord Brahmā.

वयम् (vayam) - the curses (we)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of the statement by the curses.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

अन्तःसाराः (antaḥsārāḥ) - having internal essence, substantive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of antaḥsāra

antaḥsāra - having internal essence, substantive, pithy

Compound type : bahuvrihi (antas+sāra)

• antas – inside, within, internal
  indeclinable
• sāra – essence, core, strength
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicate adjective agreeing with 'vayam'.

वयम् (vayam) - the curses (we)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Repetition for emphasis.

यतः (yataḥ) - because, since, from which

(indeclinable)

Note: Causal conjunction.

अन्तःसाराः (antaḥsārāḥ) - having internal essence, substantive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of antaḥsāra

antaḥsāra - having internal essence, substantive, pithy

Compound type : bahuvrihi (antas+sāra)

• antas – inside, within, internal
  indeclinable
• sāra – essence, core, strength
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicate adjective agreeing with 'varāḥ'.

वराः (varāḥ) - boons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice, excellent

from root vṛ (to choose)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Subject of the clause.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

वज्रस्तम्भाः (vajrastambhāḥ) - diamond pillars

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vajrastambha

vajrastambha - diamond pillar, pillar made of adamantine material

Compound type : tatpurusha (vajra+stambha)

• vajra – diamond, thunderbolt
  noun (neuter)
• stambha – pillar, post, support
  noun (masculine)

Note: Part of the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

अचलाः (acalāḥ) - unmoving, immovable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of acala

acala - immovable, steady, mountain

from a- (negation) + cala (moving)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+cala)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• cala – moving, unsteady
  adjective (masculine)
  from root cal (to move)
  Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vajrastambhāḥ' and implicitly 'varāḥ'.