योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-190, verse-2

श्रीराम उवाच ।
ज्ञानस्य ज्ञेयताशान्तिः कथं ब्रह्मन्प्रवर्तते ।
सा रूढा बन्धताबुद्धिः कथं वात्र निवर्तते ॥ २ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
jñānasya jñeyatāśāntiḥ kathaṃ brahmanpravartate ,
sā rūḍhā bandhatābuddhiḥ kathaṃ vātra nivartate 2

2. śrīrāma uvāca jñānasya jñeyatāśāntiḥ kathaṃ brahman
pravartate sā rūḍhā bandhatābuddhiḥ kathaṃ vā atra nivartate

2. brahman jñānasya jñeyatāśāntiḥ kathaṃ pravartate
sā rūḍhā bandhatābuddhiḥ vā atra kathaṃ nivartate

2. Śrī Rāma said: "O Brahmin (brahman), how does the tranquility (śānti) regarding the knowability of knowledge arise? And how does that deeply rooted notion of bondage cease here?"

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma (the speaker) (Lord Rama, Rama)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ज्ञानस्य (jñānasya) - of knowledge, of wisdom

• ज्ञेयताशान्तिः (jñeyatāśāntiḥ) - tranquility regarding the knowability of knowledge (peace concerning knowability, tranquility regarding what is to be known)

• कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner, why

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin (O Brahmin, O Brahman (vocative))

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - arises, proceeds, occurs, begins

• सा (sā) - that (referring to 'notion') (she, that (feminine))

• रूढा (rūḍhā) - deeply rooted (rooted, established, traditional)

• बन्धताबुद्धिः (bandhatābuddhiḥ) - notion of bondage (notion of bondage, intellect regarding bondage)

• कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner, why

• वा (vā) - and (or, and)

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• निवर्तते (nivartate) - ceases, disappears, turns back

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma (the speaker) (Lord Rama, Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rama, Rama

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – prosperity, glory, divine, revered
  adjective (feminine)
• rāma – Rama (a Hindu deity), pleasing, charming
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of uvāca

Perfect Active

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of root vac (to speak). Irregular formation.

Root: vac (class 2)

ज्ञानस्य (jñānasya) - of knowledge, of wisdom

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding

Derived from root jñā (to know) with suffix -ana.

Root: jñā (class 9)

ज्ञेयताशान्तिः (jñeyatāśāntiḥ) - tranquility regarding the knowability of knowledge (peace concerning knowability, tranquility regarding what is to be known)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jñeyatāśānti

jñeyatāśānti - peace concerning what is to be known

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñeyatā+śānti)

• jñeyatā – knowability, state of being knowable
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from jñeya (knowable) with suffix -tā (feminine abstract noun forming suffix).
• śānti – peace, tranquility, cessation, calmness
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root śam (to be calm) with suffix -ti.
  Root: śam (class 4)

कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner, why

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin (O Brahmin, O Brahman (vocative))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin (member of the priestly class), Brahman (the ultimate reality)

प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - arises, proceeds, occurs, begins

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of pravṛt

Present Middle

Present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice of root vṛt (to turn) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

सा (sā) - that (referring to 'notion') (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

रूढा (rūḍhā) - deeply rooted (rooted, established, traditional)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rūḍha

rūḍha - rooted, ascended, established, traditional

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root ruh (to grow, to ascend).

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'buddhiḥ'.

बन्धताबुद्धिः (bandhatābuddhiḥ) - notion of bondage (notion of bondage, intellect regarding bondage)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bandhatābuddhi

bandhatābuddhi - intellect/notion of bondage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bandhatā+buddhi)

• bandhatā – state of bondage, condition of being bound
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from bandha (bondage) with suffix -tā (feminine abstract noun forming suffix).
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, notion, perception
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root budh (to know, to understand).
  Root: budh (class 1)

कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner, why

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - and (or, and)

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

निवर्तते (nivartate) - ceases, disappears, turns back

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of nivṛt

Present Middle

Present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice of root vṛt (to turn) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

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