योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-190, verse-72

श्रीराम उवाच ।
त्रिजगत्कीदृगज्ञानां कथं तस्य न सत्यता ।
तज्ज्ञानां तु जगद्यादृक्तद्वक्तुं किं न युज्यते ॥ ७२ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
trijagatkīdṛgajñānāṃ kathaṃ tasya na satyatā ,
tajjñānāṃ tu jagadyādṛktadvaktuṃ kiṃ na yujyate 72

72. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca trijagat kīdṛk ajñānām katham tasya na
satyatā tajjñānām tu jagat yādṛk tat vaktum kim na yujyate

72. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca ajñānām trijagat kīdṛk? tasya satyatā na katham? tajjñānām tu jagat yādṛk,
tat vaktum kim na yujyate?

72. Śrī Rāma said: How does the triple world (trijagat) appear to the ignorant (ajñānām)? And how is it that it has no reality (satyatā)? Also, why is it not proper to describe how the world (jagat) appears to those who truly know (tajjñānām)?

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Prince Rāma (Śrī Rāma)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• त्रिजगत् (trijagat) - the triple world (trijagat) (the three worlds (earth, atmosphere, heaven))

• कीदृक् (kīdṛk) - how does it appear, of what nature (of what kind, how, what sort of)

• अज्ञानाम् (ajñānām) - to the ignorant (ajñānām) (of the ignorant, pertaining to the ignorant)

• कथम् (katham) - how (how, why)

• तस्य (tasya) - its (of it, its)

• न (na) - no (not, no)

• सत्यता (satyatā) - reality (satyatā) (reality, truth)

• तज्ज्ञानाम् (tajjñānām) - to those who truly know (tajjñānām) (of those who know, pertaining to the knowers of truth)

• तु (tu) - also, on the other hand (but, on the other hand, indeed)

• जगत् (jagat) - the world (jagat) (world, universe)

• यादृक् (yādṛk) - how it appears (whatever kind, of what sort, such as)

• तत् (tat) - that (appearance) (that, it)

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to describe (to speak, to say, to describe)

• किम् (kim) - why (what, why, whether)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• युज्यते (yujyate) - is proper, is suitable (is joined, is fit, is proper, is connected)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Prince Rāma (Śrī Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Rāma, an incarnation of Vishnu, son of Dasaratha.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular perfect active of √vac (Pāṇini 2.4.53 - substitution of √vac with 'uvac' in perfect).

Root: vac (class 2)

त्रिजगत् (trijagat) - the triple world (trijagat) (the three worlds (earth, atmosphere, heaven))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of trijagat

trijagat - the three worlds (heaven, earth, and the lower regions, or earth, atmosphere, and heaven)

From tri (three) + jagat (world).

Compound type : dvigu (tri+jagat)

• tri – three
  numeral
• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From √gam 'to go', present active participle.
  Root: gam (class 1)

कीदृक् (kīdṛk) - how does it appear, of what nature (of what kind, how, what sort of)

(adjective)

Nominative, singular of kīdṛś

kīdṛś - of what kind, how, what sort of, like what

From kiṃ (what) + dṛś (see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively with `trijagat`.

अज्ञानाम् (ajñānām) - to the ignorant (ajñānām) (of the ignorant, pertaining to the ignorant)

(noun)

Genitive, plural of ajña

ajña - ignorant, unknowing, fool

From a (negation) + jñā (to know).

Prefix: a

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Here, genitive case implies "for whom" or "in the view of".

कथम् (katham) - how (how, why)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb.

तस्य (tasya) - its (of it, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

न (na) - no (not, no)

(indeclinable)

सत्यता (satyatā) - reality (satyatā) (reality, truth)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of satyatā

satyatā - reality, truth, true state, truthfulness

From 'satya' + suffix '-tā' indicating abstract noun.

तज्ज्ञानाम् (tajjñānām) - to those who truly know (tajjñānām) (of those who know, pertaining to the knowers of truth)

(noun)

Genitive, plural of tajjña

tajjña - one who knows that, a knower of reality

From tat (that) + jña (knower).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tat+jña)

• tat – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• jña – knower, knowing
  adjective
  From √jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Here, genitive case implies "for whom" or "in the view of".

तु (tu) - also, on the other hand (but, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Particle of contrast or emphasis.

जगत् (jagat) - the world (jagat) (world, universe)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

Present Active Participle

From √gam "to go, move", present active participle.

Root: gam (class 1)

यादृक् (yādṛk) - how it appears (whatever kind, of what sort, such as)

(adjective)

singular of yādṛś

yādṛś - of what kind, of such a nature, as, like, similar to

Note: Form of yādṛś in nominative/accusative singular.

तत् (tat) - that (appearance) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Object of `vaktum`.

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to describe (to speak, to say, to describe)

(verb)

infinitive of vac

Infinitive

Infinitive form of √vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

किम् (kim) - why (what, why, whether)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

युज्यते (yujyate) - is proper, is suitable (is joined, is fit, is proper, is connected)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of yuj

Present Passive/Middle

3rd person singular present passive/middle of √yuj (Class 7).

Root: yuj (class 7)