योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-192, verse-1

श्रीराम उवाच ।
अहो नु सुचिरं कालं संभ्रान्ता वयमन्तरे ।
अपरिज्ञातमात्रेण संसारपरमाम्बरे ॥ १ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
aho nu suciraṃ kālaṃ saṃbhrāntā vayamantare ,
aparijñātamātreṇa saṃsāraparamāmbare 1

1. śrīrāma uvāca aho nu suciraṃ kālaṃ saṃbhrāntāḥ
vayam antare aparijñātamātreṇa saṃsāraparamāmbare

1. śrīrāma uvāca aho nu vayam suciraṃ kālaṃ antare
aparijñātamātreṇa saṃsāraparamāmbare saṃbhrāntāḥ

1. Śrī Rāma said: "Oh, for a very long time we have indeed been bewildered internally, within this supreme expanse of the cycle of existence (saṃsāra), merely due to a lack of understanding."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अहो (aho) - Oh! Ah! Alas!

• नु (nu) - indeed, certainly

• सुचिरं (suciraṁ) - for a very long time

• कालं (kālaṁ) - time, period

• संभ्रान्ताः (saṁbhrāntāḥ) - bewildered, confused, deluded

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• अन्तरे (antare) - internally, within ourselves (within, inside, in the midst, between)

• अपरिज्ञातमात्रेण (aparijñātamātreṇa) - merely due to a lack of understanding (merely by not knowing, by mere ignorance)

• संसारपरमाम्बरे (saṁsāraparamāmbare) - in the supreme expanse of saṃsāra

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - The venerable Rāma, an incarnation of Viṣṇu

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, active voice, 3rd person singular

Irregular perfect of √vac, formed without an augment.

Root: vac (class 2)

अहो (aho) - Oh! Ah! Alas!

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

सुचिरं (suciraṁ) - for a very long time

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sucira

sucira - very long, lasting a long time

Compound of 'su' (good, very) and 'cira' (long time).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+cira)

• su – good, well, excellent, very
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating excellence or intensity.
• cira – long (time), lasting
  adjective

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'for a very long time'.

कालं (kālaṁ) - time, period

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, black

Note: Used adverbially with 'suciraṃ' to express duration.

संभ्रान्ताः (saṁbhrāntāḥ) - bewildered, confused, deluded

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of saṃbhrānta

saṁbhrānta - bewildered, confused, deluded, agitated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √bhram (to wander, to be confused) with the prefix 'sam-'. Formed with the suffix -kta.

Prefix: sam

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vayam' (we). The feminine plural ending can apply to a group including females or a general plural that encompasses both genders, or reflects the feminine nature of consciousness/intellect in some philosophical contexts.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

First person plural nominative form.

अन्तरे (antare) - internally, within ourselves (within, inside, in the midst, between)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interior, middle, interval, difference

अपरिज्ञातमात्रेण (aparijñātamātreṇa) - merely due to a lack of understanding (merely by not knowing, by mere ignorance)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of aparijñātamātra

aparijñātamātra - merely unknown, only misunderstood

Compound of 'a' (negation), 'parijñāta' (known), and 'mātra' (mere).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+parijñāta+mātra)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle (nañ-)
• parijñāta – fully known, understood, comprehended
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root √jñā (to know) with the prefix 'pari-'. Formed with the suffix -kta.
  Prefix: pari
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• mātra – mere, only, just
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating 'only' or 'mere', often functioning as an adjective.

Note: Indicates the cause of bewilderment.

संसारपरमाम्बरे (saṁsāraparamāmbare) - in the supreme expanse of saṃsāra

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃsāraparamāmbara

saṁsāraparamāmbara - the supreme sky or expanse of the cycle of existence (saṃsāra)

Compound of 'saṃsāra' (cycle of existence) and 'paramāmbara' (supreme sky/expanse).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+paramāmbara)

• saṃsāra – cycle of rebirth, worldly existence (saṃsāra)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root √sṛ (to flow, to move) with the prefix 'sam-'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• paramāmbara – supreme sky, ultimate expanse
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of 'parama' (supreme, highest) and 'ambara' (sky, expanse).