योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-205, verse-18

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
यदपूर्वमदृष्टं वा नानुभूतं न वा श्रुतम् ।
तद्वर्ण्यते सुदृष्टान्तैर्गृह्यते च तदूह्यते ॥ १८ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
yadapūrvamadṛṣṭaṃ vā nānubhūtaṃ na vā śrutam ,
tadvarṇyate sudṛṣṭāntairgṛhyate ca tadūhyate 18

18. śrī vasiṣṭha uvāca yat apūrvam adṛṣṭam vā na anubhūtam na
vā śrutam tat varṇyate sudṛṣṭāntaiḥ gṛhyate ca tat ūhyate

18. śrī vasiṣṭha uvāca yat apūrvam adṛṣṭam vā na anubhūtam vā na
śrutam tat sudṛṣṭāntaiḥ varṇyate ca gṛhyate tat ca ūhyate

18. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: That which is unprecedented or unseen, neither experienced nor heard, is described with apt illustrations, and thereby it is understood and inferred.

Words meanings summery:

• श्री (śrī) - revered (title) (auspicious, glorious, prosperity, sacred title)

• वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Vasiṣṭha (most excellent, proper noun: Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• यत् (yat) - that which (which, what, that which)

• अपूर्वम् (apūrvam) - unprecedented (unprecedented, novel, not existing before)

• अदृष्टम् (adṛṣṭam) - unseen (unseen, unobserved, invisible, fate)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

• न (na) - neither (not, no, neither)

• अनुभूतम् (anubhūtam) - experienced (experienced, perceived)

• न (na) - nor (not, no, neither)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard (heard, revealed, taught)

• तत् (tat) - that (concept) (that)

• वर्ण्यते (varṇyate) - is described (is described, is praised, is depicted)

• सुदृष्टान्तैः (sudṛṣṭāntaiḥ) - with apt illustrations (by good/apt examples/illustrations)

• गृह्यते (gṛhyate) - is grasped (is grasped, is seized, is understood)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तत् (tat) - that (concept) (that)

• ऊह्यते (ūhyate) - is inferred (is inferred, is conjectured, is understood by reasoning)

Words meanings and morphology

श्री (śrī) - revered (title) (auspicious, glorious, prosperity, sacred title)

(adjective)

of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, revered

Note: Honorific prefix for Vasiṣṭha.

वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Vasiṣṭha (most excellent, proper noun: Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - most excellent, proper name of a Vedic sage

Superlative of 'vasu' (good)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, Third Person Singular

Root: vac (class 2)

यत् (yat) - that which (which, what, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Neuter nominative singular of the relative pronoun 'yad'.

अपूर्वम् (apūrvam) - unprecedented (unprecedented, novel, not existing before)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apūrva

apūrva - unprecedented, not existing before, new

Negative compound with 'a' (not) and 'pūrva' (former, before).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+pūrva)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• pūrva – prior, former, earlier, preceding
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)

Note: Neuter nominative singular, modifying 'yat'.

अदृष्टम् (adṛṣṭam) - unseen (unseen, unobserved, invisible, fate)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adṛṣṭa

adṛṣṭa - unseen, invisible, unperceived

Past Passive Participle (negative)

Negative compound with 'a' (not) and 'dṛṣṭa' (seen).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+dṛṣṭa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• dṛṣṭa – seen, observed
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'dṛś' (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Neuter nominative singular, modifying 'yat'.

वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - neither (not, no, neither)

(indeclinable)

अनुभूतम् (anubhūtam) - experienced (experienced, perceived)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anubhūta

anubhūta - experienced, felt, perceived

Past Passive Participle

From root 'bhū' (to be) with prefix 'anu'.

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Neuter nominative singular of the past passive participle.

न (na) - nor (not, no, neither)

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard (heard, revealed, taught)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, revealed (as in Vedas)

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śru' (to hear).

Root: śru (class 1)

Note: Neuter nominative singular of the past passive participle.

तत् (tat) - that (concept) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Neuter nominative singular of 'tad'.

वर्ण्यते (varṇyate) - is described (is described, is praised, is depicted)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of varṇ

Present Tense, Third Person Singular, Passive Voice

Root 'vṛ' (to cover, choose) + 'ṇic' suffix for causative, then passive form. Alternatively, denominative from 'varṇa' (color, description).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

सुदृष्टान्तैः (sudṛṣṭāntaiḥ) - with apt illustrations (by good/apt examples/illustrations)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sudṛṣṭānta

sudṛṣṭānta - good illustration, apt example

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+dṛṣṭānta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• dṛṣṭānta – example, illustration, parallel case
  noun (masculine)
  From dṛṣṭa (seen) + anta (end/conclusion) - 'seen conclusion/point'.

गृह्यते (gṛhyate) - is grasped (is grasped, is seized, is understood)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of grah

Present Tense, Third Person Singular, Passive Voice

Root: grah (class 9)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (concept) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Neuter nominative singular of 'tad'.

ऊह्यते (ūhyate) - is inferred (is inferred, is conjectured, is understood by reasoning)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of ūh

Present Tense, Third Person Singular, Passive Voice

Root: ūh (class 1)