योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-213, verse-13

क्व स्थितं मृगतृष्णाम्बु क्व स्थिरो द्वीन्दुविभ्रमः ।
क्व स्थिरा केशदृग्व्योम्नि क्व भ्रान्त्यनुभवः स्थिरः ॥ १३ ॥

kva sthitaṃ mṛgatṛṣṇāmbu kva sthiro dvīnduvibhramaḥ ,
kva sthirā keśadṛgvyomni kva bhrāntyanubhavaḥ sthiraḥ 13

13. kva sthitam mṛgatṛṣṇāmbu kva sthiraḥ dvīnduvibhramaḥ
kva sthirā keśadṛg vyomni kva bhrānti anubhavaḥ sthiraḥ

13. mṛgatṛṣṇāmbu kva sthitam? dvīnduvibhramaḥ kva sthiraḥ?
keśadṛg vyomni kva sthirā? bhrānti anubhavaḥ kva sthiraḥ?

13. Where does the water of a mirage reside? Where is the stable illusion of two moons? Where is the stable vision of hairs in the sky? Where is the stable experience of illusion itself?

Words meanings summery:

• क्व (kva) - where, in what place, to what place

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, standing, existing, residing

• मृगतृष्णाम्बु (mṛgatṛṣṇāmbu) - mirage water

• क्व (kva) - where, in what place, to what place

• स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - stable, firm, steady, permanent

• द्वीन्दुविभ्रमः (dvīnduvibhramaḥ) - illusion of two moons

• क्व (kva) - where, in what place, to what place

• स्थिरा (sthirā) - stable, firm, steady, permanent

• केशदृग् (keśadṛg) - Null (illusion of seeing hairs). (vision of hairs, seeing hairs)

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space

• क्व (kva) - where, in what place, to what place

• भ्रान्ति (bhrānti) - Pertaining to the experience of illusion. (illusion, error, delusion, confusion)

• अनुभवः (anubhavaḥ) - The experience of illusion (bhrānti). (experience, perception, apprehension)

• स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - stable, firm, steady, permanent

Words meanings and morphology

क्व (kva) - where, in what place, to what place

(indeclinable)

Note: An interrogative adverb of place.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, standing, existing, residing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, firm, steady

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to `mṛgatṛṣṇāmbu`.

मृगतृष्णाम्बु (mṛgatṛṣṇāmbu) - mirage water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mṛgatṛṣṇāmbu

mṛgatṛṣṇāmbu - mirage water, water of a mirage

Compound of 'mṛgatṛṣṇā' (mirage) and 'ambu' (water)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛgatṛṣṇā+ambu)

• mṛgatṛṣṇā – mirage, thirst of deer
  noun (feminine)
  Compound of mṛga (deer) and tṛṣṇā (thirst)
• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the first question.

क्व (kva) - where, in what place, to what place

(indeclinable)

Note: An interrogative adverb of place.

स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - stable, firm, steady, permanent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthira

sthira - firm, stable, steady, permanent, fixed

From root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to `dvīnduvibhramaḥ`.

द्वीन्दुविभ्रमः (dvīnduvibhramaḥ) - illusion of two moons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvīnduvibhrama

dvīnduvibhrama - illusion of a double moon, seeing two moons

Compound of 'dvi' (two), 'indu' (moon), and 'vibhrama' (illusion)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+indu+vibhrama)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• indu – moon
  noun (masculine)
• vibhrama – error, illusion, confusion
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix vi + root bhram (to wander, be confused)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second question.

क्व (kva) - where, in what place, to what place

(indeclinable)

Note: An interrogative adverb of place.

स्थिरा (sthirā) - stable, firm, steady, permanent

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthira

sthira - firm, stable, steady, permanent, fixed

From root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to `keśadṛg`.

केशदृग् (keśadṛg) - Null (illusion of seeing hairs). (vision of hairs, seeing hairs)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of keśadṛś

keśadṛś - seeing hairs, vision of hairs (an illusion)

Compound of 'keśa' (hair) and 'dṛś' (seeing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (keśa+dṛś)

• keśa – hair
  noun (masculine)
• dṛś – seeing, sight, vision
  noun (feminine)
  From root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject of the third question.

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space

Note: In the sky.

क्व (kva) - where, in what place, to what place

(indeclinable)

Note: An interrogative adverb of place.

भ्रान्ति (bhrānti) - Pertaining to the experience of illusion. (illusion, error, delusion, confusion)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhrānti

bhrānti - illusion, error, delusion, confusion, wandering

From root bhram (to wander)

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'anubhavaḥ'.

अनुभवः (anubhavaḥ) - The experience of illusion (bhrānti). (experience, perception, apprehension)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anubhava

anubhava - experience, perception, apprehension, understanding

From prefix anu + root bhū (to be, become)

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the fourth question.

स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - stable, firm, steady, permanent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthira

sthira - firm, stable, steady, permanent, fixed

From root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to `bhrānti anubhavaḥ`.