योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-43

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
एवं स्थिते राघव हे यथाभूतमिदं श्रृणु ।
कस्त्वं कोऽहं जगद्वा किमिति तत्त्वविदां वर ॥ ४३ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
evaṃ sthite rāghava he yathābhūtamidaṃ śrṛṇu ,
kastvaṃ ko'haṃ jagadvā kimiti tattvavidāṃ vara 43

43. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca evam sthite rāghava he yathābhūtam idam
śṛṇu kaḥ tvam kaḥ aham jagat vā kim iti tattvavidām vara

43. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca he rāghava he tattvavidām vara evam sthite
yathābhūtam idam śṛṇu kaḥ tvam kaḥ aham vā jagat kim iti

43. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: O Rāghava, O best among the knowers of reality (tattva)! This being the situation, listen to this (truth) as it truly is, regarding 'Who are you?', 'Who am I?', and 'What is the world?'.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• स्थिते (sthite) - being situated, existing, standing (when this is the situation)

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, i.e., Rāma)

• हे (he) - O! (vocative particle)

• यथाभूतम् (yathābhūtam) - as it truly is, the actual reality

• इदम् (idam) - this

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• अहम् (aham) - I

• जगत् (jagat) - world

• वा (vā) - or

• किम् (kim) - what, which

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• तत्त्वविदाम् (tattvavidām) - of the knowers of reality, of those who understand truth

• वर (vara) - O best, O excellent one

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Sage Vasiṣṭha, revered teacher in Hindu tradition, often prefixed with Śrī for respect

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – Goddess Lakṣmī, prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, auspiciousness, sacred
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of an ancient revered sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

स्थिते (sthite) - being situated, existing, standing (when this is the situation)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, firm, established

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, i.e., Rāma)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, an epithet of Rāma

हे (he) - O! (vocative particle)

(indeclinable)

यथाभूतम् (yathābhūtam) - as it truly is, the actual reality

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+bhūta)

• yathā – as, like, in which way
  indeclinable
• bhūta – been, become, past, existing, creature, element, reality
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root bhū (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of śru

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular, active voice

Root: śru (class 5)

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

जगत् (jagat) - world

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living being

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

तत्त्वविदाम् (tattvavidām) - of the knowers of reality, of those who understand truth

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tattvavid

tattvavid - knower of truth/reality (tattva)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tattva+vid)

• tattva – reality, truth, true nature, principle
  noun (neuter)
• vid – knowing, one who knows, wise
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from the root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

वर (vara) - O best, O excellent one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, fine; boon, blessing

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