योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-50, verse-24

इति सप्तविधो भेदो जीवानां कथितस्तव ।
समुद्राणामिव मया बुद्ध्वा श्रेयःपरो भव ॥ २४ ॥

iti saptavidho bhedo jīvānāṃ kathitastava ,
samudrāṇāmiva mayā buddhvā śreyaḥparo bhava 24

24. iti saptavidhaḥ bhedaḥ jīvānām kathitaḥ tava
samudrāṇām iva mayā buddhvā śreyaḥ-paraḥ bhava

24. iti saptavidhaḥ jīvānām bhedaḥ mayā samudrāṇām
iva tava kathitaḥ buddhvā śreyaḥ-paraḥ bhava

24. Thus, these seven kinds of distinctions among individual souls (jīva) have been recounted to you by me, just like the distinctions among oceans. Understanding this, become dedicated to the ultimate good.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, herewith

• सप्तविधः (saptavidhaḥ) - sevenfold, of seven kinds

• भेदः (bhedaḥ) - distinction, difference, division, type

• जीवानाम् (jīvānām) - of living beings, of individual souls (jīva)

• कथितः (kathitaḥ) - told, declared, recounted, said

• तव (tava) - to you, your

• समुद्राणाम् (samudrāṇām) - of oceans

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if, similar to

• मया (mayā) - by me

• बुद्ध्वा (buddhvā) - having understood, having known

• श्रेयः-परः (śreyaḥ-paraḥ) - dedicated to the highest good, intent on welfare

• भव (bhava) - become, be, exist

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, herewith

(indeclinable)

सप्तविधः (saptavidhaḥ) - sevenfold, of seven kinds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saptavidha

saptavidha - sevenfold, of seven sorts or kinds

Derived from sapta ('seven') and vidhā ('manner', 'kind').

भेदः (bhedaḥ) - distinction, difference, division, type

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bheda

bheda - splitting, breaking, difference, distinction, kind, variety

Root: bhid (class 7)

जीवानाम् (jīvānām) - of living beings, of individual souls (jīva)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jīva

jīva - living, alive; individual soul, living being, life

Root: jīv (class 1)

कथितः (kathitaḥ) - told, declared, recounted, said

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kathita

kathita - said, told, recounted, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the verb root kath, meaning 'to tell'.

Root: kath (class 10)

तव (tava) - to you, your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

समुद्राणाम् (samudrāṇām) - of oceans

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

इव (iva) - like, as, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

बुद्ध्वा (buddhvā) - having understood, having known

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the verb root budh, meaning 'to know, to understand'.

Root: budh (class 1)

श्रेयः-परः (śreyaḥ-paraḥ) - dedicated to the highest good, intent on welfare

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreyas-para

śreyas-para - devoted to or intent on the good or prosperity

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śreyas+para)

• śreyas – welfare, good, prosperity, ultimate good
  noun (neuter)
• para – supreme, highest, ultimate; devoted to, intent on
  adjective (masculine)

भव (bhava) - become, be, exist

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)