योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-51, verse-5

श्रीराम उवाच ।
कः करोति शरीराणि मनोबुद्ध्यादिचेतनैः ।
को मोहयति भूतानि स्नेहरागादिबन्धनैः ॥ ५ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
kaḥ karoti śarīrāṇi manobuddhyādicetanaiḥ ,
ko mohayati bhūtāni sneharāgādibandhanaiḥ 5

5. Śrīrāmaḥ uvāca kaḥ karoti śarīrāṇi manobuddhyādicetanaiḥ
kaḥ mohayati bhūtāni sneharāgādibandhanaiḥ

5. Śrīrāmaḥ uvāca kaḥ manobuddhyādicetanaiḥ śarīrāṇi
karoti kaḥ sneharāgādibandhanaiḥ bhūtāni mohayati

5. Śrī Rāma said: Who creates bodies along with conscious faculties such as mind and intellect? Who deludes beings with the bonds of affection, attachment, and so forth?

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - The venerable Rāma (Śrī Rāma (a venerable prince, avatar))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (Rāma) (he said, spoke)

• कः (kaḥ) - Who? (who? what?)

• करोति (karoti) - creates (does, makes, creates)

• शरीराणि (śarīrāṇi) - bodies

• मनोबुद्ध्यादिचेतनैः (manobuddhyādicetanaiḥ) - along with conscious faculties such as mind and intellect (with conscious entities like mind and intellect)

• कः (kaḥ) - Who? (who? what?)

• मोहयति (mohayati) - deludes (deludes, bewilders, infatuates)

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings (beings, creatures, elements, past events)

• स्नेहरागादिबन्धनैः (sneharāgādibandhanaiḥ) - with the bonds of affection, attachment, and so forth (with bonds like affection and attachment)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - The venerable Rāma (Śrī Rāma (a venerable prince, avatar))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Śrīrāma

Śrīrāma - The venerable Rāma, a name of Vishnu's avatar

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – venerable, glorious
  adjective (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (a proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (Rāma) (he said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect active

From root √vac (2nd conjugation). Perfect form, 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

कः (kaḥ) - Who? (who? what?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun, masculine singular nominative.

करोति (karoti) - creates (does, makes, creates)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of kṛ

Present active

From root √kṛ (8th conjugation). 3rd person singular.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Verb for 'kaḥ'.

शरीराणि (śarīrāṇi) - bodies

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śarīra

śarīra - body

Root: śṝ (class 9)

Note: Object of 'karoti'.

मनोबुद्ध्यादिचेतनैः (manobuddhyādicetanaiḥ) - along with conscious faculties such as mind and intellect (with conscious entities like mind and intellect)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of manobuddhyādicetana

manobuddhyādicetana - conscious entities like mind and intellect

Compound: manas (mind) + buddhi (intellect) + ādi (etc.) + cetana (conscious entity).

Compound type : dvandva (manas+buddhi+ādi+cetana)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, discernment
  noun (feminine)
  From √budh 'to know, awaken'
  Root: budh (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so forth
  indeclinable
• cetana – conscious, animate; a conscious being/faculty
  adjective (masculine)
  From √cit 'to perceive, understand'
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Instrument of creation.

कः (kaḥ) - Who? (who? what?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun, masculine singular nominative.

मोहयति (mohayati) - deludes (deludes, bewilders, infatuates)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of muh

Present active (causative)

From root √muh (4th conjugation). Causative stem 'mohaya'. 3rd person singular.

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Verb for 'kaḥ'.

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings (beings, creatures, elements, past events)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element; past; become

Past Passive Participle

From root √bhū 'to be, to become'. Can be used as a noun meaning 'being'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

स्नेहरागादिबन्धनैः (sneharāgādibandhanaiḥ) - with the bonds of affection, attachment, and so forth (with bonds like affection and attachment)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sneharāgādibandhana

sneharāgādibandhana - bonds like affection, attachment, etc.

Compound: sneha (affection) + rāga (attachment) + ādi (etc.) + bandhana (bond).

Compound type : dvandva (sneha+rāga+ādi+bandhana)

• sneha – affection, love, oil, tenderness
  noun (masculine)
  From √snih 'to be moist, to love'
  Root: snih (class 4)
• rāga – attachment, passion, color, melody
  noun (masculine)
  From √rañj 'to color, be attached'
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so forth
  indeclinable
• bandhana – bond, tie, fetter
  noun (neuter)
  From √bandh 'to bind' + ana suffix
  Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Instrument of delusion.