योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-73, verse-1

श्रीराम उवाच ।
बन्धमोक्षजगद्बुद्धिर्न शून्या नापि सन्मयी ।
नास्तमेति न चोदेति किमप्याद्यमसौ किल ॥ १ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
bandhamokṣajagadbuddhirna śūnyā nāpi sanmayī ,
nāstameti na codeti kimapyādyamasau kila 1

1. śrīrāma uvāca bandha mokṣa jagat buddhiḥ na śūnyā na api
satmayī na astam eti na ca udeti kim api ādyam asau kila

1. śrīrāma uvāca bandha mokṣa jagat
buddhiḥ na śūnyā na api satmayī
(asti) na astam eti na ca
udeti asau kim api ādyam kila (asti)

1. Śrī Rāma said: The intellect (buddhi) that perceives bondage, liberation (mokṣa), and the world is neither void (śūnya) nor truly existent (sanmaya). It neither rises nor sets. Indeed, it is some primordial (ādya) reality.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• बन्ध (bandha) - bondage, fetter, attachment

• मोक्ष (mokṣa) - liberation, release, emancipation

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, discernment, perception

• न (na) - not, no

• शून्या (śūnyā) - empty, void, null

• न (na) - not, no

• अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

• सत्मयी (satmayī) - consisting of reality/being, real, substantial

• न (na) - not

• अस्तम् (astam) - setting, disappearance

• एति (eti) - goes, attains, comes

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and, also

• उदेति (udeti) - rises, emerges, appears

• किम् (kim) - what, something

• अपि (api) - also, even

• आद्यम् (ādyam) - primordial, original, first

• असौ (asau) - this, that (feminine/masculine nominative singular)

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, as is well known

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rāma

Compound of Śrī (auspicious) and Rāma (name of the deity).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – auspiciousness, prosperity, wealth, glory
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (a proper name), pleasant, charming
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root √vac, perfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

बन्ध (bandha) - bondage, fetter, attachment

(noun)

masculine, singular of bandha

bandha - bondage, fetter, tie, attachment, imprisonment

From √bandh (to bind).

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: This is a constituent of a larger Dvandva compound 'bandhamokṣajagat' which then forms a Tatpurusha compound with 'buddhi'.

मोक्ष (mokṣa) - liberation, release, emancipation

(noun)

masculine, singular of mokṣa

mokṣa - liberation, release, emancipation, freedom (mokṣa)

From √muc (to release) + sa.

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Constituent of the larger compound.

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, what moves, living beings

Present Active Participle (acting as noun)

From √gam (to go) + śatṛ, reduplicated.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Constituent of the larger compound.

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, discernment, perception

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, discernment, perception, consciousness (buddhi)

From √budh (to know, to understand).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bandhamokṣajagat+buddhi)

• bandhamokṣajagat – bondage, liberation, and the world
  noun (neuter)
  Dvandva compound of 'bandha', 'mokṣa', and 'jagat'.
• buddhi – intellect, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From √budh.
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

शून्या (śūnyā) - empty, void, null

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, vacant, null, unreal (śūnya)

From √śvi (to swell) or √śū (to swell) + nya.

Note: Predicate adjective.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Combines with 'na' to form 'nāpi' (nor).

सत्मयी (satmayī) - consisting of reality/being, real, substantial

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of satmaya

satmaya - consisting of being, real, existent, substantial

From 'sat' (being, reality) + 'mayaṭ' (composed of).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sat+maya)

• sat – being, existent, real
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle (acting as noun)
  From √as (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)
• maya – consisting of, made of, full of
  suffix
  Suffix -mayaṭ used to form adjectives meaning 'consisting of'.

Note: Predicate adjective.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

अस्तम् (astam) - setting, disappearance

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asta

asta - setting (of sun), disappearance, home, end

Used adverbially with √i to mean 'to set' or 'to disappear'.

Note: In the idiom 'astam eti' meaning 'sets, disappears'.

एति (eti) - goes, attains, comes

(verb)

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

Present Active

Root √i, present tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Verb for 'buddhiḥ'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: 'na...ca' means 'neither...nor'.

उदेति (udeti) - rises, emerges, appears

(verb)

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

Present Active

From ut-√i (to go up).

Prefix: ut

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Verb for 'buddhiḥ'.

किम् (kim) - what, something

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who, something, anything

Interrogative/indefinite pronoun.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

Particle.

आद्यम् (ādyam) - primordial, original, first

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ādya

ādya - primordial, original, first, primary

From 'ādi' (beginning).

Note: Predicate adjective, qualifying the implied 'it' (buddhi).

असौ (asau) - this, that (feminine/masculine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, yonder

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject, refers to 'buddhiḥ'.

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, as is well known

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing emphasis or report.

Note: Emphasizes the statement.