योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-82, verse-3

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
नासौ पुमान्न चासौ स्त्री न तन्नृत्तं न तावुभौ ।
तथाभूते तथाचारे आकृती न च ते तयोः ॥ ३ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
nāsau pumānna cāsau strī na tannṛttaṃ na tāvubhau ,
tathābhūte tathācāre ākṛtī na ca te tayoḥ 3

3. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca na asau pumān na ca asau strī na tat nṛttam
na tau ubhau tathābhūte tathācāre ākṛtī na ca te tayoḥ

3. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca: asau pumān na,
ca asau strī na,
tat nṛttam na,
tau ubhau na,
tathābhūte tathācāre te ākṛtī na,
ca tayoḥ na.

3. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: That (reality) is neither a male (puruṣa) nor a female. It is not a dance, nor are those two (male and female) distinct. In such a state of being and such an activity, those (two) forms are not real, nor do they belong to those two (male and female).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Glorious Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• न (na) - not, no

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

• पुमान् (pumān) - a male, a man, a person (puruṣa)

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

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

• स्त्री (strī) - a woman, a female

• न (na) - not, no

• तत् (tat) - that

• नृत्तम् (nṛttam) - dance, dancing

• न (na) - not, no

• तौ (tau) - those two (masculine)

• उभौ (ubhau) - both (masculine)

• तथाभूते (tathābhūte) - in such a state, being so

• तथाचारे (tathācāre) - in such conduct, in such activity

• आकृती (ākṛtī) - forms, appearances, shapes (dual)

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• ते (te) - those two (feminine/neuter)

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two, to those two

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Glorious Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – glory, splendor, prosperity, auspiciousness
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense (Lit)

Root 'vac', 3rd person singular active perfect

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this (demonstrative pronoun)

पुमान् (pumān) - a male, a man, a person (puruṣa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pums

pums - man, male, person, spirit (puruṣa)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adas

adas - that, this (demonstrative pronoun)

स्त्री (strī) - a woman, a female

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female, wife

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नृत्तम् (nṛttam) - dance, dancing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nṛtta

nṛtta - dance, dancing, act of dancing

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

From root 'nṛt' (to dance)

Root: nṛt (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तौ (tau) - those two (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उभौ (ubhau) - both (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

तथाभूते (tathābhūte) - in such a state, being so

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, dual of tathābhūta

tathābhūta - such, being so, so circumstanced

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'tathā' (thus) and 'bhūta' (been, become)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tathā+bhūta)

• tathā – thus, so, in that manner
  indeclinable
• bhūta – become, been, existing, being
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhū' (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

तथाचारे (tathācāre) - in such conduct, in such activity

(noun)

Locative, masculine, dual of tathācāra

tathācāra - such conduct, such practice, so acting

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tathā+ācāra)

• tathā – thus, so, in that manner
  indeclinable
• ācāra – conduct, practice, custom, behavior
  noun (masculine)

आकृती (ākṛtī) - forms, appearances, shapes (dual)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of ākṛti

ākṛti - form, shape, appearance, figure

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those two (feminine/neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two, to those two

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it