योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-83, verse-7

यदेव वाच्युपारूढमेतद्राम सदैव ते ।
रूढाधिभौतिकदृशः क्षणान्मायात्मतां गतम् ॥ ७ ॥

yadeva vācyupārūḍhametadrāma sadaiva te ,
rūḍhādhibhautikadṛśaḥ kṣaṇānmāyātmatāṃ gatam 7

7. yat eva vāci upārūḍham etat rāma sadā eva te
rūḍhādhibhautikadṛśaḥ kṣaṇāt māyātmatām gatam

7. rāma,
yat eva vāci upārūḍham etat,
sadā eva rūḍhādhibhautikadṛśaḥ te (puruṣasya),
kṣaṇāt māyātmatām gatam.

7. O Rāma, whatever is expressed in words and has ascended to your understanding, for you, who constantly hold a deeply rooted material perspective (adhibhautika dṛś), it immediately transforms into the nature of illusion (māyā).

7. רָאמָה, כל מה שמבוטא במילים הופך כהרף עין לבעל אופי אשליתי בעיני מי שתפיסתו כבולה לעולם החומרי.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, what, whatever

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

• वाचि (vāci) - in speech, in words, in language

• उपारूढम् (upārūḍham) - expressed in words (ascended, mounted, expressed, established)

• एतत् (etat) - this

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma (vocative) (Rāma (a proper name))

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

• ते (te) - to you, for you, your

• रूढाधिभौतिकदृशः (rūḍhādhibhautikadṛśaḥ) - for one whose vision/view is deeply rooted in the material world, having a material-centric perspective

• क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - instantly, in a moment, from a moment

• मायात्मताम् (māyātmatām) - the nature of illusion, the state of being illusion

• गतम् (gatam) - gone, attained, reached, become

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, what, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Refers to the object that is expressed in words.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'yat'.

वाचि (vāci) - in speech, in words, in language

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, word, voice, language

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: The place where something is 'upārūḍham'.

उपारूढम् (upārūḍham) - expressed in words (ascended, mounted, expressed, established)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upārūḍha

upārūḍha - mounted, ascended, gone to, expressed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √ruh (to grow, ascend) with prefix upa- and ā-

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yat' and 'etat'.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to the subject of the sentence, 'this very thing'.

राम (rāma) - O Rāma (vocative) (Rāma (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name, typically referring to the protagonist of the Rāmāyaṇa)

Note: Address to the listener.

सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Qualifies 'rūḍhādhibhautikadṛśaḥ'.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'sadā'.

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Indicates the recipient of the action or the possessor of the 'view'.

रूढाधिभौतिकदृशः (rūḍhādhibhautikadṛśaḥ) - for one whose vision/view is deeply rooted in the material world, having a material-centric perspective

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rūḍhādhibhautikadṛś

rūḍhādhibhautikadṛś - one whose sight/view is established in the material (adhibhautika)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rūḍha+adhibhautika+dṛś)

• rūḍha – grown, rooted, established, traditional
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √ruh
  Root: ruh (class 1)
• adhibhautika – pertaining to material beings/elements, caused by external agencies (beings, elements)
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from adhi-bhūta + ṭhak
• dṛś – sight, vision, view, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'te' (you).

क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - instantly, in a moment, from a moment

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - a moment, an instant, a very short period of time

Note: Denotes immediate transformation.

मायात्मताम् (māyātmatām) - the nature of illusion, the state of being illusion

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of māyātmatā

māyātmatā - the nature of māyā, the quality of being illusory

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māyā+ātman+tā)

• māyā – illusion, cosmic illusion, magic, delusion
  noun (feminine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• tā – suffix forming abstract nouns, 'the state of being'
  suffix (feminine)
  Taddhita suffix

Note: Object of 'gatam'.

गतम् (gatam) - gone, attained, reached, become

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, passed, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'etat'.

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