योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-87, verse-26

याभ्यामपश्यं रन्ध्राभ्यां त इमे लोचने स्थिते ।
ततः किंचिच्छृणोमीति संविदित्युदिता मम ॥ २६ ॥

yābhyāmapaśyaṃ randhrābhyāṃ ta ime locane sthite ,
tataḥ kiṃcicchṛṇomīti saṃvidityuditā mama 26

26. yābhyām apaśyam randhrābhyām te ime locane sthite
tataḥ kiṃcit śṛṇomi iti saṃvit iti uditā mama

26. yābhyām randhrābhyām aham apaśyam,
te ime locane sthite.
tataḥ mama kiṃcit śṛṇomi iti saṃvit uditā.

26. Those two apertures by which I saw are these two eyes, situated here. Then, an awareness (saṃvid) of "I hear something" arose in me.

Words meanings summery:

• याभ्याम् (yābhyām) - by which (dual), with which (dual)

• अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw, I perceived

• रन्ध्राभ्याम् (randhrābhyām) - by the two apertures, with the two holes

• ते (te) - those (two), they (two)

• इमे (ime) - these (two)

• लोचने (locane) - two eyes

• स्थिते (sthite) - situated, located, existing (dual)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that, therefore

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - something, a little, somewhat

• शृणोमि (śṛṇomi) - I hear, I listen

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so, (marks a quotation)

• संवित् (saṁvit) - consciousness, awareness, knowledge, understanding

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so, (marks a quotation)

• उदिता (uditā) - arisen, manifested, appeared

• मम (mama) - my, of me, to me

Words meanings and morphology

याभ्याम् (yābhyām) - by which (dual), with which (dual)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, dual of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Can be masculine, feminine, or neuter. Here, it refers to randhrābhyām, which is neuter.

अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw, I perceived

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect tense, active voice, 1st person singular

From root dṛś (class 1 bhvādi), present stem paśya.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

रन्ध्राभ्याम् (randhrābhyām) - by the two apertures, with the two holes

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, dual of randhra

randhra - hole, aperture, opening, deficiency

ते (te) - those (two), they (two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to 'locane' (eyes) which are neuter.

इमे (ime) - these (two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Refers to 'locane' (eyes) which are neuter.

लोचने (locane) - two eyes

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of locana

locana - eye, seeing

From root loc (to see)

Root: loc (class 1)

स्थिते (sthite) - situated, located, existing (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of sthita

sthita - situated, stood, existing, stable

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'locane'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that, therefore

(indeclinable)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - something, a little, somewhat

(indeclinable)

शृणोमि (śṛṇomi) - I hear, I listen

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śru

Present tense, active voice, 1st person singular

From root śru (class 5 svādi), present stem śṛṇu.

Root: śru (class 5)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so, (marks a quotation)

(indeclinable)

संवित् (saṁvit) - consciousness, awareness, knowledge, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvid

saṁvid - consciousness, awareness, knowledge, understanding

From root vid (to know) with upasarga sam

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so, (marks a quotation)

(indeclinable)

उदिता (uditā) - arisen, manifested, appeared

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of udita

udita - arisen, manifested, appeared, said

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root i (to go) with upasarga ud

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'saṃvit'.

मम (mama) - my, of me, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I