योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-1, verse-5

सुतीक्ष्ण उवाच ।
भगवन्धर्मतत्त्वज्ञ सर्वशास्त्रविनिश्चित ।
संशयोऽस्ति महानेकस्त्वमेतं कृपया वद ॥ ५ ॥

sutīkṣṇa uvāca ,
bhagavandharmatattvajña sarvaśāstraviniścita ,
saṃśayo'sti mahānekastvametaṃ kṛpayā vada 5

5. sutīkṣṇaḥ uvāca bhagavan dharma-tattva-jña sarva-śāstra-viniścita
saṃśayaḥ asti mahā-anekaḥ tvam etam kṛpayā vada

5. Sutīkṣṇa said: O venerable one, who knows the fundamental nature (dharma) of existence and has thoroughly ascertained all scriptures! I have a great and numerous doubt; please kindly explain it to me.

Words meanings summery:

• सुतीक्ष्णः (sutīkṣṇaḥ) - The sage Sutīkṣṇa (Sutīkṣṇa)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - An address to the revered sage Agastya (O venerable one, O blessed one)

• धर्म-तत्त्व-ज्ञ (dharma-tattva-jña) - knower of the essence of dharma

• सर्व-शास्त्र-विनिश्चित (sarva-śāstra-viniścita) - one who has ascertained all scriptures

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• महा-अनेकः (mahā-anekaḥ) - a great and manifold doubt (great and many, very numerous)

• त्वम् (tvam) - referring to Agastya (you)

• एतम् (etam) - this doubt (this)

• कृपया (kṛpayā) - with kindness, kindly, out of compassion

• वद (vada) - please explain (tell, speak, say)

Words meanings and morphology

सुतीक्ष्णः (sutīkṣṇaḥ) - The sage Sutīkṣṇa (Sutīkṣṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sutīkṣṇa

sutīkṣṇa - very sharp; an epithet of a sage, a disciple of Agastya

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

from √vac, reduplicated perfect

Root: vac (class 2)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - An address to the revered sage Agastya (O venerable one, O blessed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, blessed, fortunate, divine; a term of respect

Note: Stem bhagavat, vocative singular masculine

धर्म-तत्त्व-ज्ञ (dharma-tattva-jña) - knower of the essence of dharma

(compound adjective)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+tattva+jña)

• dharma – intrinsic nature, natural law, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
• tattva – essence, reality, truth, principle
  noun (neuter)
• jña – knowing, understanding; a knower, an expert
  adjective (masculine)
  suffixed from √jñā 'to know'
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: compound, functions as an epithet in vocative

सर्व-शास्त्र-विनिश्चित (sarva-śāstra-viniścita) - one who has ascertained all scriptures

(compound adjective)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+śāstra+viniścita)

• sarva – all, every, entire
  adjective
• śāstra – scripture, sacred text, treatise, teaching
  noun (neuter)
• viniścita – ascertained, determined, decided, thoroughly known
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from vi-ni-√ci 'to determine'
  Prefixes: vi+ni
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: compound, functions as an epithet in vocative

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, suspicion

from sam-√śī 'to doubt'

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present tense

from √as 'to be'

Root: as (class 2)

महा-अनेकः (mahā-anekaḥ) - a great and manifold doubt (great and many, very numerous)

(compound adjective)

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (mahā+aneka)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• aneka – not one, many, numerous
  adjective
  negative prefix 'a' + 'eka'

Note: Qualifies saṃśayaḥ

त्वम् (tvam) - referring to Agastya (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

एतम् (etam) - this doubt (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to saṃśaya (masculine)

कृपया (kṛpayā) - with kindness, kindly, out of compassion

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kṛpā

kṛpā - kindness, compassion, mercy, pity

Note: Often functions adverbially

वद (vada) - please explain (tell, speak, say)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vad

Imperative mood

from √vad 'to speak'

Root: vad (class 1)