योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-1, verse-54

राजोवाच ।
को रामः कीदृशः कस्य बद्धो वा मुक्त एव वा ।
एतन्मे निश्चितं ब्रूहि ज्ञानं तत्त्वविदां वर ॥ ५४ ॥

rājovāca ,
ko rāmaḥ kīdṛśaḥ kasya baddho vā mukta eva vā ,
etanme niścitaṃ brūhi jñānaṃ tattvavidāṃ vara 54

54. rājā uvāca kaḥ rāmaḥ kīdṛśaḥ kasya baddhaḥ vā muktaḥ
eva vā etat me niścitam brūhi jñānam tattvavidām vara

54. The King said: 'Who is Rāma? What is his nature? Whose is he? Is he bound or is he truly liberated (mokṣa)? O best among the knowers of reality, please tell me this knowledge definitively.'

Words meanings summery:

• राजा (rājā) - king

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - of what kind, of what nature

• कस्य (kasya) - whose, of whom

• बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, fettered, imprisoned

• वा (vā) - or, either

• मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - liberated, released, freed

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, truly

• वा (vā) - or, either

• एतत् (etat) - this

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• निश्चितम् (niścitam) - definitively, certainly, ascertained

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak, tell

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom

• तत्त्वविदाम् (tattvavidām) - among the knowers of truth/reality

• वर (vara) - O best, O excellent one

Words meanings and morphology

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name, a revered prince and avatar of Viṣṇu); pleasing, charming

कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - of what kind, of what nature

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kīdṛśa

kīdṛśa - of what sort, what kind, like what

कस्य (kasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, fettered, imprisoned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baddha

baddha - bound, tied, fettered; imprisoned, constrained

Past Passive Participle

From root bandh (to bind)

Root: bandh (class 9)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - liberated, released, freed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mukta

mukta - liberated, released, freed; delivered, emancipated

Past Passive Participle

From root muc (to release, free)

Root: muc (class 6)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, truly

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

निश्चितम् (niścitam) - definitively, certainly, ascertained

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of niścita

niścita - decided, certain, definite, ascertained

Past Passive Participle

From root ci (to gather, observe) with prefix nis-

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Used adverbially here.

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak, tell

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge (jñāna), wisdom, understanding, realization

From root jñā (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

तत्त्वविदाम् (tattvavidām) - among the knowers of truth/reality

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tattvavid

tattvavid - knower of truth (tattva), one who understands reality

Compound type : tatpurusha (tattva+vid)

• tattva – truth, reality, principle, essence
  noun (neuter)
• vid – knower, one who knows
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

वर (vara) - O best, O excellent one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - excellent, best; boon, wish