योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-1, verse-13

एकदा सोऽमलप्रज्ञो मेरावेकान्तसुस्थितम् ।
पप्रच्छ पितरं भक्त्या कृष्णद्वैपायनं मुनिम् ॥ १३ ॥

ekadā so'malaprajño merāvekāntasusthitam ,
papraccha pitaraṃ bhaktyā kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaṃ munim 13

13. ekadā saḥ amala-prajñaḥ merau ekānta-susthitam
papraccha pitaram bhaktyā kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyanam munim

13. ekadā saḥ amala-prajñaḥ merau ekānta-susthitam
pitaram kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyanam munim bhaktyā papraccha

13. Once, that pure-intellected (amala-prajña) Śuka reverently (bhakti) asked his father, the sage Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa), who was calmly seated in solitude on Mount Meru.

13. יום אחד, שׁוּקַה בעל התבונה הזכה פנה בדבקות ובכבוד אל אביו, הַמֻנִי (הקדוש) קְרִשְׁנַה דְוַאיְפָאיַנַה (וְיָאסַה), שישב בבדידות על הַר מֵרוּ, ושאל:

Words meanings summery:

• एकदा (ekadā) - once, at one time

• सः (saḥ) - He (referring to Śuka) (he, that)

• अमल-प्रज्ञः (amala-prajñaḥ) - whose intellect is pure, pure-minded, pure-intellected

• मेरौ (merau) - on Meru, on Mount Meru

• एकान्त-सुस्थितम् (ekānta-susthitam) - well-situated in solitude, calmly seated in a secluded place

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked, questioned

• पितरम् (pitaram) - father

• भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - with devotion, by devotion, through devotion

• कृष्ण-द्वैपायनम् (kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyanam) - The sage Vyāsa, also known as Krishna Dvaipayana (Krishna Dvaipayana (Vyasa))

• मुनिम् (munim) - sage, ascetic, hermit

Words meanings and morphology

एकदा (ekadā) - once, at one time

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - He (referring to Śuka) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अमल-प्रज्ञः (amala-prajñaḥ) - whose intellect is pure, pure-minded, pure-intellected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amala-prajña

amala-prajña - pure-intellected, pure-minded

Compound type : bahuvrihi (amala+prajñā)

• amala – pure, spotless, clean, free from dirt
  adjective (masculine)
  From a (negation) + mala (dirt/impurity)
• prajñā – intellect, wisdom, understanding, discernment
  noun (feminine)
  From pra-jñā (to know well)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

मेरौ (merau) - on Meru, on Mount Meru

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of meru

meru - Mount Meru (mythical mountain), summit, spine

एकान्त-सुस्थितम् (ekānta-susthitam) - well-situated in solitude, calmly seated in a secluded place

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ekānta-susthita

ekānta-susthita - well-situated in solitude, calmly seated in a secluded place

Compound type : tatpurusha (ekānta+susthita)

• ekānta – solitude, secluded place, exclusively, absolutely
  noun (masculine)
  eka (one) + anta (end, vicinity) -> secluded, solitary
• susthita – well-situated, well-established, firm, good condition
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from su (good, well) + sthita (past passive participle of sthā, to stand)
  Prefix: su
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with pitaram

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked, questioned

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of papraccha

Perfect Active

Reduplicated perfect, 3rd person singular

Root: prach (class 6)

पितरम् (pitaram) - father

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - with devotion, by devotion, through devotion

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhakti

bhakti - devotion, attachment, faithfulness

From root bhaj (to worship, divide)

Root: bhaj (class 1)

कृष्ण-द्वैपायनम् (kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyanam) - The sage Vyāsa, also known as Krishna Dvaipayana (Krishna Dvaipayana (Vyasa))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyana

kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyana - Krishna Dvaipayana (a name of Vyasa)

Compound type : karmadharaya (kṛṣṇa+dvaipāyana)

• kṛṣṇa – dark, black, Krishna (name of a deity or person)
  adjective (masculine)
• dvaipāyana – island-born, a patronymic of Vyasa
  noun (masculine)
  From dvīpa (island)

मुनिम् (munim) - sage, ascetic, hermit

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, hermit, inspired one

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