योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-1, verse-17

व्यासोऽपि भगवान्बुद्धवा पुत्राभिप्रायमीदृशम् ।
प्रत्युवाच पुनः पुत्रं नाहं जानामि तत्त्वतः ॥ १७ ॥

vyāso'pi bhagavānbuddhavā putrābhiprāyamīdṛśam ,
pratyuvāca punaḥ putraṃ nāhaṃ jānāmi tattvataḥ 17

17. vyāsaḥ api bhagavān buddhvā putra-abhiprāyam īdṛśam
pratyuvāca punaḥ putram na aham jānāmi tattvataḥ

17. bhagavān vyāsaḥ api putram īdṛśam abhiprāyam buddhvā
punaḥ putram pratyuvāca "aham tattvataḥ na jānāmi"

17. Even the venerable Vyasa (bhagavān), understanding his son's intention, replied to him, "I do not truly know the fundamental reality (tattvataḥ)."

Words meanings summery:

• व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyasa (a revered sage)

• अपि (api) - even, also

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable (bhagavān) Vyasa (venerable, divine, blessed one, Lord)

• बुद्ध्वा (buddhvā) - having understood, having known

• पुत्र-अभिप्रायम् (putra-abhiprāyam) - the son's intention/purpose

• ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such, of this kind

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore

• पुत्रम् (putram) - to the son

• न (na) - not

• अहम् (aham) - I

• जानामि (jānāmi) - I know

• तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly, regarding the fundamental reality (tattvataḥ) (in reality, truly, in principle)

Words meanings and morphology

व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyasa (a revered sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyasa, a compiler, arranger (specifically the sage Veda Vyasa)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable (bhagavān) Vyasa (venerable, divine, blessed one, Lord)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - blessed, fortunate, divine, venerable; a lord

बुद्ध्वा (buddhvā) - having understood, having known

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed from root √budh (class 1, 9) with suffix -tvā

Root: budh (class 1)

पुत्र-अभिप्रायम् (putra-abhiprāyam) - the son's intention/purpose

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra-abhiprāya

putra-abhiprāya - son's intention, purpose of the son

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (putra+abhiprāya)

• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• abhiprāya – intention, purpose, aim, design
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √pra-i with prefix abhi-
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: pra-i (class 2)

ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such, of this kind

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind, like this

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

(verb)

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

perfect active (liṭ)

From root √vac (class 2) with prefix prati-. Perfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore

(indeclinable)

पुत्रम् (putram) - to the son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

जानामि (jānāmi) - I know

(verb)

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

present active (laṭ)

From root √jñā (class 9). Present tense, 1st person singular.

Root: jñā (class 9)

तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly, regarding the fundamental reality (tattvataḥ) (in reality, truly, in principle)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tattva (reality, truth) with the suffix -tas