योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-1, verse-21

जिज्ञासार्थं शुकस्यासावास्तामेवेत्यवज्ञया ।
उक्त्वा बभूव जनकस्तूष्णीं सप्त दिनान्यथ ॥ २१ ॥

jijñāsārthaṃ śukasyāsāvāstāmevetyavajñayā ,
uktvā babhūva janakastūṣṇīṃ sapta dinānyatha 21

21. jijñāsārtham śukasya asau āstām eva iti avajñayā
uktvā babhūva janakaḥ tūṣṇīm sapta dināni atha

21. atha janakaḥ asau śukasya jijñāsārtham eva āstām
iti avajñayā uktvā sapta dināni tūṣṇīm babhūva

21. Then, King Janaka, having said dismissively, "Let Shuka's inquiries (jijñāsā) just remain as they are," became silent for seven days.

Words meanings summery:

• जिज्ञासार्थम् (jijñāsārtham) - for the sake of inquiry, for curiosity, for knowing

• शुकस्य (śukasya) - of Shuka

• असौ (asau) - this (inquiry) (this, that)

• आस्ताम् (āstām) - let his inquiries be (let them be, let them remain)

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

• इति (iti) - thus, so, denoting speech or thought

• अवज्ञया (avajñayā) - with disdain, dismissively, contemptuously

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, happened, was

• जनकः (janakaḥ) - King Janaka (Janaka)

• तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silently, quietly

• सप्त (sapta) - seven

• दिनानि (dināni) - days

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

Words meanings and morphology

जिज्ञासार्थम् (jijñāsārtham) - for the sake of inquiry, for curiosity, for knowing

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jijñāsārtha

jijñāsārtha - for the sake of inquiry, for curiosity, for knowing

From desiderative stem of root 'jñā' (jijñāsā) + 'artha'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jijñāsā+artha)

• jijñāsā – desire to know, inquiry, curiosity
  noun (feminine)
  desiderative nominalization
  From desiderative stem 'jijñāsa' of root 'jñā' + suffix 'a'.
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'for the sake of'.

शुकस्य (śukasya) - of Shuka

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śuka

śuka - Shuka (a proper name, son of Vyasa); a parrot

असौ (asau) - this (inquiry) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine/feminine, singular of adas

adas - this, that (remote demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'jijñāsārtham' or 'jijñāsā' (implied inquiry).

आस्ताम् (āstām) - let his inquiries be (let them be, let them remain)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, imperative (loṭ) of ās

Root verb.

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Can be used idiomatically for 'let it be' or 'never mind', even if referring to plural concepts (like inquiries).

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so, denoting speech or thought

(indeclinable)

Root: i (class 2)

अवज्ञया (avajñayā) - with disdain, dismissively, contemptuously

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of avajñā

avajñā - disdain, contempt, disregard

From prefix 'ava' + root 'jñā'.

Prefix: ava

Root: jñā (class 9)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Root verb.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Gerund (absolutive) formed from root 'vac'.

बभूव (babhūva) - became, happened, was

(verb)

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

Root verb.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Formed by reduplication.

जनकः (janakaḥ) - King Janaka (Janaka)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janaka

janaka - Janaka (King of Videha); father, progenitor

Root: jan (class 4)

तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silently, quietly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.

Root: tūṣ (class 10)

सप्त (sapta) - seven

(adjective)

plural of sapta

sapta - seven

Note: Functions as an adjective for 'dināni'.

दिनानि (dināni) - days

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of dina

dina - day

Note: Accusative of duration.

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)