योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-1, verse-35

जनक उवाच ।
नातः परतरः कश्चिन्निश्चयोऽस्त्यपरो मुने ।
स्वयमेव त्वया ज्ञातं गुरुतश्च पुनः श्रुतम् ॥ ३५ ॥

janaka uvāca ,
nātaḥ parataraḥ kaścinniścayo'styaparo mune ,
svayameva tvayā jñātaṃ gurutaśca punaḥ śrutam 35

35. janaka uvāca na ataḥ parataraḥ kaścit niścayaḥ asti aparaḥ
mune svayam eva tvayā jñātam gurutaḥ ca punaḥ śrutam

35. janaka uvāca mune ataḥ parataraḥ aparaḥ kaścit niścayaḥ
na asti tvayā svayam eva jñātam punaḥ ca gurutaḥ śrutam

35. Janaka said: "O sage, there is no other certainty superior to this. You have known this by yourself and have heard it again from your teacher (guru)."

Words meanings summery:

• जनक (janaka) - Janaka

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• न (na) - not, no

• अतः (ataḥ) - from this (previous statement) (from this, therefore, hence)

• परतरः (parataraḥ) - superior, higher, more excellent

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - any (someone, anyone, a certain)

• निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - certainty, firm conviction, conclusion

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• अपरः (aparaḥ) - another, other, distinct

• मुने (mune) - O sage!

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, spontaneously

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• ज्ञातम् (jñātam) - known (by you) (known, understood)

• गुरुतः (gurutaḥ) - from your teacher (guru) (from the teacher)

• च (ca) - and, also

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard

Words meanings and morphology

जनक (janaka) - Janaka

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janaka

janaka - Janaka (proper name of the king of Mithila)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root vac, 2nd conjugation, parasmaipada, perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अतः (ataḥ) - from this (previous statement) (from this, therefore, hence)

(indeclinable)

परतरः (parataraḥ) - superior, higher, more excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paratara

paratara - superior, higher, more excellent (comparative degree)

Comparative of para

कश्चित् (kaścit) - any (someone, anyone, a certain)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - anyone, someone, a certain

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - certainty, firm conviction, conclusion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - certainty, firm conviction, conclusion

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present Active

Root as, 2nd conjugation, parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

अपरः (aparaḥ) - another, other, distinct

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, distinct

मुने (mune) - O sage!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, spontaneously

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

ज्ञातम् (jñātam) - known (by you) (known, understood)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāta

jñāta - known, understood

Past Passive Participle

From root √jñā (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with an implied 'it' (this truth)

गुरुतः (gurutaḥ) - from your teacher (guru) (from the teacher)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, spiritual guide (guru)

Ablative case of guru, formed with the suffix -tas

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore

(indeclinable)

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened

Past Passive Participle

From root √śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Agrees with an implied 'it' (this truth)