योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-1, verse-42

अनुशिष्टः स इत्येवं जनकेन महात्मना ।
अतिष्ठत्स शुकस्तूष्णीं स्वच्छे परमवस्तुनि ॥ ४२ ॥

anuśiṣṭaḥ sa ityevaṃ janakena mahātmanā ,
atiṣṭhatsa śukastūṣṇīṃ svacche paramavastuni 42

42. anuśiṣṭaḥ saḥ iti evam janakena mahātmanā
atiṣṭhat saḥ śukaḥ tūṣṇīm svacche paramavastuni

42. mahātmanā janakena iti evam anuśiṣṭaḥ saḥ
śukaḥ tūṣṇīm svacche paramavastuni atiṣṭhat saḥ

42. Thus instructed by the great-souled Janaka, Śuka stood still and silent, established in the pure, supreme reality (paramavastu).

Words meanings summery:

• अनुशिष्टः (anuśiṣṭaḥ) - instructed (instructed, taught, disciplined)

• सः (saḥ) - he (Śuka) (he, that)

• इति (iti) - thus (marking the end of Janaka's instruction) (thus, in this manner, marking quotation)

• एवम् (evam) - in this manner (thus, in this way, so)

• जनकेन (janakena) - by Janaka

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled (by the great-souled, by the noble, by the magnanimous)

• अतिष्ठत् (atiṣṭhat) - he stood (established) (he stood, he remained, he was established)

• सः (saḥ) - he (Śuka) (he, that)

• शुकः (śukaḥ) - Śuka (the sage) (Śuka (name of a sage), parrot)

• तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silently, in silence (silently, quietly, in silence)

• स्वच्छे (svacche) - in the pure (in the pure, in the clear)

• परमवस्तुनि (paramavastuni) - in the supreme reality (paramavastu) (in the supreme reality, in the highest object)

Words meanings and morphology

अनुशिष्टः (anuśiṣṭaḥ) - instructed (instructed, taught, disciplined)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anuśiṣṭa

anuśiṣṭa - instructed, taught, disciplined, advised

Past Passive Participle

From root √śās (to teach, instruct) with upasarga anu- and suffix -kta.

Prefix: anu

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ' (Śuka).

सः (saḥ) - he (Śuka) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, used as a personal pronoun.

Note: Subject.

इति (iti) - thus (marking the end of Janaka's instruction) (thus, in this manner, marking quotation)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

एवम् (evam) - in this manner (thus, in this way, so)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial particle.

जनकेन (janakena) - by Janaka

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of janaka

janaka - father, producer, King Janaka of Videha

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agent of 'anuśiṣṭaḥ'.

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled (by the great-souled, by the noble, by the magnanimous)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, (referring to a great person)

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
  From mahat, adjective stem.
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root √an (to breathe).
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'janakena'.

अतिष्ठत् (atiṣṭhat) - he stood (established) (he stood, he remained, he was established)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of sthā

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular. From root √sthā (to stand) with augment a-.

Root: sthā (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he (Śuka) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, used as a personal pronoun.

Note: Subject of 'atiṣṭhat'.

शुकः (śukaḥ) - Śuka (the sage) (Śuka (name of a sage), parrot)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuka

śuka - a parrot, the sage Śuka (son of Vyāsa)

Note: Subject.

तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silently, in silence (silently, quietly, in silence)

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

Note: Modifies 'atiṣṭhat'.

स्वच्छे (svacche) - in the pure (in the pure, in the clear)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of svaccha

svaccha - pure, clean, clear, transparent

From su- (good) + accha (clear, bright).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+accha)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating goodness.
• accha – clear, bright, transparent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'paramavastuni'.

परमवस्तुनि (paramavastuni) - in the supreme reality (paramavastu) (in the supreme reality, in the highest object)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of paramavastu

paramavastu - supreme reality, ultimate object, highest principle

Karmadhāraya compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+vastu)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of para (other, superior).
• vastu – thing, object, substance, reality, essence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vas (class 10)

Note: Place where Śuka was established.