योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-1, verse-5

श्रीराम उवाच ।
भगवद्व्यासपुत्रस्य शुकस्य भगवन्कथम् ।
ज्ञेयेऽप्यादौ न विश्रान्तं विश्रान्तं च धिया पुनः ॥ ५ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
bhagavadvyāsaputrasya śukasya bhagavankatham ,
jñeye'pyādau na viśrāntaṃ viśrāntaṃ ca dhiyā punaḥ 5

5. śrīrāma uvāca bhagavat vyāsaputrasya śukasya bhagavan
katham jñeye api ādau na viśrāntam viśrāntam ca dhiyā punaḥ

5. śrīrāma uvāca bhagavan,
bhagavat-vyāsaputrasya śukasya ādau jñeye api na viśrāntam,
punaḥ ca dhiyā viśrāntam katham?

5. Śrī Rāma said: "O revered one, how is it that Śuka, the divine son of Vyāsa, initially found no rest in the ultimate knowable truth, but later found rest through his intellect (dhiyā) and understanding?"

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - The revered Lord Rāma (Śrī Rāma)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• भगवत् (bhagavat) - modifying Vyāsa's son, implying his exalted nature (divine, glorious, revered, blessed)

• व्यासपुत्रस्य (vyāsaputrasya) - referring to Śuka, son of the sage Vyāsa (of the son of Vyāsa)

• शुकस्य (śukasya) - of the sage Śuka, the son of Vyāsa (of Śuka)

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - Addressing Viśvāmitra respectfully (O divine one, O revered one, O Lord)

• कथम् (katham) - An interrogative, expressing 'how is it that?' (how, why, in what manner)

• ज्ञेये (jñeye) - in the ultimate truth, Brahman (brahman), or the object of spiritual knowledge (in that which is to be known, in the knowable)

• अपि (api) - emphasizing that despite it being the knowable truth, rest was not found (even, also, too)

• आदौ (ādau) - at first, in the beginning, initially

• न (na) - not, no

• विश्रान्तम् (viśrāntam) - did not find peace or contentment in the knowledge (rested, calmed, ceased, found peace)

• विश्रान्तम् (viśrāntam) - later found peace or contentment (rested, calmed, ceased, found peace)

• च (ca) - and, also

• धिया (dhiyā) - through the power of his spiritual intellect (dhiyā) (by intellect, by understanding, by thought)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - indicating a reversal or a later event (again, furthermore, moreover)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - The revered Lord Rāma (Śrī Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rama, the protagonist of the Rāmāyaṇa

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – prosperity, wealth, glory, revered, divine
  adjective (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma, pleasing, charming
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Used as the subject of the sentence 'said'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense form

From root vac (to speak), 3rd person singular perfect active

Root: vac (class 2)

भगवत् (bhagavat) - modifying Vyāsa's son, implying his exalted nature (divine, glorious, revered, blessed)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - divine, glorious, revered, blessed; Lord, God

Note: The stem form, here functioning adjectivally before 'vyāsaputrasya'

व्यासपुत्रस्य (vyāsaputrasya) - referring to Śuka, son of the sage Vyāsa (of the son of Vyāsa)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vyāsaputra

vyāsaputra - son of Vyāsa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyāsa+putra)

• vyāsa – name of a celebrated sage, the compiler of the Vedas and Mahābhārata
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

शुकस्य (śukasya) - of the sage Śuka, the son of Vyāsa (of Śuka)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śuka

śuka - parrot; name of a sage, son of Vyāsa

भगवन् (bhagavan) - Addressing Viśvāmitra respectfully (O divine one, O revered one, O Lord)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - divine, glorious, revered, blessed; Lord, God

Vocative singular of bhagavat (masculine)

कथम् (katham) - An interrogative, expressing 'how is it that?' (how, why, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

ज्ञेये (jñeye) - in the ultimate truth, Brahman (brahman), or the object of spiritual knowledge (in that which is to be known, in the knowable)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of jñeya

jñeya - to be known, knowable, discernible

Gerundive (karmaṇi kṛtya)

From root jñā (to know) + suffix -eya

Root: jñā (class 9)

अपि (api) - emphasizing that despite it being the knowable truth, rest was not found (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

आदौ (ādau) - at first, in the beginning, initially

(indeclinable)

Locative singular of ādi, used adverbially

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'at first'

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विश्रान्तम् (viśrāntam) - did not find peace or contentment in the knowledge (rested, calmed, ceased, found peace)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viśrānta

viśrānta - rested, calm, tranquil, ceased, found peace

Past Passive Participle

From root śram (to be weary) with prefix vi (cessation, rest)

Prefix: vi

Root: śram (class 4)

विश्रान्तम् (viśrāntam) - later found peace or contentment (rested, calmed, ceased, found peace)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viśrānta

viśrānta - rested, calm, tranquil, ceased, found peace

Past Passive Participle

From root śram (to be weary) with prefix vi (cessation, rest)

Prefix: vi

Root: śram (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

धिया (dhiyā) - through the power of his spiritual intellect (dhiyā) (by intellect, by understanding, by thought)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - intellect, understanding, thought, mind, wisdom

Instrumental singular of feminine noun dhī (intellect)

पुनः (punaḥ) - indicating a reversal or a later event (again, furthermore, moreover)

(indeclinable)