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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-10, verse-36

तज्ज्ञानं सुबहु प्रोक्तं यज्ज्ञात्वा पावनं परम् ।
अहं पितुरभिप्रायः किलाधिक इव स्थितः ॥ ३६ ॥
tajjñānaṃ subahu proktaṃ yajjñātvā pāvanaṃ param ,
ahaṃ piturabhiprāyaḥ kilādhika iva sthitaḥ 36
36. tat jñānam su-bahu proktam yat jñātvā pāvanam
param aham pituḥ abhiprāyaḥ kila adhika iva sthitaḥ
36. yat jñānam jñātvā param pāvanam (bhavati) tat jñānam su-bahu
proktam aham pituḥ abhiprāyaḥ adhika iva kila sthitaḥ
36. That knowledge, which, upon being known, is the supreme purification, was extensively expounded. Having assimilated it, I indeed felt as if I had become more significant than my father's original intention.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तत् (tat) - that (knowledge) (that, this)
  • ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge (knowledge, wisdom)
  • सु-बहु (su-bahu) - extensively (very much, extensively, abundantly)
  • प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - was extensively expounded (said, declared, expounded)
  • यत् (yat) - which (knowledge) (which, what (relative pronoun))
  • ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - upon being known, having assimilated (having known, having understood)
  • पावनम् (pāvanam) - purification (purifying, purification, cleanser)
  • परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate)
  • अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker) (I)
  • पितुः (pituḥ) - of my father (of the father, from the father)
  • अभिप्रायः (abhiprāyaḥ) - original intention, purpose (intention, meaning, design, purpose)
  • किल (kila) - indeed, as it were (indeed, surely, as it were (particle indicating hearsay or emphasis))
  • अधिक (adhika) - more significant, greater (more, greater, excessive)
  • इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)
  • स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - remained, was established (stood, situated, remained, established)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (knowledge) (that, this)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this
ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge (knowledge, wisdom)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna
jñāna - knowledge, wisdom
From √jñā
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Subject of proktam.
सु-बहु (su-bahu) - extensively (very much, extensively, abundantly)
(indeclinable)
Compound of su (good, well, very) and bahu (much, many)
Compound type : tatpurusha (su+bahu)
  • su – good, well, very
    indeclinable
    Prefix implying 'good', 'well', 'easily', 'very'
  • bahu – much, many, abundant
    adjective (neuter)
Note: Adverbial usage.
प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - was extensively expounded (said, declared, expounded)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of prokta
prokta - said, declared
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of pra + √vac
Prefix: pra
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: Main verb in passive.
यत् (yat) - which (knowledge) (which, what (relative pronoun))
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what
Relative pronoun
Note: Relates to the knowledge described.
ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - upon being known, having assimilated (having known, having understood)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Absolutive (gerund) of √jñā
Root: jñā (class 9)
पावनम् (pāvanam) - purification (purifying, purification, cleanser)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pāvana
pāvana - purifying, purification
From √pū (to purify)
Root: pū (class 1)
Note: Predicate noun for 'yat'.
परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, other
अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker) (I)
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of aham
aham - I, myself
Note: Subject of sthitaḥ.
पितुः (pituḥ) - of my father (of the father, from the father)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ
pitṛ - father, parent
Note: Possessive, related to abhiprāyaḥ.
अभिप्रायः (abhiprāyaḥ) - original intention, purpose (intention, meaning, design, purpose)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of abhiprāya
abhiprāya - intention, meaning, purpose
From abhi + pra + √i
Prefixes: abhi+pra
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Predicate nominative with sthitaḥ.
किल (kila) - indeed, as it were (indeed, surely, as it were (particle indicating hearsay or emphasis))
(indeclinable)
Enclitic particle
अधिक (adhika) - more significant, greater (more, greater, excessive)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adhika
adhika - more, greater, additional
From adhi + √kṛ (or simply a derivative of adhi)
इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)
(indeclinable)
Particle of comparison
स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - remained, was established (stood, situated, remained, established)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita
sthita - stood, situated, remained
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of √sthā
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Agrees with aham.