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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-9, verse-12

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
साधु राघव जानासि शृणु वक्ष्यामि तेऽखिलम् ।
दैवं नास्तीति ते येन स्थिरा बुद्धिर्भविष्यति ॥ १२ ॥
śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
sādhu rāghava jānāsi śṛṇu vakṣyāmi te'khilam ,
daivaṃ nāstīti te yena sthirā buddhirbhaviṣyati 12
12. śrī vasiṣṭha uvāca | sādhu rāghava
jānāsi śṛṇu vakṣyāmi te
akhilam | daivam na asti iti te yena
sthirā buddhiḥ bhaviṣyati ||
12. śrī vasiṣṭha uvāca rāghava,
sādhu jānāsi śṛṇu,
te akhilam vakṣyāmi yena te daivam na asti iti sthirā buddhiḥ bhaviṣyati
12. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: O Rāghava, you understand well. Listen, I will tell you everything by which your intellect (buddhi) will become firm in the conviction that destiny (daiva) does not exist.

Words meanings summery:

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  • श्री (śrī) - an honorific prefix (auspicious, prosperous, glorious, beautiful; wealth, prosperity, glory, beauty; an honorific prefix)
  • वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - The sage Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha (name of a revered sage))
  • उवाच (uvāca) - (He) said (said, spoke)
  • साधु (sādhu) - well, good (good, well, excellent, righteous, virtuous; an exclamation: "good!", "bravo!")
  • राघव (rāghava) - O Rāma (descendant of Raghu, Rāma (son of Daśaratha))
  • जानासि (jānāsi) - you know
  • शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (listen, hear)
  • वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will tell (you) (I will tell, I will speak)
  • ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, your)
  • अखिलम् (akhilam) - everything, the entire thing (all, entire, whole, complete)
  • दैवम् (daivam) - destiny (daiva) (fate, destiny, divine power, divine will)
  • (na) - not (not, no)
  • अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)
  • इति (iti) - that (marks indirect statement) (thus, so, in this way; used to mark direct speech or a quotation)
  • ते (te) - for you (referring to Rāma) (for you, to you, your)
  • येन (yena) - by which (by which, by whom)
  • स्थिरा (sthirā) - firm (firm, steady, constant, stable)
  • बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect (buddhi), conviction (intellect, understanding, perception, mind, conviction)
  • भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will become (will be, will happen, will become)

Words meanings and morphology

श्री (śrī) - an honorific prefix (auspicious, prosperous, glorious, beautiful; wealth, prosperity, glory, beauty; an honorific prefix)
(indeclinable)
वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - The sage Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha (name of a revered sage))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha
vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a revered sage), best, most excellent
Superlative of `vasu` (good, wealthy), or a proper name.
Root: vas (class 1)
Note: Refers to the sage Vasiṣṭha.
उवाच (uvāca) - (He) said (said, spoke)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac
perfect tense, 3rd person singular
From root `vac` (to speak), perfect tense form.
Root: vac (class 2)
साधु (sādhu) - well, good (good, well, excellent, righteous, virtuous; an exclamation: "good!", "bravo!")
(indeclinable)
From root `sādh` (to accomplish).
Root: sādh (class 5)
Note: Expresses approval or commendation.
राघव (rāghava) - O Rāma (descendant of Raghu, Rāma (son of Daśaratha))
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava
rāghava - descendant of Raghu, epithet of Rāma
From Raghu + `aṇ` suffix.
Note: Refers to Rāma.
जानासि (jānāsi) - you know
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jñā
present tense, 2nd person singular
Present tense, `śnā` class (9th conjugation)
Root: jñā (class 9)
शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (listen, hear)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru
imperative mood, 2nd person singular
Imperative mood, `nu` class (5th conjugation)
Root: śru (class 5)
वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will tell (you) (I will tell, I will speak)
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac
future tense, 1st person singular
Future tense form of `vac`.
Root: vac (class 2)
ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, your)
(pronoun)
singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Dative/genitive singular of `yuṣmad`.
Note: Here in dative sense.
अखिलम् (akhilam) - everything, the entire thing (all, entire, whole, complete)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of akhila
akhila - all, entire, whole, complete
`a` (not) + `khila` (gap, remnant).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+khila)
  • a – not, non
    indeclinable
    Negative prefix
  • khila – gap, remnant, waste land, unused space
    noun (masculine)
Note: Used as object of `vakṣyāmi`.
दैवम् (daivam) - destiny (daiva) (fate, destiny, divine power, divine will)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of daiva
daiva - relating to gods, divine; fate, destiny, divine will
From `deva` (god) + `aṇ` suffix.
Note: Subject of `asti`.
(na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
present tense, 3rd person singular
Present tense, `ad` class (2nd conjugation).
Root: as (class 2)
इति (iti) - that (marks indirect statement) (thus, so, in this way; used to mark direct speech or a quotation)
(indeclinable)
ते (te) - for you (referring to Rāma) (for you, to you, your)
(pronoun)
singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Dative/genitive singular of `yuṣmad`.
Note: Here functions as dative "for you".
येन (yena) - by which (by which, by whom)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, who
Instrumental singular of `yad`.
स्थिरा (sthirā) - firm (firm, steady, constant, stable)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sthira
sthira - firm, steady, constant, stable
From root `sthā` (to stand).
Root: sthā (class 1)
बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect (buddhi), conviction (intellect, understanding, perception, mind, conviction)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi
buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, mind, conviction
From root `budh` (to awaken, to know).
Root: budh (class 1)
Note: Subject of `bhaviṣyati`.
भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will become (will be, will happen, will become)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū
future tense, 3rd person singular
Future tense form of `bhū`.
Root: bhū (class 1)