योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-1, verse-3

अहं तावद्यथाज्ञानं यथावस्तु यथाक्रमम् ।
यथास्वभावं तत्सर्वं वच्मीदं श्रूयतां बुध ॥ ३ ॥

ahaṃ tāvadyathājñānaṃ yathāvastu yathākramam ,
yathāsvabhāvaṃ tatsarvaṃ vacmīdaṃ śrūyatāṃ budha 3

3. aham tāvat yathājñānaṃ yathāvastu yathākramam
yathāsvabhāvaṃ tat sarvaṃ vacmi idaṃ śrūyatām budha

3. budha idaṃ śrūyatām aham tāvat yathājñānaṃ yathāvastu
yathākramam yathāsvabhāvaṃ tat sarvaṃ vacmi

3. O wise one, listen to this now. I will explain all of that—according to my knowledge, as it truly is, in due order, and in accordance with its intrinsic nature (svabhāva).

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - The speaker, the narrator. (I, me)

• तावत् (tāvat) - indeed, now (emphasizing immediacy or sequence) (so much, as much, now, indeed, by all means)

• यथाज्ञानं (yathājñānaṁ) - according to my knowledge (according to knowledge, as far as knowledge goes)

• यथावस्तु (yathāvastu) - according to reality (according to reality, as it is, factually)

• यथाक्रमम् (yathākramam) - in due order (in due order, successively)

• यथास्वभावं (yathāsvabhāvaṁ) - according to its intrinsic nature (svabhāva) (according to nature, intrinsically)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to "all") (that, those)

• सर्वं (sarvaṁ) - all of it (referring to the subject being explained) (all, whole, every)

• वच्मि (vacmi) - I declare, I will explain (I speak, I say, I declare)

• इदं (idaṁ) - this (referring to the explanation about to be given) (this)

• श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - let it be heard (let it be heard, may it be heard)

• बुध (budha) - O wise one (addressing the listener) (O wise one, O intelligent one)

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - The speaker, the narrator. (I, me)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: First person singular pronoun.

तावत् (tāvat) - indeed, now (emphasizing immediacy or sequence) (so much, as much, now, indeed, by all means)

(indeclinable)

यथाज्ञानं (yathājñānaṁ) - according to my knowledge (according to knowledge, as far as knowledge goes)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+jñāna)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

यथावस्तु (yathāvastu) - according to reality (according to reality, as it is, factually)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vastu)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• vastu – object, thing, reality, substance
  noun (neuter)

यथाक्रमम् (yathākramam) - in due order (in due order, successively)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+krama)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• krama – order, sequence, regular course
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kram (class 1)

यथास्वभावं (yathāsvabhāvaṁ) - according to its intrinsic nature (svabhāva) (according to nature, intrinsically)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+svabhāva)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• svabhāva – one's own nature, intrinsic nature, disposition, character
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sva
  Root: bhū (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that (referring to "all") (that, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Can also be nominative neuter singular.

सर्वं (sarvaṁ) - all of it (referring to the subject being explained) (all, whole, every)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every

Note: Modifies 'tat'.

वच्मि (vacmi) - I declare, I will explain (I speak, I say, I declare)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

इदं (idaṁ) - this (referring to the explanation about to be given) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Can also be nominative neuter singular. In context, it functions as object of 'vacmi'.

श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - let it be heard (let it be heard, may it be heard)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Third person singular imperative, passive voice.

बुध (budha) - O wise one (addressing the listener) (O wise one, O intelligent one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of budha

budha - wise, intelligent, knowing; a wise person

from root 'budh' (to know)

Root: budh (class 1)