योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-77, verse-32

तस्मादिमौ परीक्षेऽहं कयाचित्प्रश्नलीलया ।
किंमात्रज्ञानकावेताविति तामरसेक्षणौ ॥ ३२ ॥

tasmādimau parīkṣe'haṃ kayācitpraśnalīlayā ,
kiṃmātrajñānakāvetāviti tāmarasekṣaṇau 32

32. tasmāt imau parīkṣe aham kayācit praśnalīlayā
kimātrakajñānakau etau iti tāmarasekṣaṇau

32. aham tasmāt praśnalīlayā kayācit imau etau
kimātrakajñānakau iti tāmarasekṣaṇau parīkṣe

32. Therefore, I will test these two lotus-eyed youths with some playful questions to ascertain the extent of their knowledge.

32. על כן אבחן את השניים הללו, יפי העיניים, באמצעות משחק של שאלות, כדי לעמוד על היקף ידיעותיהם.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• इमौ (imau) - these two

• परीक्षे (parīkṣe) - I shall test, I examine

• अहम् (aham) - I

• कयाचित् (kayācit) - with some, by some

• प्रश्नलीलया (praśnalīlayā) - with playful questioning, by means of a question-game

• किमात्रकज्ञानकौ (kimātrakajñānakau) - ones who possess how much knowledge, possessing a certain extent of knowledge

• एतौ (etau) - these two

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (indicating quoted speech or thought)

• तामरसेक्षणौ (tāmarasekṣaṇau) - lotus-eyed ones

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an indeclinable 'therefore' in this context, derived from the ablative of 'tad'.

इमौ (imau) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this

परीक्षे (parīkṣe) - I shall test, I examine

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of √īkṣ

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

कयाचित् (kayācit) - with some, by some

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kim + cit

kim - who, what, which

Note: `cit` is an enclitic particle that makes the interrogative pronoun indefinite.

प्रश्नलीलया (praśnalīlayā) - with playful questioning, by means of a question-game

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of praśnalīlā

praśnalīlā - playful questioning, question-game

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (praśna+līlā)

• praśna – question, inquiry
  noun (masculine)
  Root: prach (class 6)
• līlā – play, sport, game, amusement
  noun (feminine)

किमात्रकज्ञानकौ (kimātrakajñānakau) - ones who possess how much knowledge, possessing a certain extent of knowledge

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kimātrakajñānaka

kimātrakajñānaka - one possessing a certain extent of knowledge

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kimātraka+jñānaka)

• kimātraka – what amount, how much, of what measure
  adjective
• jñānaka – knowing, one who knows, having knowledge
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  suffix -ka from √jñā
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Used substantively to refer to the two youths.

एतौ (etau) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of etad

etad - this

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (indicating quoted speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

तामरसेक्षणौ (tāmarasekṣaṇau) - lotus-eyed ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tāmarasekṣaṇa

tāmarasekṣaṇa - lotus-eyed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tāmarasa+īkṣaṇa)

• tāmarasa – red lotus
  noun (neuter)
• īkṣaṇa – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Used substantively, referring to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa.

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