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.

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.