योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-8, verse-1

श्रीराम उवाच ।
कयैतज्ज्ञायते युक्त्या कथमेतत्प्रसिध्यति ।
न्यायानुभूत एतस्मिन्न ज्ञेयमवशिष्यते ॥ १ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
kayaitajjñāyate yuktyā kathametatprasidhyati ,
nyāyānubhūta etasminna jñeyamavaśiṣyate 1

1. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca kayā etat jñāyate yuktyā katham etat
prasidhyati nyāyānubhūte etasmin na jñeyam avaśiṣyate

1. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca: kayā yuktyā etat jñāyate? katham etat prasidhyati? etasmin nyāyānubhūte (sati),
jñeyam na avaśiṣyate.

1. Shri Rama said: 'By what reasoning (yukti) is this known? How is this established? When this is realized through logical experience (nyāyānubhūta), nothing more remains to be known.'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Shri Rama, glorious Rama

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• कया (kayā) - by which, with what

• एतत् (etat) - this

• ज्ञायते (jñāyate) - is known, is understood

• युक्त्या (yuktyā) - by reason, by logic, by means of a method

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• एतत् (etat) - this

• प्रसिध्यति (prasidhyati) - succeeds, is accomplished, is proven

• न्यायानुभूते (nyāyānubhūte) - when logically experienced, in logical experience

• एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this, in this matter

• न (na) - not, no

• ज्ञेयम् (jñeyam) - that which is to be known, knowable, knowledge

• अवशिष्यते (avaśiṣyate) - remains, is left over

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Shri Rama, glorious Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Shri Rama, glorious Rama

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – glory, prosperity, auspiciousness, Lakshmi
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rama (proper name), pleasing, dark
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: The speaker.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect active indicative 3rd singular

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: From root vac (to speak).

कया (kayā) - by which, with what

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Agrees with yuktyā.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

ज्ञायते (jñāyate) - is known, is understood

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of jñā

present passive indicative 3rd singular

Root jñā + passive ya + ātm. te.

Root: jñā (class 9)

युक्त्या (yuktyā) - by reason, by logic, by means of a method

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yukti

yukti - reason, logic, argument, method

Root: yuj (class 7)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

प्रसिध्यति (prasidhyati) - succeeds, is accomplished, is proven

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sidh

present active indicative 3rd singular

Root sidh + pra prefix.

Prefix: pra

Root: sidh (class 1)

न्यायानुभूते (nyāyānubhūte) - when logically experienced, in logical experience

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of nyāyānubhūta

nyāyānubhūta - experienced through logic, logically apprehended

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nyāya+anubhūta)

• nyāya – rule, method, logic, justice
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: ni+ā
  Root: i (class 2)
• anubhūta – experienced, perceived, felt
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū with prefix anu.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to "etasmin" (in this).

एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this, in this matter

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to the topic of discussion.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

ज्ञेयम् (jñeyam) - that which is to be known, knowable, knowledge

(adjective)

neuter, singular of jñeya

jñeya - to be known, knowable, object of knowledge

gerundive

Root jñā + ya (gerundive suffix).

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Used as a substantive, "the knowable thing".

अवशिष्यते (avaśiṣyate) - remains, is left over

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of śiṣ

present passive indicative 3rd singular

Root śiṣ (4th class) + passive ya + ātm. te.

Prefix: ava

Root: śiṣ (class 4)

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