योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-8, verse-7

श्रीराम उवाच ।
आत्मज्ञानप्रबोधाय शास्त्रं शास्त्रविदां वर ।
किं नाम तत्प्रधानं स्याद्यस्मिञ्ज्ञाते न शोच्यते ॥ ७ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
ātmajñānaprabodhāya śāstraṃ śāstravidāṃ vara ,
kiṃ nāma tatpradhānaṃ syādyasmiñjñāte na śocyate 7

7. śrīrāma uvāca ātmajñānaprabodhāya śāstram śāstravidām
vara kim nāma tat pradhānam syāt yasmin jñāte na śocyate

7. śrīrāma uvāca: śāstravidām vara ātmajñānaprabodhāya tat
pradhānam śāstram kim nāma syāt yasmin jñāte na śocyate

7. Shri Rama said: "O best among those who know scriptures, what indeed is that principal scripture that leads to the awakening of knowledge of the self (ātman), knowing which one does not grieve?"

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Shri Rama

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• आत्मज्ञानप्रबोधाय (ātmajñānaprabodhāya) - for the awakening of knowledge of the self

• शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture, treatise

• शास्त्रविदाम् (śāstravidām) - of those who know scriptures, among those learned in scriptures

• वर (vara) - O best, O excellent one

• किम् (kim) - what

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, certainly

• तत् (tat) - that

• प्रधानम् (pradhānam) - principal, main, chief

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be, may be

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, when

• ज्ञाते (jñāte) - being known, when known

• न (na) - not

• शोच्यते (śocyate) - one grieves, is grieved

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Shri Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rama, the glorious Rama

Compound type : tatpurusha (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – glory, prosperity, revered, holy
  adjective (feminine)
• rāma – Rama
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

आत्मज्ञानप्रबोधाय (ātmajñānaprabodhāya) - for the awakening of knowledge of the self

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of ātmajñānaprabodha

ātmajñānaprabodha - awakening of self-knowledge

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+jñāna+prabodha)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• prabodha – awakening, knowledge, understanding
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: budh (class 1)

शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture, treatise

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śāstra

śāstra - scripture, sacred text, treatise, rule

Root: śās (class 2)

शास्त्रविदाम् (śāstravidām) - of those who know scriptures, among those learned in scriptures

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śāstravid

śāstravid - one who knows the scriptures, learned in śāstra

Compound type : tatpurusha (śāstra+vid)

• śāstra – scripture, sacred text, treatise
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śās (class 2)
• vid – knower, one who understands
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)

वर (vara) - O best, O excellent one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, wish, best, excellent, suitor

Root: vṛ (class 9)

किम् (kim) - what

(interrogative pronoun)

नाम (nāma) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(demonstrative pronoun)

प्रधानम् (pradhānam) - principal, main, chief

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pradhāna

pradhāna - chief, principal, main, paramount

स्यात् (syāt) - would be, may be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, when

(relative pronoun)

ज्ञाते (jñāte) - being known, when known

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of jñāta

jñāta - known, understood

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'jñā' (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

शोच्यते (śocyate) - one grieves, is grieved

(verb)

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

Root: śuc (class 1)