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

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
आत्मज्ञानप्रधानानामिदमेव महामते ।
शास्त्राणां परमं शास्त्रं महारामायणं शुभम् ॥ ८ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
ātmajñānapradhānānāmidameva mahāmate ,
śāstrāṇāṃ paramaṃ śāstraṃ mahārāmāyaṇaṃ śubham 8

8. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca ātmajñānapradhānānām idam eva
mahāmate śāstrāṇām paramam śāstram mahārāmāyaṇam śubham

8. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca: mahāmate ātmajñānapradhānānām
śāstrāṇām idam eva śubham mahārāmāyaṇam paramam śāstram

8. Shri Vashishtha said: "O great-minded one, for those who consider knowledge of the self (ātman) as paramount, this auspicious Maharamayana is indeed the supreme scripture among all scriptures."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Shri Vashishtha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• आत्मज्ञानप्रधानानाम् (ātmajñānapradhānānām) - of those who consider self-knowledge paramount

• इदम् (idam) - this

• एव (eva) - only, indeed

• महामते (mahāmate) - O great-minded one

• शास्त्राणाम् (śāstrāṇām) - of scriptures, among scriptures

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest

• शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture, treatise

• महारामायणम् (mahārāmāyaṇam) - the great Ramayana

• शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, good, beautiful

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Shri Vashishtha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - the venerable Vashishtha

Compound type : tatpurusha (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – glory, prosperity, revered, holy
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vashishtha (name of a revered sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

आत्मज्ञानप्रधानानाम् (ātmajñānapradhānānām) - of those who consider self-knowledge paramount

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ātmajñānapradhāna

ātmajñānapradhāna - having self-knowledge as primary, prioritizing self-knowledge

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ātman+jñāna+pradhāna)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• pradhāna – chief, principal, main, paramount
  adjective (masculine)

इदम् (idam) - this

(demonstrative pronoun)

एव (eva) - only, indeed

(indeclinable)

महामते (mahāmate) - O great-minded one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāmat

mahāmat - great-minded, intelligent, sagacious

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+mati)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• mati – mind, intelligence, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)

शास्त्राणाम् (śāstrāṇām) - of scriptures, among scriptures

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of śāstra

śāstra - scripture, sacred text, treatise, rule

Root: śās (class 2)

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent

शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture, treatise

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śāstra

śāstra - scripture, sacred text, treatise, rule

Root: śās (class 2)

महारामायणम् (mahārāmāyaṇam) - the great Ramayana

(proper noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahārāmāyaṇa

mahārāmāyaṇa - the great Ramayana

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+rāmāyaṇa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• rāmāyaṇa – Ramayana (name of an epic poem)
  proper noun (neuter)

शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, good, beautiful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful, propitious