योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-57, verse-14

प्रश्नस्यास्योत्तरं पूर्वं लेशतः कथितं मया ।
न विस्तरेण तेनैतन्न ज्ञातं भवता स्फुटम् ॥ १४ ॥

praśnasyāsyottaraṃ pūrvaṃ leśataḥ kathitaṃ mayā ,
na vistareṇa tenaitanna jñātaṃ bhavatā sphuṭam 14

14. praśnasya asya uttaram pūrvam leśataḥ kathitam mayā
na vistareṇa tena etad na jñātam bhavatā sphuṭam

14. mayā pūrvam asya praśnasya uttaram leśataḥ kathitam
vistareṇa na etad bhavatā sphuṭam na jñātam

14. I have previously given the answer to this question, but only briefly. Therefore, it was not clearly understood by you, as it was not explained in detail.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रश्नस्य (praśnasya) - of the question

• अस्य (asya) - of this

• उत्तरम् (uttaram) - answer, reply

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, before

• लेशतः (leśataḥ) - briefly, in part, partially

• कथितम् (kathitam) - told, spoken, said

• मया (mayā) - by me

• न (na) - not, no

• विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail, extensively

• तेन (tena) - by that, therefore

• एतद् (etad) - this, this one

• न (na) - not, no

• ज्ञातम् (jñātam) - known, understood

• भवता (bhavatā) - by you (honorific)

• स्फुटम् (sphuṭam) - clearly, distinctly

Words meanings and morphology

प्रश्नस्य (praśnasya) - of the question

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of praśna

praśna - question, inquiry

Prefix: pra

Root: prach (class 6)

अस्य (asya) - of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with 'praśnasya'.

उत्तरम् (uttaram) - answer, reply

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - answer, reply, north, subsequent, superior

Note: Can also be nominative singular; here it is the object of 'kathitam'.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, before

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an adverb.

लेशतः (leśataḥ) - briefly, in part, partially

(indeclinable)

Note: Formed with the suffix -tas, indicating 'from' or 'in a manner'.

कथितम् (kathitam) - told, spoken, said

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, spoken, said, narrated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kath (causative of kṛ, to tell)

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'uttaram'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail, extensively

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vistara

vistara - extension, elaboration, detail

Prefix: vi

Root: stṛ (class 5)

Note: Used here adverbially, 'not in detail'.

तेन (tena) - by that, therefore

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, he, she, it

Note: Used to denote cause or reason, 'by that (reason)'.

एतद् (etad) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, it

Note: Refers to the answer ('uttaram'). Can also be accusative singular.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

ज्ञातम् (jñātam) - known, understood

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāta

jñāta - known, understood, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jñā (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'etad'.

भवता (bhavatā) - by you (honorific)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific), your honor

Present Active Participle

Derived from root bhū (to be, to become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

स्फुटम् (sphuṭam) - clearly, distinctly

(indeclinable)

Root: sphuṭ (class 1)

Note: Used here as an adverb, modifying 'jñātam'.