योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-41, verse-36

दृष्टसंसारपर्यायस्तुलिनातुलतत्पदः ।
सर्वं सर्वत्र जानासि किमन्यदुपदिश्यते ॥ ३६ ॥

dṛṣṭasaṃsāraparyāyastulinātulatatpadaḥ ,
sarvaṃ sarvatra jānāsi kimanyadupadiśyate 36

36. dṛṣṭasaṃsāraparyāyaḥ tulinātulatatpadaḥ
sarvaṃ sarvatra jānāsi kim anyat upadiśyate

36. dṛṣṭasaṃsāraparyāyaḥ tulinātulatatpadaḥ (tvam) sarvaṃ sarvatra jānāsi,
anyat kim upadiśyate?

36. You, who have witnessed the recurring cycles of mundane existence (saṃsāra) and have discerned the balanced and unbalanced aspects of that ultimate reality (tat), you know everything, everywhere. What more could possibly be taught to you?

Words meanings summery:

• दृष्टसंसारपर्यायः (dṛṣṭasaṁsāraparyāyaḥ) - one who has seen the cycle of mundane existence

• तुलिनातुलतत्पदः (tulinātulatatpadaḥ) - one for whom the equal and unequal state of that reality (tat) has been weighed/known

• सर्वं (sarvaṁ) - everything, all

• सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, in all places

• जानासि (jānāsi) - you know

• किम् (kim) - what?

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, else

• उपदिश्यते (upadiśyate) - is instructed, is taught, is advised

Words meanings and morphology

दृष्टसंसारपर्यायः (dṛṣṭasaṁsāraparyāyaḥ) - one who has seen the cycle of mundane existence

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭasaṃsāraparyāya

dṛṣṭasaṁsāraparyāya - having seen the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra)

Bahuvrīhi compound. dṛṣṭa (seen) saṃsāra (saṃsāra) paryāya (cycle).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛṣṭa+saṃsāra+paryāya)

• dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dṛś (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• saṃsāra – mundane existence, cycle of rebirth, transmigration
  noun (masculine)
  From sam + sṛ (to flow).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• paryāya – turn, sequence, cycle, alternative
  noun (masculine)
  From pari + i (to go).
  Prefix: pari
  Root: i (class 2)

तुलिनातुलतत्पदः (tulinātulatatpadaḥ) - one for whom the equal and unequal state of that reality (tat) has been weighed/known

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tulinātulatatpada

tulinātulatatpada - one who has weighed/understood the equal and unequal aspects of the ultimate reality (tat)

Bahuvrīhi compound: tulina (weighed/compared) + atula (unequal) + tatpada (that state/reality).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tulina+atula+tat+pada)

• tulina – weighed, balanced, compared
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle (derived from verb root tul)
  From root tul (to weigh).
  Root: tul (class 10)
• atula – unequal, incomparable, matchless
  adjective
  A- (not) + tula (equal).
• tat – that, that ultimate reality (brahman)
  pronoun/noun (neuter)
• pada – foot, step, position, state, word, ultimate reality
  noun (neuter)
  From root pad (to go).
  Root: pad (class 4)

सर्वं (sarvaṁ) - everything, all

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Object of `jānāsi`.

सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, in all places

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from sarva (all) + -tra (locative suffix).

Note: Modifies `jānāsi`.

जानासि (jānāsi) - you know

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jñā

Present tense, 2nd person singular

From root jñā (to know).

Root: jñā (class 9)

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun/adverb)

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, else

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, different, another

Note: Adjective to `kim` (understood) or substantive.

उपदिश्यते (upadiśyate) - is instructed, is taught, is advised

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person singular, passive voice

From root diś (to point, show) with prefix upa. Passive form.

Prefix: upa

Root: diś (class 6)

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