योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-47, verse-55

यदि जानासि भोः साधो तन्मे कथय तत्त्वतः ।
पान्थ संशयविच्छेदे महत्पुण्यफलं स्मृतम् ॥ ५५ ॥

yadi jānāsi bhoḥ sādho tanme kathaya tattvataḥ ,
pāntha saṃśayavicchede mahatpuṇyaphalaṃ smṛtam 55

55. yadi jānāsi bhoḥ sādho tat me kathaya tattvataḥ
pāntha saṃśaya-vicchede mahat puṇya-phalam smṛtam

55. bhoḥ sādho yadi jānāsi tat tattvataḥ me kathaya he
pāntha saṃśaya-vicchede mahat puṇya-phalam smṛtam

55. O good sir (sādho), if you truly know, then please explain the reality (tattvataḥ) of it to me. O traveler (pāntha), it is considered that a great reward of merit (puṇya-phala) results from resolving doubts.

55. אם אתה יודע, איש טוב, ספר לי את האמת כהוייתה. הרי הסרת ספקות מלבו של עובר אורח נחשבת למעשה בעל זכות רוחנית רבה.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case that)

• जानासि (jānāsi) - you know (you know, you understand)

• भोः (bhoḥ) - O (addressing respectfully) (O (vocative particle))

• साधो (sādho) - O good sir (sādho) (O good man, O virtuous one)

• तत् (tat) - it (the matter discussed) (that, it)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

• कथय (kathaya) - tell me (tell, narrate, relate)

• तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly, the reality (tattvataḥ) (in reality, truly, accurately, essentially)

• पान्थ (pāntha) - O traveler (pāntha) (O traveler, O wayfarer)

• संशय-विच्छेदे (saṁśaya-vicchede) - in resolving doubts (in the cutting off of doubt, in the removal of doubt)

• महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, mighty)

• पुण्य-फलम् (puṇya-phalam) - a reward of merit (puṇya-phala) (fruit of merit, reward of virtue)

• स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is considered (remembered, recalled, considered, traditionally known)

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case that)

(indeclinable)

जानासि (jānāsi) - you know (you know, you understand)

(verb)

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

Present tense, active voice, 2nd person singular

From root 'jñā' (class 9)

Root: jñā (class 9)

भोः (bhoḥ) - O (addressing respectfully) (O (vocative particle))

(indeclinable)

साधो (sādho) - O good sir (sādho) (O good man, O virtuous one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, righteous, holy man, sage

तत् (tat) - it (the matter discussed) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Alternate form for dative or genitive singular

कथय (kathaya) - tell me (tell, narrate, relate)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kathaya

Imperative mood, active voice, 2nd person singular

From root 'kath' (class 10 or derived)

Root: kath (class 10)

तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly, the reality (tattvataḥ) (in reality, truly, accurately, essentially)

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'tattva' (truth, reality) with the suffix '-tas'

पान्थ (pāntha) - O traveler (pāntha) (O traveler, O wayfarer)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pāntha

pāntha - traveler, wayfarer

संशय-विच्छेदे (saṁśaya-vicchede) - in resolving doubts (in the cutting off of doubt, in the removal of doubt)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya-viccheda

saṁśaya-viccheda - removal of doubt, resolution of doubt

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃśaya+viccheda)

• saṃśaya – doubt, uncertainty, suspicion
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śī (class 2)
• viccheda – cutting off, separation, interruption, removal, resolution
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'chid' (to cut, break) with prefix 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: chid (class 7)

महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

पुण्य-फलम् (puṇya-phalam) - a reward of merit (puṇya-phala) (fruit of merit, reward of virtue)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇya-phala

puṇya-phala - fruit of merit, reward of virtue, consequence of good deeds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṇya+phala)

• puṇya – merit, virtue, righteousness, good deed
  noun (neuter)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
  noun (neuter)

स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is considered (remembered, recalled, considered, traditionally known)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recalled, considered, traditionally known

Past Passive Participle

From root 'smṛ' (to remember)

Root: smṛ (class 1)

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