योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-128, verse-105

श्रीराम उवाच ।
सर्वे श्रृणुत भद्रं वो निश्चयेन सुनिश्चितम् ।
आत्मज्ञानात्परं नास्ति गुरोरपि च तद्विदः ॥ १०५ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
sarve śrṛṇuta bhadraṃ vo niścayena suniścitam ,
ātmajñānātparaṃ nāsti gurorapi ca tadvidaḥ 105

105. śrīrāma uvāca sarve śṛṇuta bhadram vaḥ niścayena
suniścitam ātmajñānāt param na asti guroḥ api ca tadvidaḥ

105. śrīrāma uvāca.
sarve,
vaḥ bhadram [astu]! niścayena suniścitam: ātmajñānāt param na asti,
api ca tadvidaḥ guroḥ [api na asti].

105. Śrī Rāma said: "All of you, listen! May good fortune be yours! It is most certainly established that there is nothing superior to self-knowledge (ātmajñāna), nor to a guru who possesses that knowledge."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rāma, the illustrious Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• सर्वे (sarve) - addressing all the assembled sages and listeners (O all (of you), everyone)

• शृणुत (śṛṇuta) - listen (you all)!

• भद्रम् (bhadram) - may good fortune be (welfare, good fortune, blessing)

• वः (vaḥ) - for you (all) (to you, your (plural))

• निश्चयेन (niścayena) - with certainty, indeed, decisively

• सुनिश्चितम् (suniścitam) - that which is firmly established as a truth (well-ascertained, firmly established, certain)

• आत्मज्ञानात् (ātmajñānāt) - than self-knowledge

• परम् (param) - higher, superior, ultimate

• न (na) - not

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• गुरोः (guroḥ) - than a guru, from a guru

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• च (ca) - and

• तद्विदः (tadvidaḥ) - than a guru who knows that (self-knowledge) (than one who knows that, of one who knows that)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rāma, the illustrious Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - the glorious Rama

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – glory, wealth, auspiciousness; illustrious
  adjective/noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (proper noun, name of the king of Ayodhya)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Nominative singular form.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of uvāca

Perfect tense (Lit) 3rd person singular of the root √vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

सर्वे (sarve) - addressing all the assembled sages and listeners (O all (of you), everyone)

(pronoun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Vocative plural form.

शृणुत (śṛṇuta) - listen (you all)!

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, Imperative (Loṭ) of śru

Imperative (Loṭ) 2nd person plural of the root √śru.

Root: śru (class 5)

भद्रम् (bhadram) - may good fortune be (welfare, good fortune, blessing)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhadra

bhadra - auspicious, good, fortunate; welfare, blessing

Note: Nominative singular form, used here in an optative sense with implied 'astu'.

वः (vaḥ) - for you (all) (to you, your (plural))

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Dative plural form, indicating recipient of the blessing.

निश्चयेन (niścayena) - with certainty, indeed, decisively

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - certainty, ascertainment, conviction

Note: Instrumental singular of 'niścaya', functioning adverbially.

सुनिश्चितम् (suniścitam) - that which is firmly established as a truth (well-ascertained, firmly established, certain)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of suniścita

suniścita - well ascertained, very certain, firmly established

Past Passive Participle

From the root √ci/ści ('to gather, know') with prefixes 'su' and 'ni' and the past passive participle suffix '-ta'.

Prefixes: su+ni

Root: ci (class 5)

आत्मज्ञानात् (ātmajñānāt) - than self-knowledge

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ātmajñāna

ātmajñāna - self-knowledge, knowledge of the (ātman)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ātman+jñāna)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Ablative singular, indicating comparison ('than self-knowledge').

परम् (param) - higher, superior, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, another, supreme, highest, ultimate

Note: Nominative singular neuter, serving as predicate with 'na asti'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Present (Laṭ) of as

Present tense (Laṭ) 3rd person singular of the root √as.

Root: as (class 2)

गुरोः (guroḥ) - than a guru, from a guru

(noun)

masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, spiritual preceptor, venerable person (guru)

Note: Ablative singular form, implying comparison ('than a guru').

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तद्विदः (tadvidaḥ) - than a guru who knows that (self-knowledge) (than one who knows that, of one who knows that)

(noun)

masculine, singular of tadvid

tadvid - knower of that, one who knows the truth

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (tad+vid)

• tad – that (referring to ātmajñāna)
  pronoun (neuter)
• vid – knowing, knower (from √vid 'to know')
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Participial
  Derived from the root √vid 'to know'.
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Ablative singular, indicating comparison ('than one who knows that').