योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-16, verse-20

तदेतं संशयं छिन्धि भगवन्मम सत्यतः ।
कस्मिन्कुले भवाञ्जातो ज्ञातज्ञेयः कथं भवान् ॥ २० ॥

tadetaṃ saṃśayaṃ chindhi bhagavanmama satyataḥ ,
kasminkule bhavāñjāto jñātajñeyaḥ kathaṃ bhavān 20

20. tat etam saṃśayam chindhi bhagavan mama satyataḥ |
kasmin kule bhavān jātaḥ jñātajñeyaḥ katham bhavān

20. tat bhagavan mama etam saṃśayam satyataḥ chindhi
kasmin kule bhavān jātaḥ katham bhavān jñātajñeyaḥ

20. Therefore, O venerable one (bhagavan), truly dispel this doubt of mine. In which lineage were you born? How did you come to know all that is to be known?

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - therefore, so, that

• एतम् (etam) - this

• संशयम् (saṁśayam) - doubt, uncertainty

• छिन्धि (chindhi) - dispel or resolve (the doubt) (cut, sever, dispel, resolve)

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - Addressing Bhūśuṇḍa with respect. (O venerable one, O blessed one (bhagavan))

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• सत्यतः (satyataḥ) - truly, really, truthfully, from truth

• कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in which

• कुले (kule) - in family, in lineage

• भवान् (bhavān) - your honor, you (polite address)

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced, become

• ज्ञातज्ञेयः (jñātajñeyaḥ) - one by whom what is to be known has been known; one who has realized all that is to be known

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• भवान् (bhavān) - your honor, you (polite address)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - therefore, so, that

(indeclinable)

एतम् (etam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

Note: Adjectivally modifies 'saṃśayam'.

संशयम् (saṁśayam) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation

Derived from sam- + root śī (to lie, to doubt) or perhaps simply 'doubt' as a noun.

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Direct object of the verb 'chindhi'.

छिन्धि (chindhi) - dispel or resolve (the doubt) (cut, sever, dispel, resolve)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Lot) of chid

Imperative Mood

Imperative mood (Lot lakara), 2nd person singular, active voice, of the root chid. It takes a strong form in the imperative singular.

Root: chid (class 7)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - Addressing Bhūśuṇḍa with respect. (O venerable one, O blessed one (bhagavan))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - possessing fortune, glorious, venerable, divine, blessed

Root: bhag (class 1)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Possessive pronoun modifying 'saṃśayam'.

सत्यतः (satyataḥ) - truly, really, truthfully, from truth

(indeclinable)

Formed by adding the suffix -tas to 'satya' (truth), creating an adverb.

कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in which

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Note: Adjectivally modifies 'kule'.

कुले (kule) - in family, in lineage

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, clan

Note: Indicates the place or context of birth.

भवान् (bhavān) - your honor, you (polite address)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, sir; being, existing

Present active participle of root bhū (to be), often used as an honorific pronoun for 'you'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb of being/becoming.

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced, become

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, become

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jan (to be born, to produce) with the kta suffix.

Root: jan (class 4)

ज्ञातज्ञेयः (jñātajñeyaḥ) - one by whom what is to be known has been known; one who has realized all that is to be known

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jñātajñeya

jñātajñeya - having known what is to be known; one who has realized all knowable things

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (jñāta+jñeya)

• jñāta – known, understood, perceived
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root jñā (to know) with the kta suffix.
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• jñeya – to be known, knowable, comprehensible
  adjective
  Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)
  Derived from root jñā (to know) with the -eya suffix.
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'bhavān'.

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb.

Note: Asks about the manner of becoming 'jñātajñeyaḥ'.

भवान् (bhavān) - your honor, you (polite address)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, sir; being, existing

Present active participle of root bhū (to be), often used as an honorific pronoun for 'you'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'to be' or 'to become' in the second question.

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