योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-24, verse-11

भुशुण्ड उवाच ।
सर्ववेदान्तवेत्तासि सर्वसंशयनाशकः ।
मामेतत्परिहासार्थं मुने पृच्छसि वायसम् ॥ ११ ॥

bhuśuṇḍa uvāca ,
sarvavedāntavettāsi sarvasaṃśayanāśakaḥ ,
māmetatparihāsārthaṃ mune pṛcchasi vāyasam 11

11. bhuśuṇḍaḥ uvāca sarvavedāntavettā asi sarvasaṃśayanāśakaḥ
mām etat parihāsārtham mune pṛcchasi vāyasam

11. bhuśuṇḍaḥ uvāca mune sarvavedāntavettā sarvasaṃśayanāśakaḥ
asi mām vāyasam etat parihāsārtham pṛcchasi

11. Bhuśuṇḍa said: O sage, you are truly a knower of all Vedānta and a dispeller of all doubts. Are you asking me, a mere crow, this for the sake of a joke?

Words meanings summery:

• भुशुण्डः (bhuśuṇḍaḥ) - The sage Bhuśuṇḍa (a mythical crow-sage known for his long life) (Bhuśuṇḍa)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सर्ववेदान्तवेत्ता (sarvavedāntavettā) - knower of all Vedānta

• असि (asi) - you are

• सर्वसंशयनाशकः (sarvasaṁśayanāśakaḥ) - destroyer of all doubts

• माम् (mām) - me

• एतत् (etat) - referring to the question asked in the previous verse (this)

• परिहासार्थम् (parihāsārtham) - for the sake of a joke, playfully

• मुने (mune) - O sage

• पृच्छसि (pṛcchasi) - you ask

• वायसम् (vāyasam) - me, a crow (Bhuśuṇḍa is a crow) (crow)

Words meanings and morphology

भुशुण्डः (bhuśuṇḍaḥ) - The sage Bhuśuṇḍa (a mythical crow-sage known for his long life) (Bhuśuṇḍa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhuśuṇḍa

bhuśuṇḍa - Bhuśuṇḍa (proper name)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense, irregular formation

Root: vac (class 2)

सर्ववेदान्तवेत्ता (sarvavedāntavettā) - knower of all Vedānta

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvavedāntavettṛ

sarvavedāntavettṛ - knower of all Vedānta

agent noun

compound ending in agent noun vettṛ (from vid)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+vedānta+vettṛ)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• vedānta – Vedānta (the end or culmination of the Vedas, a school of philosophy)
  noun (masculine)
  compound of Veda + anta
• vettṛ – knower, knowing
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  derived from the root vid
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: compound word, nominative singular

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

सर्वसंशयनाशकः (sarvasaṁśayanāśakaḥ) - destroyer of all doubts

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvasaṃśayanāśaka

sarvasaṁśayanāśaka - destroyer of all doubts

agent noun

compound ending in agent noun nāśaka (from naś with causative)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+saṃśaya+nāśaka)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• saṃśaya – doubt, uncertainty
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root śī with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śī (class 2)
• nāśaka – destroyer, causing to perish
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  derived from the causative of root naś
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: compound word, nominative singular

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

एतत् (etat) - referring to the question asked in the previous verse (this)

(demonstrative pronoun)

परिहासार्थम् (parihāsārtham) - for the sake of a joke, playfully

(indeclinable)

compound, accusative singular neuter used adverbially

Compound type : tatpurusha (parihāsa+artha)

• parihāsa – joke, sport, jest
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root has with prefix pari
  Prefix: pari
  Root: has (class 1)
• artha – purpose, reason, sake
  noun (masculine)

Note: used as an adverb

मुने (mune) - O sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, silent one

पृच्छसि (pṛcchasi) - you ask

(verb)

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

Root: prach (class 6)

वायसम् (vāyasam) - me, a crow (Bhuśuṇḍa is a crow) (crow)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāyasa

vāyasa - crow