योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-50, verse-8

जानन्नपि यदेतान्वै विशेषाञ्छतधा पुनः ।
पृच्छामि तदशेषेण कथयस्वानुकम्पया ॥ ८ ॥

jānannapi yadetānvai viśeṣāñchatadhā punaḥ ,
pṛcchāmi tadaśeṣeṇa kathayasvānukampayā 8

8. jānan api yat etān vai viśeṣān śatadhā punaḥ
pṛcchāmi tat aśeṣeṇa kathayasva anukampayā

8. yat etān vai viśeṣān śatadhā jānan api punaḥ pṛcchāmi,
tat anukampayā aśeṣeṇa kathayasva

8. Even though I know these various particularities in a hundred ways, I ask about them again. Therefore, please explain everything completely, out of compassion.

Words meanings summery:

• जानन् (jānan) - knowing, perceiving

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• यत् (yat) - that which, since, because

• एतान् (etān) - these (masculine plural)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (particle)

• विशेषान् (viśeṣān) - distinctions, particularities, special qualities

• शतधा (śatadhā) - in a hundred ways, manifoldly

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore, on the other hand

• पृच्छामि (pṛcchāmi) - I ask

• तत् (tat) - therefore, then, in that case

• अशेषेण (aśeṣeṇa) - completely, without remainder

• कथयस्व (kathayasva) - please tell, speak

• अनुकम्पया (anukampayā) - out of compassion, by compassion

Words meanings and morphology

जानन् (jānan) - knowing, perceiving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jānat

jānat - knowing, conscious, wise

Present Active Participle

from root `jñā` (to know), class 9, parasmāipada

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Implied subject 'I' (aham)

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - that which, since, because

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what; since, because, in that

Note: Used here as a conjunction, 'since' or 'although'.

एतान् (etān) - these (masculine plural)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with `viśeṣān`.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (particle)

(indeclinable)

Vedic particle for emphasis

विशेषान् (viśeṣān) - distinctions, particularities, special qualities

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of viśeṣa

viśeṣa - distinction, difference, particularity, species, detail

from `vi-śiṣ` (to distinguish)

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Object of `pṛcchāmi`.

शतधा (śatadhā) - in a hundred ways, manifoldly

(indeclinable)

from `śata` (hundred) + `dhā` (suffix indicating 'in X ways')

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

पृच्छामि (pṛcchāmi) - I ask

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prach

Root: prach (class 6)

तत् (tat) - therefore, then, in that case

(indeclinable)

used as an adverbial conjunction

अशेषेण (aśeṣeṇa) - completely, without remainder

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aśeṣa

aśeṣa - complete, entire, without residue/remainder

negative prefix `a-` + `śeṣa` (remainder)

Note: Used adverbially.

कथयस्व (kathayasva) - please tell, speak

(verb)

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

denominative verb from `kathā` (story), class 10

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Ātmanepada ending for command/request.

अनुकम्पया (anukampayā) - out of compassion, by compassion

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of anukampā

anukampā - compassion, pity, sympathy

from `anu-kamp` (to tremble with, to feel sympathy)

Prefix: anu

Root: kamp (class 1)