योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-81, verse-57

श्रीराम उवाच ।
वद स्वभावस्य कथं ब्रह्मन्नचलसंस्थितिः ।
वक्तारः सानुकम्पा हि दुष्प्रश्नेऽपि न खेदिनः ॥ ५७ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
vada svabhāvasya kathaṃ brahmannacalasaṃsthitiḥ ,
vaktāraḥ sānukampā hi duṣpraśne'pi na khedinaḥ 57

57. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca vada svabhāvasya katham brahman acalasasthitiḥ
vaktāraḥ sānukampā hi duṣpraśne api na khedinaḥ

57. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca brahman svabhāvasya acalasasthitiḥ katham
vada hi sānukampāḥ vaktāraḥ duṣpraśne api na khedinaḥ

57. Śrī Rāma said: O Brahman, please explain how there can be an unwavering state of intrinsic nature (svabhāva). Indeed, compassionate teachers are not saddened even by a difficult question.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Śrī Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• वद (vada) - tell, speak

• स्वभावस्य (svabhāvasya) - of the intrinsic nature

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O sage, O venerable one (addressing Vasiṣṭha) (O Brahman, O knower of Brahman)

• अचलसस्थितिः (acalasasthitiḥ) - unwavering establishment, stable state

• वक्तारः (vaktāraḥ) - speakers, instructors

• सानुकम्पा (sānukampā) - compassionate, sympathetic

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• दुष्प्रश्ने (duṣpraśne) - in a difficult question

• अपि (api) - even, also

• न (na) - not, no

• खेदिनः (khedinaḥ) - saddened, distressed, weary

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Śrī Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rāma, an epithet of Rāma

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense, 3rd Person Singular, Active Voice

Irregular perfect form of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

वद (vada) - tell, speak

(verb)

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

Imperative Mood, 2nd Person Singular, Active Voice

Root: vad (class 1)

स्वभावस्य (svabhāvasya) - of the intrinsic nature

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - own being, intrinsic nature (svabhāva), inherent disposition

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhāva – being, state, nature, disposition
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O sage, O venerable one (addressing Vasiṣṭha) (O Brahman, O knower of Brahman)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman (the Absolute Reality), a Brahmin, a sage

Root: bṛh (class 1)

अचलसस्थितिः (acalasasthitiḥ) - unwavering establishment, stable state

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of acalasasthiti

acalasasthiti - unmoving state, firm establishment

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (acala+saṃsthiti)

• acala – immobile, unwavering
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'a' (negation) and 'cala' (moving).
  Prefix: a
• saṃsthiti – firm standing, establishment, state
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

वक्तारः (vaktāraḥ) - speakers, instructors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vaktṛ

vaktṛ - speaker, narrator, teacher

Agent noun from root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

सानुकम्पा (sānukampā) - compassionate, sympathetic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sānukampa

sānukampa - having compassion

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+anukampa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• anukampa – compassion, pity
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: kamp (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

दुष्प्रश्ने (duṣpraśne) - in a difficult question

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of duṣpraśna

duṣpraśna - difficult question

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+praśna)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating difficulty or badness.
• praśna – question, inquiry
  noun (masculine)
  Root: prach (class 6)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

खेदिनः (khedinaḥ) - saddened, distressed, weary

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of khedin

khedin - causing pain, distressing, sad, weary

Derived from kheda (distress).

Root: khid (class 1)