योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-85, verse-145

शिखिध्वज उवाच ।
देवपुत्रमहाज्ञोऽसि वेत्सि पूर्वां च तत्स्थितिम् ।
ज्ञायसे वचनादेव स्वभावो हि किमुच्यते ॥ १४५ ॥

śikhidhvaja uvāca ,
devaputramahājño'si vetsi pūrvāṃ ca tatsthitim ,
jñāyase vacanādeva svabhāvo hi kimucyate 145

145. śikhidhvajaḥ uvāca devaputramahājñaḥ asi vetsi pūrvām ca
tatsthitim jñāyase vacanāt eva svabhāvaḥ hi kim ucyate

145. śikhidhvajaḥ uvāca devaputramahājñaḥ asi pūrvām ca
tatsthitim vetsi vacanāt eva jñāyase hi kim svabhāvaḥ ucyate

145. Shikhidhvaja said: "O son of a deity, you are greatly wise, and you know the previous state of that (reality). You are recognized simply by your words; indeed, what more can be said about your intrinsic nature (svabhāva)?"

Words meanings summery:

• शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Shikhidhvaja (name of a king)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• देवपुत्रमहाज्ञः (devaputramahājñaḥ) - O son of a deity, greatly wise one

• असि (asi) - you are

• वेत्सि (vetsi) - you know

• पूर्वाम् (pūrvām) - the previous (state/reality) (former, previous, earlier)

• च (ca) - and, also

• तत्स्थितिम् (tatsthitim) - the (original) state of reality (that state, its state, the state of that)

• ज्ञायसे (jñāyase) - you are recognized (you are known, you are perceived)

• वचनात् (vacanāt) - from words, by speech

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - your intrinsic nature (svabhāva) (intrinsic nature, inherent disposition)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• किम् (kim) - what more (what, why)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is spoken, is called

Words meanings and morphology

शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Shikhidhvaja (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhidhvaja

śikhidhvaja - Shikhidhvaja (name of a king mentioned in Yoga Vasistha)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (lit) form of the root 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

देवपुत्रमहाज्ञः (devaputramahājñaḥ) - O son of a deity, greatly wise one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devaputramahājña

devaputramahājña - son of a god who is greatly wise, greatly wise son of a deity

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (deva+putra+mahā+jña)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• jña – knower, wise, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root jñā (to know) with kṛt suffix -a.
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Used here in a vocative sense, 'O greatly wise son of a deity'.

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

वेत्सि (vetsi) - you know

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

पूर्वाम् (pūrvām) - the previous (state/reality) (former, previous, earlier)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pūrva

pūrva - prior, former, earlier, preceding, ancient

Note: Refers to a feminine noun 'sthiti' (state) which is explicitly mentioned next, or 'reality' implicitly.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तत्स्थितिम् (tatsthitim) - the (original) state of reality (that state, its state, the state of that)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tatsthiti

tatsthiti - that state, its condition

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+sthiti)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• sthiti – standing, existing, state, condition, position
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

ज्ञायसे (jñāyase) - you are recognized (you are known, you are perceived)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

वचनात् (vacanāt) - from words, by speech

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying

Root: vac (class 2)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - your intrinsic nature (svabhāva) (intrinsic nature, inherent disposition)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

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

Compound of 'sva' (own) and 'bhāva' (being, state).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhāva – being, existence, state, nature, disposition
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what more (what, why)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, how

Note: Used here interrogatively, implying 'what more'.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is spoken, is called

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)