योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-85, verse-84

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
राजन्मे शृणु वक्ष्यामि यथापृष्टमखण्डितम् ।
को नाम परिपृच्छन्तं विनीतं वञ्चयेत्पुमान् ॥ ८४ ॥

brāhmaṇa uvāca ,
rājanme śṛṇu vakṣyāmi yathāpṛṣṭamakhaṇḍitam ,
ko nāma paripṛcchantaṃ vinītaṃ vañcayetpumān 84

84. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca rājan me śṛṇu vakṣyāmi yathāpṛṣṭam
akhaṇḍitam kaḥ nāma paripṛcchantam vinītam vañcayet pumān

84. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca rājan me śṛṇu yathāpṛṣṭam akhaṇḍitam
vakṣyāmi kaḥ nāma pumān vinītam paripṛcchantam vañcayet

84. The Brahmin said: 'O King, listen to me! I will explain fully, exactly as you have asked. Indeed, what man would deceive a humble person who is inquiring respectfully?'

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, priest

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• मे (me) - from me, to me

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear, listen

• वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak, I will say

• यथापृष्टम् (yathāpṛṣṭam) - as asked, according to what was asked

• अखण्डितम् (akhaṇḍitam) - completely, fully, unbroken

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, an emphatic particle

• परिपृच्छन्तम् (paripṛcchantam) - inquiring, asking earnestly

• विनीतम् (vinītam) - humble, modest, well-behaved

• वञ्चयेत् (vañcayet) - would deceive, should deceive

• पुमान् (pumān) - a man, person

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, priest

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin (member of the priestly class), relating to Brahman

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

मे (me) - from me, to me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Here used with 'śṛṇu' (listen) in the sense of 'listen to me' or 'hear from me'.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear, listen

(verb)

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

Root: śru (class 5)

वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak, I will say

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

यथापृष्टम् (yathāpṛṣṭam) - as asked, according to what was asked

(indeclinable)

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (yathā+pṛṣṭa)

• yathā – as, just as, in what manner
  indeclinable
• pṛṣṭa – asked, questioned
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'prach' (to ask).
  Root: prach (class 6)

अखण्डितम् (akhaṇḍitam) - completely, fully, unbroken

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akhaṇḍita

akhaṇḍita - unbroken, entire, complete, full

From 'khaṇḍita' (broken) with negative prefix 'a'.

Prefix: a

Root: khaṇḍ

Note: Used adverbially here, meaning 'completely' or 'without omission'.

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun); why (indeclinable)

नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, an emphatic particle

(indeclinable)

परिपृच्छन्तम् (paripṛcchantam) - inquiring, asking earnestly

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paripṛcchat

paripṛcchat - inquiring, asking all around, questioning thoroughly

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'prach' (to ask) with prefix 'pari' (around, completely).

Prefix: pari

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Describes the person being deceived, agreeing with 'vinītam'.

विनीतम् (vinītam) - humble, modest, well-behaved

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vinīta

vinīta - humble, modest, well-trained, disciplined, polite

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'nī' (to lead) with prefix 'vi' (away, thoroughly).

Prefix: vi

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Describes the person being deceived.

वञ्चयेत् (vañcayet) - would deceive, should deceive

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vañc

Root: vañc (class 10)

पुमान् (pumān) - a man, person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pums

pums - man, male, person, male being

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