योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-87, verse-41

चूडालोवाच ।
यद्युपादेयवाक्योऽहं राजर्षे तद्वदामि ते ।
यथा ज्ञानमिदं किंचिन्न वक्ष्ये स्थाणुकाकवत् ॥ ४१ ॥

cūḍālovāca ,
yadyupādeyavākyo'haṃ rājarṣe tadvadāmi te ,
yathā jñānamidaṃ kiṃcinna vakṣye sthāṇukākavat 41

41. cūḍālā uvāca yadi upādeya-vākyaḥ aham rājarṣe tat vadāmi
te yathā jñānam idam kiñcit na vakṣye sthāṇu-kākavat

41. cūḍālā uvāca.
rājarṣe,
yadi aham upādeya-vākyaḥ,
tat te vadāmi.
yathā sthāṇu-kākavat kiñcit idam jñānam na vakṣye.

41. Chudala replied: O Royal Sage, if my words are worthy of acceptance, then I will explain that to you. I will not teach this knowledge superficially, like the tale of the crow and the stump.

Words meanings summery:

• चूडाला (cūḍālā) - Chudala (proper noun)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यदि (yadi) - if

• उपादेय-वाक्यः (upādeya-vākyaḥ) - whose words are acceptable, whose advice is worthy

• अहम् (aham) - I

• राजर्षे (rājarṣe) - O royal sage

• तत् (tat) - that

• वदामि (vadāmi) - I tell, I speak

• ते (te) - to you, for you, your

• यथा (yathā) - as, like, in which manner

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge

• इदम् (idam) - this

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, a little, superficially

• न (na) - not, no

• वक्ष्ये (vakṣye) - I will tell, I will speak, I will teach

• स्थाणु-काकवत् (sthāṇu-kākavat) - like the crow and the stump (a proverbial story)

Words meanings and morphology

चूडाला (cūḍālā) - Chudala (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cūḍālā

cūḍālā - Chudala (name of a female sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active

Root 'vac', perfect tense (liṭ lakāra).

Root: vac (class 2)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

उपादेय-वाक्यः (upādeya-vākyaḥ) - whose words are acceptable, whose advice is worthy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upādeya-vākya

upādeya-vākya - one whose words are worthy of acceptance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (upādeya+vākya)

• upādeya – acceptable, worthy of acceptance, to be adopted
  adjective
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  From 'upa' + root 'ādā' (to take) + suffix '-ya'.
  Prefixes: upa+ā
  Root: dā (class 3)
• vākya – speech, word, sentence, saying
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'vac' (to speak) + suffix '-ya'.
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, we, us, our

राजर्षे (rājarṣe) - O royal sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - royal sage, a king who is also a sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'vadāmi'.

वदामि (vadāmi) - I tell, I speak

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vad

Present active indicative

Root 'vad', 1st class, Parasmaipada.

Root: vad (class 1)

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you, your

Note: Enclitic form for dative ('to you').

यथा (yathā) - as, like, in which manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'na' to mean 'not in such a way as'.

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding

From root 'jñā' (to know) + suffix '-ana'.

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Object of 'vakṣye'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Accusative singular neuter, agreeing with 'jñānam'.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, a little, superficially

(indeclinable)

From 'kim' (what) + 'cid' (an indefinite particle).

Note: Used adverbially here to mean 'superficially' or 'slightly'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वक्ष्ये (vakṣye) - I will tell, I will speak, I will teach

(verb)

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

Future active

Root 'vac', future tense (lṛṭ lakāra). Parasmaipada.

Root: vac (class 2)

स्थाणु-काकवत् (sthāṇu-kākavat) - like the crow and the stump (a proverbial story)

(indeclinable)

From 'sthāṇu-kāka' (stump and crow) + suffix '-vat' (like).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sthāṇu+kāka)

• sthāṇu – stump, post, immovable object
  noun (masculine)
• kāka – crow
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial, comparing the manner of teaching.