योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-103, verse-41

विद्यमानमपि ज्ञानं ज्ञातं शास्त्रगणान्न यत् ।
दुर्बोधं मधुरं तत्तु ज्ञास्यन्तीतो न संशयः ॥ ४१ ॥

vidyamānamapi jñānaṃ jñātaṃ śāstragaṇānna yat ,
durbodhaṃ madhuraṃ tattu jñāsyantīto na saṃśayaḥ 41

41. vidyamānam api jñānam jñātam śāstragaṇān na yat
durbodham madhuram tat tu jñāsyanti itaḥ na saṃśayaḥ

41. yat jñānam vidyamānam api śāstragaṇān na jñātam tat
durbodham madhuram tu itaḥ jñāsyanti na saṃśayaḥ

41. That knowledge which, although existing, is not understood from the multitude of scriptures, is indeed difficult to grasp but delightful. There is no doubt that people will understand it from this [work].

Words meanings summery:

• विद्यमानम् (vidyamānam) - (knowledge that is) existing (existing, present)

• अपि (api) - even, also, though

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge

• ज्ञातम् (jñātam) - (knowledge that is) known or understood (known, understood)

• शास्त्रगणान् (śāstragaṇān) - from groups of scriptures, from multitudes of treatises

• न (na) - not, no

• यत् (yat) - that (knowledge) which (which, that (relative pronoun))

• दुर्बोधम् (durbodham) - difficult to understand, incomprehensible

• मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweet, pleasant, delightful

• तत् (tat) - that (knowledge) (that, it (demonstrative pronoun))

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• ज्ञास्यन्ति (jñāsyanti) - they will know/understand

• इतः (itaḥ) - from this (text/work) (from here, from this)

• न (na) - not, no

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

Words meanings and morphology

विद्यमानम् (vidyamānam) - (knowledge that is) existing (existing, present)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vidyamāna

vidyamāna - existing, present

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'vid' with present participle suffix '-māna'.

Root: vid (class 4)

अपि (api) - even, also, though

(indeclinable)

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge (jñāna), wisdom, consciousness

Derived from root 'jñā' (to know).

Root: jñā (class 9)

ज्ञातम् (jñātam) - (knowledge that is) known or understood (known, understood)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāta

jñāta - known, understood, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'jñā' (to know).

Root: jñā (class 9)

शास्त्रगणान् (śāstragaṇān) - from groups of scriptures, from multitudes of treatises

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of śāstragaṇa

śāstragaṇa - a group/multitude of scriptures

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śāstra+gaṇa)

• śāstra – scripture, treatise, sacred text
  noun (neuter)
• gaṇa – group, multitude, collection, host
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - that (knowledge) which (which, that (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

दुर्बोधम् (durbodham) - difficult to understand, incomprehensible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of durbodha

durbodha - difficult to understand, hard to know

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dur+bodha)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill-
  indeclinable
• bodha – understanding, comprehension, knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'budh' (to know, understand).
  Root: budh (class 1)

मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweet, pleasant, delightful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of madhura

madhura - sweet, charming, delightful, melodious

तत् (tat) - that (knowledge) (that, it (demonstrative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it (demonstrative pronoun)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

ज्ञास्यन्ति (jñāsyanti) - they will know/understand

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of jñā

Future tense, 3rd person plural, active voice.

Root: jñā (class 9)

इतः (itaḥ) - from this (text/work) (from here, from this)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation

From root 'śī' with prefix 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

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