योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-150, verse-35

गत्वेति पृष्टः स मुनिः समुवाच महाशयः ।
जानासि तत्स्वयं कस्मादिति तामरसेक्षण ॥ ३५ ॥

gatveti pṛṣṭaḥ sa muniḥ samuvāca mahāśayaḥ ,
jānāsi tatsvayaṃ kasmāditi tāmarasekṣaṇa 35

35. gatvā iti pṛṣṭaḥ saḥ muniḥ samuvāca mahāśayaḥ
jānāsi tat svayam kasmāt iti tāmarasa-īkṣaṇa

35. iti pṛṣṭaḥ saḥ mahāśayaḥ muniḥ gatvā samuvāca:
"he tāmarasa-īkṣaṇa! kasmāt svayam tat na jānāsi?"

35. When thus questioned, that noble-minded sage replied: "O lotus-eyed one, why do you yourself not know that?"

Words meanings summery:

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

• पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - questioned, asked

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic

• समुवाच (samuvāca) - spoke, said, replied

• महाशयः (mahāśayaḥ) - noble-minded, great-souled, exalted

• जानासि (jānāsi) - you know

• तत् (tat) - that

• स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself, by oneself

• कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

• तामरस-ईक्षण (tāmarasa-īkṣaṇa) - O lotus-eyed one

Words meanings and morphology

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed by adding -tvā to the root gam-

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Indicates prior action.

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects with `pṛṣṭaḥ`.

पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - questioned, asked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned, interrogated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root prach- 'to ask'

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Used verbally.

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'muniḥ'.

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, inspired one

Note: Subject of `samuvāca`.

समुवाच (samuvāca) - spoke, said, replied

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of samuvāca

Perfect

Form of root vac- (to speak) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: vac (class 2)

महाशयः (mahāśayaḥ) - noble-minded, great-souled, exalted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāśaya

mahāśaya - noble-minded, magnanimous, great-hearted

Compound of mahā (great) and āśaya (intention, disposition, heart)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+āśaya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• āśaya – abode, intention, disposition, mind, heart
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-śī- 'to lie in'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śī (class 2)

जानासि (jānāsi) - you know

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Root jñā- (class 9) in present tense, second person singular

Root: jñā (class 9)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Object of `jānāsi`.

स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself, by oneself

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the agent.

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Note: Used as an interrogative adverb meaning "why".

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of the sage's direct speech.

तामरस-ईक्षण (tāmarasa-īkṣaṇa) - O lotus-eyed one

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāmarasa-īkṣaṇa

tāmarasa-īkṣaṇa - lotus-eyed, having eyes like a red lotus

Compound of tāmarasa (red lotus) and īkṣaṇa (seeing, eye). Used as a vocative epithet.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tāmarasa+īkṣaṇa)

• tāmarasa – red lotus
  noun (neuter)
• īkṣaṇa – seeing, looking, eye
  noun (neuter)
  From root īkṣ- 'to see'
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Epithet for the person being addressed.