योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-31

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
न मे वक्तुमशक्तत्वाद्युक्तिक्षय उपस्थितः ।
किंतु प्रश्नस्य कोट्यास्य तूष्णीमेवानघोत्तरम् ॥ ३१ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
na me vaktumaśaktatvādyuktikṣaya upasthitaḥ ,
kiṃtu praśnasya koṭyāsya tūṣṇīmevānaghottaram 31

31. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca na me vaktum aśaktatvāt yukti kṣayaḥ
upasthitaḥ kimtu praśnasya koṭyā asya tūṣṇīm eva anagha uttaram

31. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca: me vaktum aśaktatvāt na,
yukti kṣayaḥ (ca) na upasthitaḥ; kimtu,
anagha,
asya praśnasya koṭyā tūṣṇīm eva uttaram (asti).

31. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: My silence is not due to an inability to speak, nor has it arisen from an exhaustion of arguments. Rather, for a question of this profound nature, O sinless one, silence itself is the appropriate answer.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• न (na) - not, no

• मे (me) - to me, my

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, in order to speak

• अशक्तत्वात् (aśaktatvāt) - due to inability, from inability

• युक्ति (yukti) - argument, reason, connection

• क्षयः (kṣayaḥ) - exhaustion, destruction, loss

• उपस्थितः (upasthitaḥ) - present, arisen, approached

• किम्तु (kimtu) - but, however

• प्रश्नस्य (praśnasya) - of the question

• कोट्या (koṭyā) - by the extreme, by the profound nature

• अस्य (asya) - of this

• तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silently, in silence

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, O faultless one

• उत्तरम् (uttaram) - answer, reply

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Sage Vasiṣṭha (revered)

Compound of Śrī (revered) and Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – radiance, prosperity, glory, veneration
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a Vedic sage), most excellent
  proper noun (masculine)
  Superlative of vasu (good)
  Root: vas

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

Reduplicated perfect (Lit)

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

मे (me) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun, enclitic form

Note: Used as a possessive pronoun here, 'my'.

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, in order to speak

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of vac

infinitive

Infinitive form of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

अशक्तत्वात् (aśaktatvāt) - due to inability, from inability

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of aśaktatva

aśaktatva - inability, powerlessness

Compound of a (not) + śakta (able) + tva (suffix for noun formation)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śaktatva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• śaktatva – power, capability
  noun (neuter)
  From root śak (to be able) + tva
  Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Denotes cause.

युक्ति (yukti) - argument, reason, connection

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yukti

yukti - connection, application, argument, reason

From root yuj (to join)

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Part of compound 'yuktikṣayaḥ'.

क्षयः (kṣayaḥ) - exhaustion, destruction, loss

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - loss, destruction, exhaustion

From root kṣi (to destroy, diminish)

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Part of compound 'yuktikṣayaḥ'.

उपस्थितः (upasthitaḥ) - present, arisen, approached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upasthita

upasthita - present, standing near, arisen

Past Passive Participle

From upa + root sthā (to stand)

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tūṣṇīm' (silence) implicitly.

किम्तु (kimtu) - but, however

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

प्रश्नस्य (praśnasya) - of the question

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of praśna

praśna - question, inquiry

From pra + root śnā (to ask)

Prefix: pra

Root: śnā

कोट्या (koṭyā) - by the extreme, by the profound nature

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of koṭi

koṭi - tip, point, apex, extreme

From root kuṭ (to curve, bend)

Root: kuṭ (class 1)

Note: Expresses means or nature. 'by its profound nature'

अस्य (asya) - of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Agrees with 'praśnasya'.

तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silently, in silence

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, O faultless one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure

Compound of a (not) + nagha (sin)

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+nāgha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• nāgha – sin, fault
  noun (neuter)
  Root: nagh

Note: Addressed to Rāma.

उत्तरम् (uttaram) - answer, reply

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - answer, reply

From ut + root tṛ (to cross)

Prefix: ut

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the answer of the question.

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