योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-35

यावान्कश्चित्किलोल्लेखो वाङ्मयो वदतां वर ।
सूक्ष्मार्थः परमार्थो वा बहुरल्पतरोऽपि वा ॥ ३५ ॥

yāvānkaścitkilollekho vāṅmayo vadatāṃ vara ,
sūkṣmārthaḥ paramārtho vā bahuralpataro'pi vā 35

35. yāvān kaścit kila उल्लेखः vāṅmayaḥ vadatām vara
sūkṣmārthaḥ paramārthaḥ vā bahuḥ alpataraḥ api vā

35. vara vadatām,
yāvān kaścit kila vāṅmayaḥ उल्लेखः (asti),
(saḥ) sūkṣmārthaḥ vā paramārthaḥ vā bahuḥ vā alpataraḥ api vā (asti)

35. O best of speakers, whatever verbal description (ullekha) there is—whether it concerns subtle meanings or the supreme truth (paramārtha), whether it is extensive or very brief—indeed...

Words meanings summery:

• यावान् (yāvān) - as much as, as great as, whatever amount

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, anyone, a certain, whatever

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, a particle denoting emphasis or a quote/report

• उल्लेखः (उल्लेखः) - mention, description, statement, reference

• वाङ्मयः (vāṅmayaḥ) - consisting of words, verbal, literary

• वदताम् (vadatām) - of speakers, among those who speak

• वर (vara) - O best, O excellent one

• सूक्ष्मार्थः (sūkṣmārthaḥ) - subtle meaning, subtle object

• परमार्थः (paramārthaḥ) - supreme meaning, ultimate truth (paramārtha)

• वा (vā) - or

• बहुः (bahuḥ) - much, many, abundant

• अल्पतरः (alpataraḥ) - very small, smaller, extremely little

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• वा (vā) - or

Words meanings and morphology

यावान् (yāvān) - as much as, as great as, whatever amount

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yāvat

yāvat - as much as, as great as, as many as; until, as long as

कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, anyone, a certain, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain, whatever

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, a particle denoting emphasis or a quote/report

(indeclinable)

उल्लेखः (उल्लेखः) - mention, description, statement, reference

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ullekha

ullekha - mention, description, statement, reference, delineation

Prefix: ud

Root: likh (class 6)

वाङ्मयः (vāṅmayaḥ) - consisting of words, verbal, literary

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāṅmaya

vāṅmaya - consisting of words, verbal, literary

formed with the suffix -maya from vāc

Root: vac (class 2)

वदताम् (vadatām) - of speakers, among those who speak

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vadat

vadat - speaking, speaker

Present Active Participle

Root: vad (class 1)

वर (vara) - O best, O excellent one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choice; boon, suitor

सूक्ष्मार्थः (sūkṣmārthaḥ) - subtle meaning, subtle object

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūkṣmārtha

sūkṣmārtha - subtle meaning, subtle object

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sūkṣma+artha)

• sūkṣma – subtle, minute, fine
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

परमार्थः (paramārthaḥ) - supreme meaning, ultimate truth (paramārtha)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramārtha

paramārtha - supreme meaning, ultimate truth, highest good (paramārtha)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+artha)

• parama – highest, supreme, ultimate
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, truth
  noun (masculine)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

बहुः (bahuḥ) - much, many, abundant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bahu

bahu - much, many, abundant

अल्पतरः (alpataraḥ) - very small, smaller, extremely little

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of alpatara

alpatara - very small, smaller, extremely little

comparative degree of alpa

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

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