SB 1.4.13

Synonyms

samācakṣva — please elaborately describe [samyag ākhyāhi⁵⁴]; naḥ — to us [asmabhyam⁵⁵]; tat sarvam — all of the topics; yat kiñcana — which [lit., “whatsoever”]; pṛṣṭaḥ — have been inquired about; [by us (asmābhiḥ)⁵⁶]; iha — in this regard [asyāvasthāyām⁵⁷]; [since (yasmāt)]; manye — I consider; tvām — you; snātam — to be thoroughly versed [having completed your study of the śāstra from beginning to end (pāraṅgatam); and hence competent to speak (vaktum iti samartham ity arthaḥ)⁵⁸]; viṣaye — in all subjects [implicit within the complete range of meaning (gocare arthe)]; vācām — of sacred speech [in the form of the Itihāsas, Purāṇas, and so on (itihāsa-purāṇādi-rūpānām)⁵⁹]; anyatra — other than [vyatirekeṇa]; chāndasāt — the Vedic hymns [vaidikād vākhyāt⁶⁰].

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