योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-1, verse-17

अगस्तिरुवाच ।
इत्युक्त्वा तात विप्रोऽसौ कारुण्यो मौनमागतः ।
तथाविधं सुतं दृष्ट्वा पुनः प्राह गुरुः सुतम् ॥ १७ ॥

agastiruvāca ,
ityuktvā tāta vipro'sau kāruṇyo maunamāgataḥ ,
tathāvidhaṃ sutaṃ dṛṣṭvā punaḥ prāha guruḥ sutam 17

17. agastiḥ uvāca iti uktvā tāta vipraḥ asau kāruṇyaḥ maunam
āgataḥ tathāvidham sutam dṛṣṭvā punaḥ prāha guruḥ sutam

17. Agastya said: "Having thus spoken, dear child, that compassionate Brahmin fell silent. Seeing his son in such a state, the guru again spoke to the son."

Words meanings summery:

• अगस्तिः (agastiḥ) - Sage Agastya (Agastya)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (spoke, said)

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, in this manner)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken (having said, having spoken)

• तात (tāta) - dear child (address by Agastya) (dear one, child, father)

• विप्रः (vipraḥ) - Brahmin (Brahmin, sage, wise person)

• असौ (asau) - that (Brahmin) (that (person/thing))

• कारुण्यः (kāruṇyaḥ) - compassionate (compassionate, full of pity)

• मौनम् (maunam) - silence

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - attained (silence) (arrived, attained, gone)

• तथाविधम् (tathāvidham) - in such a state (such, of that kind)

• सुतम् (sutam) - son (of the guru) (son)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, once more)

• प्राह (prāha) - spoke, addressed (spoke, said)

• गुरुः (guruḥ) - the teacher (guru) (teacher, spiritual guide (guru), heavy, important)

• सुतम् (sutam) - to his son (disciple) (son)

Words meanings and morphology

अगस्तिः (agastiḥ) - Sage Agastya (Agastya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agasti

agasti - Name of a revered Vedic sage.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (spoke, said)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Irregular perfect of √vac, 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken (having said, having spoken)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Derived from √vac (to speak) with suffix -tvā.

Root: vac (class 2)

तात (tāta) - dear child (address by Agastya) (dear one, child, father)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one, child (vocative)

विप्रः (vipraḥ) - Brahmin (Brahmin, sage, wise person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - a Brahmin, sage, inspired, wise

असौ (asau) - that (Brahmin) (that (person/thing))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder

Nominative singular masculine form of the demonstrative pronoun adas.

कारुण्यः (kāruṇyaḥ) - compassionate (compassionate, full of pity)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāruṇya

kāruṇya - compassion, pity, compassionate (adj)

Derived from karuṇā (compassion) with suffix -ya.

मौनम् (maunam) - silence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mauna

mauna - silence, quietness

From muni (sage) + aṇ.

Note: Object of āgataḥ.

आगतः (āgataḥ) - attained (silence) (arrived, attained, gone)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - arrived, come, attained

Past Passive Participle

Formed from prefix ā- + √gam (to go) + suffix -kta.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Past passive participle acting adjectivally.

तथाविधम् (tathāvidham) - in such a state (such, of that kind)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tathāvidha

tathāvidha - such, of that kind, similar

Compound of tathā (thus) and vidha (kind).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tathā+vidha)

• tathā – thus, so
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

सुतम् (sutam) - son (of the guru) (son)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, offspring, born

Past Passive Participle (from √sū)

From √sū (to give birth). Used as a noun.

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Object of dṛṣṭvā.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Derived from √dṛś (to see) with suffix -tvā.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, once more)

(indeclinable)

प्राह (prāha) - spoke, addressed (spoke, said)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd singular of √ah (to say, speak) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: ah

गुरुः (guruḥ) - the teacher (guru) (teacher, spiritual guide (guru), heavy, important)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, spiritual guide (guru), preceptor; heavy, important, venerable

Note: Subject of prāha.

सुतम् (sutam) - to his son (disciple) (son)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, offspring, born

Past Passive Participle (from √sū)

From √sū (to give birth). Used as a noun.

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Object of prāha.