योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-1, verse-34

इति मद्वचनं श्रुत्वा संशयानोऽवदच्छुभे ।
राजोवाच ।
प्रष्टुमिच्छामि दूत त्वां तन्मे त्वं वक्तुमर्हसि ॥ ३४ ॥

iti madvacanaṃ śrutvā saṃśayāno'vadacchubhe ,
rājovāca ,
praṣṭumicchāmi dūta tvāṃ tanme tvaṃ vaktumarhasi 34

34. iti mad-vacanam śrutvā saṃśayānaḥ avadat śubhe rājā
uvāca praṣṭum icchāmi dūta tvām tat me tvam vaktum arhasi

34. Having heard these words of mine, he spoke, doubtful, "O auspicious one." The king said: "O messenger, I wish to ask you. Therefore, you ought to tell me that."

Words meanings summery:

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

• मद्-वचनम् (mad-vacanam) - these words of mine (my word, my speech)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• संशयानः (saṁśayānaḥ) - he, being doubtful (doubting, being doubtful)

• अवदत् (avadat) - he spoke, he said

• शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one (vocative, addressing the messenger) (O auspicious one, O beautiful one)

• राजा (rājā) - the king

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• प्रष्टुम् (praṣṭum) - to ask, to inquire

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

• दूत (dūta) - O messenger

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

• तत् (tat) - therefore (that, therefore)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (nominative)

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to tell

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought to (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

मद्-वचनम् (mad-vacanam) - these words of mine (my word, my speech)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mad-vacana

mad-vacana - my word, my speech

Compound type : tatpurusha (mad+vacana)

• mad – my, of me (stem of aham)
  pronoun
• vacana – word, speech, saying
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of `śrutvā`.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root `śru` with suffix `-tvā`.

Root: śru (class 5)

संशयानः (saṁśayānaḥ) - he, being doubtful (doubting, being doubtful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśayāna

saṁśayāna - doubting, hesitating, being uncertain

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root `śī` (to doubt) with prefix `sam` and suffix `śānac` (middle participle).

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Acts as a subject ('he').

अवदत् (avadat) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vad

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular, imperfect tense, active voice. With augment `a`.

Prefix: a

Root: vad (class 1)

शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one (vocative, addressing the messenger) (O auspicious one, O beautiful one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of śubhā

śubhā - auspicious, beautiful, good, fortunate

Root: śubh (class 1)

राजा (rājā) - the king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice. Root `vac` (class 2).

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रष्टुम् (praṣṭum) - to ask, to inquire

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Derived from root `prach` with suffix `-tum`.

Root: prach (class 6)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present Active

1st person singular, present tense, active voice. Root `iṣ` (class 6).

Root: iṣ (class 6)

दूत (dūta) - O messenger

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dūta

dūta - messenger, envoy

Root: dū (class 1)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of tvam

tvam - you (second person pronoun)

Note: Object of `praṣṭum`.

तत् (tat) - therefore (that, therefore)

(indeclinable)

As an indeclinable, means 'therefore, thus'.

मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Dative of interest, 'to me'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you (second person pronoun)

Note: Subject of `arhasi`.

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to tell

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Derived from root `vac` with suffix `-tum`.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Complement of `arhasi`.

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought to (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Present Active

2nd person singular, present tense, active voice. Root `arh` (class 1).

Root: arh (class 1)