योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-1, verse-40

इति श्रुत्वा वचो भद्रे स राजा प्रत्यभाषत ।
राजोवाच ।
नेच्छामि देवदूताहं स्वर्गमीदृग्विधं फलम् ॥ ४० ॥

iti śrutvā vaco bhadre sa rājā pratyabhāṣata ,
rājovāca ,
necchāmi devadūtāhaṃ svargamīdṛgvidhaṃ phalam 40

40. iti śrutvā vacaḥ bhadre saḥ rājā prati abhāṣata rājā
uvāca na icchāmi devadūta aham svargam īdṛgvidham phalam

40. Having heard these words, O venerable lady, that king replied. The king said: 'O messenger of the gods, I do not desire a heaven that yields such a result.'

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, these (words) (thus, so)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, utterance)

• भद्रे (bhadre) - O venerable lady (referring to the messenger) (O good one, O venerable one)

• सः (saḥ) - that (king) (that, he)

• राजा (rājā) - king

• प्रति (prati) - in return (as part of the verb pratyabhāṣata) (towards, against, in return)

• अभाषत (abhāṣata) - he spoke (he spoke, he said)

• राजा (rājā) - king

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he spoke, he said)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire (I desire, I wish)

• देवदूत (devadūta) - O messenger of the gods (O messenger of gods)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven (heaven, paradise)

• ईदृग्विधम् (īdṛgvidham) - of this kind (of this kind, such a kind)

• फलम् (phalam) - result (fruit, result, reward)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, these (words) (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of √śru (class 5)

Root: śru (class 5)

वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, utterance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

S-stem neuter noun.

Root: vac (class 2)

भद्रे (bhadre) - O venerable lady (referring to the messenger) (O good one, O venerable one)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of bhadrā

bhadrā - good, auspicious, excellent, gentle; a good woman

Feminine form of bhadra.

Root: bhad (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - that (king) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with rājā.

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

N-stem noun.

Root: rāj

प्रति (prati) - in return (as part of the verb pratyabhāṣata) (towards, against, in return)

(indeclinable)

Note: Upasarga that forms part of the verb pratyabhāṣata.

अभाषत (abhāṣata) - he spoke (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhāṣ

Imperfect Middle

3rd person singular imperfect middle of √bhāṣ (class 1)

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

N-stem noun.

Root: rāj

Note: Subject of uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular perfect active of √vac (class 2)

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following verb.

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire (I desire, I wish)

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

1st person singular present indicative of √iṣ (class 6, takes reduplication in present stem)

Root: iṣ (class 6)

देवदूत (devadūta) - O messenger of the gods (O messenger of gods)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of devadūta

devadūta - messenger of the gods, divine messenger

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+dūta)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div
• dūta – messenger, envoy
  noun (masculine)
  From √dū
  Root: dū (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

1st person pronoun.

Note: Subject of icchāmi.

स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven (heaven, paradise)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, celestial world, paradise

Root: svarj

Note: Object of icchāmi.

ईदृग्विधम् (īdṛgvidham) - of this kind (of this kind, such a kind)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of īdṛgvidha

īdṛgvidha - of this kind, such, similar to this

Compound from idam (this) + dṛś (to see) + vidha (kind).

Note: Agrees with phalam.

फलम् (phalam) - result (fruit, result, reward)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward, gain

Root: phal (class 1)

Note: Object of icchāmi.