योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-1, verse-43

देवदूत उवाच ।
इत्युक्तोऽहं गतो भद्रे शक्रस्याग्रे निवेदितुम ।
यथावृत्तं निवेद्याथ महदाश्चर्यतां गतः ॥ ४३ ॥

devadūta uvāca ,
ityukto'haṃ gato bhadre śakrasyāgre nivedituma ,
yathāvṛttaṃ nivedyātha mahadāścaryatāṃ gataḥ 43

43. devadūta uvāca iti uktaḥ aham gataḥ bhadre śakrasya agre
niveditum yathāvṛttam nivedya atha mahat āścaryatām gataḥ

43. The messenger of the gods said: "O auspicious lady, thus addressed, I went before Śakra (Indra) to report. Having then reported the entire event as it occurred, I became greatly astonished."

Words meanings summery:

• देवदूत (devadūta) - The messenger of the gods

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

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

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed, spoken, said

• अहम् (aham) - I

• गतः (gataḥ) - went, gone

• भद्रे (bhadre) - O auspicious lady, O good lady

• शक्रस्य (śakrasya) - of Śakra (Indra)

• अग्रे (agre) - before, in front of

• निवेदितुम् (niveditum) - to report, to inform

• यथावृत्तम् (yathāvṛttam) - as it happened, the entire event

• निवेद्य (nivedya) - having reported, having informed

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon

• महत् (mahat) - great, large

• आश्चर्यताम् (āścaryatām) - astonishment, wonder

• गतः (gataḥ) - attained, reached (a state of), became

Words meanings and morphology

देवदूत (devadūta) - The messenger of the gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devadūta

devadūta - messenger of the gods, divine envoy

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+dūta)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• dūta – messenger, envoy
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle (derived noun)
  From root du 'to go' or dū 'to vex', with suffix -ta
  Root: du

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed, spoken, said

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, addressed, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac with suffix -ta (irregular transformation)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (first person pronoun)

गतः (gataḥ) - went, gone

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, gone to, moved, attained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam with suffix -ta

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'

भद्रे (bhadre) - O auspicious lady, O good lady

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of bhadrā

bhadrā - auspicious, blessed, good, excellent

शक्रस्य (śakrasya) - of Śakra (Indra)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Śakra (a name for Indra), mighty, powerful

अग्रे (agre) - before, in front of

(indeclinable)

Locative case used adverbially

निवेदितुम् (niveditum) - to report, to inform

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive in -tum from root vid with prefix ni- (causative)

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 6)

यथावृत्तम् (yathāvṛttam) - as it happened, the entire event

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yathāvṛtta

yathāvṛtta - as it happened, exact event, whole story, in due course

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vṛtta)

• yathā – as, just as, in which way
  indeclinable
• vṛtta – occurred, happened, existed, behaved
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛt with suffix -ta
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'the whole matter'

निवेद्य (nivedya) - having reported, having informed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root vid with prefix ni- and suffix -ya (lyap)

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 6)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

महत् (mahat) - great, large

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

Note: Modifies 'āścaryatām' implicitly; 'mahad āścaryatām gataḥ' means 'became greatly astonished'.

आश्चर्यताम् (āścaryatām) - astonishment, wonder

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āścaryatā

āścaryatā - astonishment, wonder, marvel

Derived from āścarya (wonder) with suffix -tā (feminine noun forming suffix)

Note: Object of 'gataḥ' in the sense of 'attained (a state of)'

गतः (gataḥ) - attained, reached (a state of), became

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, attained, reached, become

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam with suffix -ta

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'