योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-1, verse-44

इन्द्र उवाच ।
पुनः प्राह महेन्द्रो मां श्लक्ष्णं मधुरया गिरा ।
दूत गच्छ पुनस्तत्र तं राजानं नयाश्रमम् ॥ ४४ ॥

indra uvāca ,
punaḥ prāha mahendro māṃ ślakṣṇaṃ madhurayā girā ,
dūta gaccha punastatra taṃ rājānaṃ nayāśramam 44

44. indra uvāca punaḥ prāha mahendraḥ mām ślakṣṇam madhurayā
girā dūta gaccha punaḥ tatra tam rājānam naya āśramam

44. Indra said: "Mahendra (Indra) again spoke to me gently with sweet words: 'O messenger, go there again and lead that king to the hermitage (āśrama).'

Words meanings summery:

• इन्द्र (indra) - Indra

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

• प्राह (prāha) - said, spoke

• महेन्द्रः (mahendraḥ) - Mahendra (Indra)

• माम् (mām) - me, to me

• श्लक्ष्णम् (ślakṣṇam) - gently, softly, politely

• मधुरया (madhurayā) - with sweet, with pleasant

• गिरा (girā) - with words, with speech

• दूत (dūta) - O messenger

• गच्छ (gaccha) - go (imperative)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• तम् (tam) - that

• राजानम् (rājānam) - king, ruler

• नय (naya) - lead, guide (imperative)

• आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage (āśrama) (hermitage, retreat)

Words meanings and morphology

इन्द्र (indra) - Indra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra, chief of the gods, king

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

(indeclinable)

प्राह (prāha) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect form (irregular) of the root ah (to say) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: ah (class 2)

महेन्द्रः (mahendraḥ) - Mahendra (Indra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahendra

mahendra - Mahendra (a name for Indra), great Indra

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+indra)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• indra – Indra, chief of the gods
  proper noun (masculine)

माम् (mām) - me, to me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (first person pronoun)

श्लक्ष्णम् (ślakṣṇam) - gently, softly, politely

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ślakṣṇa

ślakṣṇa - smooth, soft, gentle, polite, refined

Note: Used adverbially

मधुरया (madhurayā) - with sweet, with pleasant

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of madhurā

madhurā - sweet, pleasant, charming, melodious

Note: Agrees with 'girā'

गिरा (girā) - with words, with speech

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gir

gir - speech, word, voice, language

दूत (dūta) - O messenger

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dūta

dūta - messenger, envoy

Past Passive Participle (derived noun)

From root du 'to go' or dū 'to vex', with suffix -ta

Root: du

गच्छ (gaccha) - go (imperative)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, Imperative (loṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

राजानम् (rājānam) - king, ruler

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

नय (naya) - lead, guide (imperative)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, Imperative (loṭ) of nī

Root: nī (class 1)

आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage (āśrama) (hermitage, retreat)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, retreat, stage of life, spiritual dwelling