योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-1, verse-55

वाल्मीकिरुवाच ।
शापव्याजवशादेव राजवेषधरो हरिः ।
आहृताज्ञानसंपन्नः किंचिज्ज्ञोऽसौ भवत्प्रभुः ॥ ५५ ॥

vālmīkiruvāca ,
śāpavyājavaśādeva rājaveṣadharo hariḥ ,
āhṛtājñānasaṃpannaḥ kiṃcijjño'sau bhavatprabhuḥ 55

55. vālmīkiḥ uvāca śāpavājyavaśāt eva rājaveṣadharaḥ hariḥ
āhṛtājñānasaṃpannaḥ kiñcitjñaḥ asau bhavatprabhuḥ

55. Vālmīki said: 'It was by the mere pretext of a curse that Hari, taking on the guise of a king, became your lord (Rāma). He appeared to possess assumed ignorance (ajñāna), knowing only a little.'

Words meanings summery:

• वाल्मीकिः (vālmīkiḥ) - Vālmīki (the sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• शापवाज्यवशात् (śāpavājyavaśāt) - by reason of the pretext of a curse

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, truly

• राजवेषधरः (rājaveṣadharaḥ) - one who wears the guise of a king

• हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari (Viṣṇu)

• आहृताज्ञानसंपन्नः (āhṛtājñānasaṁpannaḥ) - endowed with assumed/acquired ignorance

• किञ्चित्ज्ञः (kiñcitjñaḥ) - knowing a little, possessing limited knowledge

• असौ (asau) - that (person/thing); he

• भवत्प्रभुः (bhavatprabhuḥ) - your lord

Words meanings and morphology

वाल्मीकिः (vālmīkiḥ) - Vālmīki (the sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vālmīki

vālmīki - Vālmīki (the celebrated ancient sage and author of the Rāmāyaṇa)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

शापवाज्यवशात् (śāpavājyavaśāt) - by reason of the pretext of a curse

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śāpavājyavaśa

śāpavājyavaśa - the reason or power of a curse's pretext

Compound type : tatpurusha (śāpa+vyāja+vaśa)

• śāpa – curse, imprecation
  noun (masculine)
  From root śap (to curse)
  Root: śap (class 1)
• vyāja – pretext, disguise, pretence
  noun (masculine)
• vaśa – power, control, sway, force, reason
  noun (masculine)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, truly

(indeclinable)

राजवेषधरः (rājaveṣadharaḥ) - one who wears the guise of a king

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājaveṣadhara

rājaveṣadhara - one who wears the garb/guise of a king

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+veṣa+dhara)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• veṣa – dress, guise, appearance, costume
  noun (masculine)
  From root viś (to enter)
  Root: viś (class 6)
• dhara – wearing, holding, bearing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent suffix 'a' from root 'dhṛ'
  From root dhṛ (to hold, wear)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari (Viṣṇu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hari

hari - Hari (a name of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa); lion; sun; horse; yellowish, tawny

आहृताज्ञानसंपन्नः (āhṛtājñānasaṁpannaḥ) - endowed with assumed/acquired ignorance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āhṛtājñānasaṃpanna

āhṛtājñānasaṁpanna - endowed with acquired or assumed ignorance (ajñāna)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (āhṛta+ajñāna+saṃpanna)

• āhṛta – brought, acquired, assumed, taken up
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root hṛ (to take, bring) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• ajñāna – ignorance, nescience, lack of knowledge (ajñāna)
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix a- (negation) + jñāna (knowledge)
  Prefix: a
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• saṃpanna – endowed with, furnished with, accomplished
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Partication
  From root pad (to go) with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

किञ्चित्ज्ञः (kiñcitjñaḥ) - knowing a little, possessing limited knowledge

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kiñcitjña

kiñcitjña - one who knows a little, possessing limited knowledge

Compound type : tatpurusha (kiñcit+jña)

• kiñcit – a little, somewhat, anything
  indeclinable
• jña – knower, knowing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent suffix 'a' from root 'jñā'
  From root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

असौ (asau) - that (person/thing); he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one, he, she, it

भवत्प्रभुः (bhavatprabhuḥ) - your lord

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavatprabhu

bhavatprabhu - your lord, master (addressing the King)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhavat+prabhu)

• bhavat – your (honorific address, literally 'your highness' or 'you')
  pronoun (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• prabhu – lord, master, powerful one
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be) with prefix pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhū (class 1)