योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-19

भरद्वाज उवाच ।
एतदुक्तं भगवता यथा रामायणं कुरु ।
सर्वलोकहितार्थाय संसारार्णवतारकम् ॥ १९ ॥

bharadvāja uvāca ,
etaduktaṃ bhagavatā yathā rāmāyaṇaṃ kuru ,
sarvalokahitārthāya saṃsārārṇavatārakam 19

19. bharadvāja uvāca etat uktam bhagavatā yathā rāmāyaṇam
kuru sarvalokahitārthāya saṃsāra arṇava tārakam

19. Bharadvaja said: "This has been declared by the venerable one, 'Compose the Ramayana for the welfare of all beings, for it is that which enables one to cross the ocean of transmigration (saṃsāra).'

Words meanings summery:

• भरद्वाज (bharadvāja) - The sage Bharadvaja (Bharadvaja)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एतत् (etat) - this statement/declaration (this)

• उक्तम् (uktam) - said, declared

• भगवता (bhagavatā) - by Lord Brahmā (by the venerable one, by the Lord)

• यथा (yathā) - as, according to, in the manner that

• रामायणम् (rāmāyaṇam) - the Ramayana

• कुरु (kuru) - compose (the Ramayana) (do, make, compose)

• सर्वलोकहितार्थाय (sarvalokahitārthāya) - for the welfare of all people/worlds, for the benefit of all beings

• संसार (saṁsāra) - transmigration, cyclic existence

• अर्णव (arṇava) - ocean, sea

• तारकम् (tārakam) - that which helps to cross (the ocean of saṃsāra) (that which helps to cross, a deliverer, a ferryman)

Words meanings and morphology

भरद्वाज (bharadvāja) - The sage Bharadvaja (Bharadvaja)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharadvāja

bharadvāja - Bharadvaja (name of a sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

Root 'vac' (2nd class) in perfect tense (lit) 3rd person singular active voice. Irregular form.

Root: vac (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this statement/declaration (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

उक्तम् (uktam) - said, declared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vac' with the suffix '-kta'.

Root: vac (class 2)

भगवता (bhagavatā) - by Lord Brahmā (by the venerable one, by the Lord)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, fortunate, divine, Lord

यथा (yathā) - as, according to, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

रामायणम् (rāmāyaṇam) - the Ramayana

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rāmāyaṇa

rāmāyaṇa - Ramayana (the epic poem about Rama)

कुरु (kuru) - compose (the Ramayana) (do, make, compose)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Imperative Mood

Root 'kṛ' (8th class) in imperative mood (loṭ) 2nd person singular active voice.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सर्वलोकहितार्थाय (sarvalokahitārthāya) - for the welfare of all people/worlds, for the benefit of all beings

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of sarvalokahitārtha

sarvalokahitārtha - for the purpose of the welfare of all worlds/beings

Dative case of a Tatpurusha compound: sarva (all) + loka (world) + hita (welfare) + artha (purpose/sake).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+loka+hita+artha)

• sarva – all, every, entire
  adjective (masculine)
• loka – world, people, universe
  noun (masculine)
• hita – welfare, benefit, good
  noun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

संसार (saṁsāra) - transmigration, cyclic existence

(noun)

masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - transmigration, wandering through various states of existence, cyclic existence (saṃsāra)

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: First part of the compound 'saṃsārārṇava'

अर्णव (arṇava) - ocean, sea

(noun)

masculine, singular of arṇava

arṇava - ocean, sea, flood

Note: Second part of the compound 'saṃsārārṇava'

तारकम् (tārakam) - that which helps to cross (the ocean of saṃsāra) (that which helps to cross, a deliverer, a ferryman)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tāraka

tāraka - causing to cross, deliverer, saviour, star

Agent Noun / Adjective

Derived from root 'tṛ' (to cross) with suffix '-aka' (ṇvul).

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'rāmāyaṇam'