योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-32, verse-1

श्रीवाल्मीकिरुवाच ।
वदत्येवं मनोमोहविनिवृत्तिकरं वचः ।
रामे राजीवपत्राक्षे तस्मिन्राजकुमारके ॥ १ ॥

śrīvālmīkiruvāca ,
vadatyevaṃ manomohavinivṛttikaraṃ vacaḥ ,
rāme rājīvapatrākṣe tasminrājakumārake 1

1. śrīvālmīkiḥ uvāca vadati evam manomohavinivṛttikaram
vacaḥ rāme rājīvapatrākṣe tasmin rājakumārake

1. śrīvālmīkiḥ uvāca.
tasmin rājakumārake rāme rājīvapatrākṣe evam manomohavinivṛttikaram vacaḥ vadati

1. Śrī Vālmīki said: When that prince Rāma, whose eyes were like lotus petals, spoke these words that eliminate mental delusion (moha)...

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवाल्मीकिः (śrīvālmīkiḥ) - Sri Valmiki

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• वदति (vadati) - speaks, says

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• मनोमोहविनिवृत्तिकरम् (manomohavinivṛttikaram) - causing the cessation of mental delusion, removing mental confusion

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, utterance

• रामे (rāme) - With Rama (locative absolute). (in Rama, about Rama, to Rama)

• राजीवपत्राक्षे (rājīvapatrākṣe) - whose eyes are like lotus petals

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - In that (prince). (in that, to that, concerning that)

• राजकुमारके (rājakumārake) - In the prince (Rama). (in the prince, to the prince)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवाल्मीकिः (śrīvālmīkiḥ) - Sri Valmiki

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvālmīki

śrīvālmīki - Sri Valmiki

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active

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

Root: vac (class 2)

वदति (vadati) - speaks, says

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vad

present active

3rd person singular present active of √vad (Class 1 Parasmaipada)

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Acts as the verb for the locative absolute construction.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies the act of speaking.

मनोमोहविनिवृत्तिकरम् (manomohavinivṛttikaram) - causing the cessation of mental delusion, removing mental confusion

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manomohavinivṛttikara

manomohavinivṛttikara - causing the cessation of mental delusion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+moha+vinivṛtti+kara)

• manas – mind, intellect
  noun (neuter)
  Stem form of manas.
  Root: man (class 4)
• moha – delusion, confusion, ignorance
  noun (masculine)
  From √muh.
  Root: muh (class 4)
• vinivṛtti – cessation, removal, turning away
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from vi-ni-√vṛt.
  Prefixes: vi+ni
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• kara – making, causing, doer
  adjective
  Suffix -kara, derived from √kṛ.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with vacaḥ.

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, utterance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, utterance

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Subject of `vadati` within the locative absolute.

रामे (rāme) - With Rama (locative absolute). (in Rama, about Rama, to Rama)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Part of the locative absolute construction.

राजीवपत्राक्षे (rājīvapatrākṣe) - whose eyes are like lotus petals

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of rājīvapatrākṣa

rājīvapatrākṣa - lotus-petal-eyed, whose eyes are like lotus petals

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rājīva+patra+akṣi)

• rājīva – lotus, blue lotus
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• patra – leaf, petal
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pat (class 1)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)
  Root: akṣ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with Rāme.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - In that (prince). (in that, to that, concerning that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with Rāme and rājakumārake.

राजकुमारके (rājakumārake) - In the prince (Rama). (in the prince, to the prince)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rājakumāraka

rājakumāraka - prince, young prince

Diminutive of rājakumāra (prince).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+kumāraka)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• kumāraka – young boy, prince
  noun (masculine)
  Diminutive of kumāra (boy, prince).

Note: Agrees with Rāme.