योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-33, verse-31

अभिव्यक्तपदं स्पष्टमिष्टं स्पष्टं च तुष्टिमत् ।
करोति राघवप्रोक्तं वचः कस्य न विस्मयम् ॥ ३१ ॥

abhivyaktapadaṃ spaṣṭamiṣṭaṃ spaṣṭaṃ ca tuṣṭimat ,
karoti rāghavaproktaṃ vacaḥ kasya na vismayam 31

31. abhivyaktapadam spaṣṭam iṣṭam spaṣṭam ca tuṣṭimat
karoti rāghavaproktam vacaḥ kasya na vismayam

31. rāghavaproktam vacaḥ abhivyaktapadam spaṣṭam
iṣṭam spaṣṭam ca tuṣṭimat kasya vismayam na karoti

31. The speech spoken by Rāghava, which has distinct words, is clear, pleasing, and deeply satisfying. To whom does it not cause astonishment?

Words meanings summery:

• अभिव्यक्तपदम् (abhivyaktapadam) - having distinct words, with clearly expressed words

• स्पष्टम् (spaṣṭam) - clear, evident, distinct

• इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired, pleasing, cherished, dear

• स्पष्टम् (spaṣṭam) - clear, evident, distinct

• च (ca) - and, also

• तुष्टिमत् (tuṣṭimat) - satisfying, full of satisfaction, content

• करोति (karoti) - makes, does, causes

• राघवप्रोक्तम् (rāghavaproktam) - spoken by Rāghava (Rāma)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - speech, word, utterance

• कस्य (kasya) - whose, of whom, of what

• न (na) - not, no

• विस्मयम् (vismayam) - wonder, astonishment, surprise

Words meanings and morphology

अभिव्यक्तपदम् (abhivyaktapadam) - having distinct words, with clearly expressed words

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhivyaktapada

abhivyaktapada - having distinct words, with clearly expressed words

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (abhivyakta+pada)

• abhivyakta – manifested, expressed, distinct, clear
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'añj' (to anoint, manifest) with upasargas 'abhi' and 'vi'.
  Prefixes: abhi+vi
  Root: añj (class 7)
• pada – word, step, foot, mark
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'vacaḥ'

स्पष्टम् (spaṣṭam) - clear, evident, distinct

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of spaṣṭa

spaṣṭa - clear, evident, distinct, plain

Past Passive Participle

From root 'spas' (to be clear) or 'spṛś' (to touch, make clear).

Root: spas (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vacaḥ'

इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired, pleasing, cherished, dear

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished, liked, beloved, pleasing

Past Passive Participle

From root 'iṣ' (to desire, wish).

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'vacaḥ'

स्पष्टम् (spaṣṭam) - clear, evident, distinct

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of spaṣṭa

spaṣṭa - clear, evident, distinct, plain

Past Passive Participle

From root 'spas' (to be clear) or 'spṛś' (to touch, make clear).

Root: spas (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vacaḥ'. Repetition emphasizes clarity.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तुष्टिमत् (tuṣṭimat) - satisfying, full of satisfaction, content

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tuṣṭimat

tuṣṭimat - possessing satisfaction, satisfying, content

Derived from 'tuṣṭi' (satisfaction) with the possessive suffix '-mat'.

Note: Agrees with 'vacaḥ'

करोति (karoti) - makes, does, causes

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

राघवप्रोक्तम् (rāghavaproktam) - spoken by Rāghava (Rāma)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rāghavaprokta

rāghavaprokta - spoken by Rāghava

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāghava+prokta)

• rāghava – descendant of Raghu, Rāma
  proper noun (masculine)
• prokta – spoken, uttered, said
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'vac' (to speak) with upasarga 'pra'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'vacaḥ'

वचः (vacaḥ) - speech, word, utterance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - speech, word, utterance

From root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

कस्य (kasya) - whose, of whom, of what

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ka

ka - who, what

Interrogative pronoun.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विस्मयम् (vismayam) - wonder, astonishment, surprise

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vismaya

vismaya - wonder, astonishment, surprise

From root 'smi' (to wonder, smile) with upasarga 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: smi (class 1)

Note: Object of 'karoti'