योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-4, verse-8

कथाभिः सुविचित्राभिः स वसिष्ठादिभिः सह ।
स्थित्वा दिनचतुर्भागं ज्ञानगर्भाभिरादृतः ॥ ८ ॥

kathābhiḥ suvicitrābhiḥ sa vasiṣṭhādibhiḥ saha ,
sthitvā dinacaturbhāgaṃ jñānagarbhābhirādṛtaḥ 8

8. kathābhiḥ suvicitrābhiḥ sa vasiṣṭha ādibhiḥ saha
sthitvā dinacaturbhāgam jñānagarbhābhiḥ ādṛtaḥ

8. He, esteemed, spent a quarter of the day with Vasiṣṭha and others, engaging in very diverse stories filled with wisdom (jñāna).

Words meanings summery:

• कथाभिः (kathābhiḥ) - by/with stories, narratives

• सुविचित्राभिः (suvicitrābhiḥ) - by/with very diverse, very wonderful

• स (sa) - he

• वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage)

• आदिभिः (ādibhiḥ) - by/with others, beginning with

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• स्थित्वा (sthitvā) - having stayed, having remained

• दिनचतुर्भागम् (dinacaturbhāgam) - a quarter of the day

• ज्ञानगर्भाभिः (jñānagarbhābhiḥ) - by/with those containing wisdom, full of knowledge

• आदृतः (ādṛtaḥ) - honored, respected, esteemed

Words meanings and morphology

कथाभिः (kathābhiḥ) - by/with stories, narratives

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, discourse

सुविचित्राभिः (suvicitrābhiḥ) - by/with very diverse, very wonderful

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of suvicitrā

suvicitra - very various, very wonderful, very strange

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+vicitra)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• vicitra – various, diverse, variegated, wonderful
  adjective
  Prefix: vi

Note: Modifies `kathābhiḥ`

स (sa) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a celebrated Vedic sage and guru of Rāma); best, excellent

Note: Part of the compound `vasiṣṭhādibhiḥ`

आदिभिः (ādibhiḥ) - by/with others, beginning with

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ādi

ādi - beginning, source; and so on, etc., others (when used as suffix)

Note: Used here as a suffix in compound `vasiṣṭhādibhiḥ` to mean 'Vasiṣṭha and others'.

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

स्थित्वा (sthitvā) - having stayed, having remained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'sthā' (to stand, stay) with suffix '-tvā'

Root: sthā (class 1)

दिनचतुर्भागम् (dinacaturbhāgam) - a quarter of the day

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dinacaturbhāga

dinacaturbhāga - fourth part of the day, a quarter of the day

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dina+caturbhāga)

• dina – day
  noun (neuter)
• caturbhāga – fourth part, quarter
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to denote duration 'for a quarter of the day'.

ज्ञानगर्भाभिः (jñānagarbhābhiḥ) - by/with those containing wisdom, full of knowledge

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of jñānagarbhā

jñānagarbhā - containing knowledge, full of wisdom

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jñāna+garbha)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom (jñāna)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• garbha – womb, interior, contents; pregnant with, containing
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies `kathābhiḥ`

आदृतः (ādṛtaḥ) - honored, respected, esteemed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādṛta

ādṛta - honored, respected, esteemed, delighted, cherished

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dṛ' (to respect) with prefix 'ā' and suffix '-kta'

Prefix: ā

Root: dṛ (class 6)

Note: Modifies the implied subject 'Rāma'