योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-6, verse-1

श्रीवाल्मीकिरुवाच ।
इत्युक्ते मुनिनाथेन संदेहवति पार्थिवे ।
खेदवत्यास्थिते मौनं किंचित्कालप्रतीक्षणे ॥ १ ॥

śrīvālmīkiruvāca ,
ityukte munināthena saṃdehavati pārthive ,
khedavatyāsthite maunaṃ kiṃcitkālapratīkṣaṇe 1

1. śrīvālmīkiḥ uvāca iti ukte munināthena saṃdehavati
pārthive khedavati āsthite maunam kiṃcitkālapratīkṣaṇe

1. Śrī Vālmīki said: After the lord of sages had spoken thus, while the king (Rāma), full of doubt and remaining dejected and silent, was awaiting for some time...

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवाल्मीकिः (śrīvālmīkiḥ) - Śrī Vālmīki

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

• उक्ते (ukte) - after it had been spoken (when spoken, being said)

• मुनिनाथेन (munināthena) - by Vasiṣṭha (by the lord of sages)

• संदेहवति (saṁdehavati) - in the king who was doubtful (in the doubtful one, when doubtful)

• पार्थिवे (pārthive) - in King Rāma (in the king, to the king)

• खेदवति (khedavati) - in the king who was dejected (in the sorrowful one, when dejected)

• आस्थिते (āsthite) - having remained, being situated

• मौनम् (maunam) - silence

• किंचित्कालप्रतीक्षणे (kiṁcitkālapratīkṣaṇe) - while awaiting for some time (in the awaiting for some time)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवाल्मीकिः (śrīvālmīkiḥ) - Śrī Vālmīki

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvālmīki

śrīvālmīki - the venerable Vālmīki

Compound type : tatpurusha (śrī+vālmīki)

• śrī – venerable, glorious; prosperity, beauty
  adjective (feminine)
• vālmīki – name of a celebrated ancient sage, author of Ramayana
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root 'vac', Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the preceding speech.

उक्ते (ukte) - after it had been spoken (when spoken, being said)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak) + kta (suffix for PPP)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

मुनिनाथेन (munināthena) - by Vasiṣṭha (by the lord of sages)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of muninātha

muninātha - lord of sages

Compound type : tatpurusha (muni+nātha)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• nātha – lord, master, protector
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent in the locative absolute construction.

संदेहवति (saṁdehavati) - in the king who was doubtful (in the doubtful one, when doubtful)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃdehavat

saṁdehavat - doubtful, full of doubt

Possessive suffix 'matup' (vat)

Note: Qualifies 'pārthive'. Part of a locative absolute.

पार्थिवे (pārthive) - in King Rāma (in the king, to the king)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - king, sovereign; earthly

Derived from pṛthivī (earth) + aṇ (suffix)

Note: Main noun in the locative absolute construction.

खेदवति (khedavati) - in the king who was dejected (in the sorrowful one, when dejected)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of khedavat

khedavat - sorrowful, dejected, sad

Possessive suffix 'matup' (vat)

Note: Qualifies 'pārthive'. Part of a locative absolute.

आस्थिते (āsthite) - having remained, being situated

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - standing, situated, remaining, resorted to

Past Passive Participle

Derived from ā-sthā (to stand, remain)

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'pārthive'. Part of a locative absolute.

मौनम् (maunam) - silence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mauna

mauna - silence, taciturnity

Derived from muni (sage) + aṇ (suffix)

Note: Object of 'āsthite' (remaining in silence).

किंचित्कालप्रतीक्षणे (kiṁcitkālapratīkṣaṇe) - while awaiting for some time (in the awaiting for some time)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kiṃcitkālapratīkṣaṇa

kiṁcitkālapratīkṣaṇa - waiting for some time

Compound type : tatpurusha (kiṃcit+kāla+pratīkṣaṇa)

• kiṃcit – some, a little, somewhat
  indeclinable
• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)
• pratīkṣaṇa – waiting, expectation, looking for
  noun (neuter)
  From prati-īkṣ (to look at, to wait for)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute, indicating a state or time.

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