योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-9, verse-1

वाल्मीकिरुवाच ।
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य स्नेहपर्याकुलेक्षणम् ।
समन्युः कौशिको वाक्यं प्रत्युवाच महीपतिम् ॥ १ ॥

vālmīkiruvāca ,
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya snehaparyākulekṣaṇam ,
samanyuḥ kauśiko vākyaṃ pratyuvāca mahīpatim 1

1. vālmīkiḥ uvāca tat śrutvā vacanam tasya snehaparyākulekṣaṇam
samanyuḥ kauśikaḥ vākyam pratyuvāca mahīpatim

1. Valmiki spoke: Having heard those words of his, uttered with eyes agitated by affection, Kaushika (Vishvamitra) angrily replied to the king.

Words meanings summery:

• वाल्मीकिः (vālmīkiḥ) - Valmiki

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• तत् (tat) - Referring to Dasharatha's words. (that)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• वचनम् (vacanam) - Dasharatha's words. (speech, word, saying)

• तस्य (tasya) - of Dasharatha (his, of him)

• स्नेहपर्याकुलेक्षणम् (snehaparyākulekṣaṇam) - Describing the words as being uttered by someone with such eyes, or the state of the words themselves. (whose eyes were agitated by affection)

• समन्युः (samanyuḥ) - with anger, angry

• कौशिकः (kauśikaḥ) - Vishvamitra (Kaushika (a name for Vishvamitra))

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, statement, utterance

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, spoke in return

• महीपतिम् (mahīpatim) - to Dasharatha (to the king, to the lord of the earth)

Words meanings and morphology

वाल्मीकिः (vālmīkiḥ) - Valmiki

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vālmīki

vālmīki - Valmiki (the sage, author of Ramayana)

Note: Speaker of the verse.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect

Third person singular perfect active. Irregular form of `vac`.

Root: vac (class 2)

तत् (tat) - Referring to Dasharatha's words. (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Accusative singular neuter of `tad`.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root `śru` (to hear) with suffix `-ktvā`.

Root: śru (class 5)

वचनम् (vacanam) - Dasharatha's words. (speech, word, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, saying, statement

From root `vac` (to speak) with suffix `-ana`.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of `śrutvā`.

तस्य (tasya) - of Dasharatha (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he (demonstrative pronoun)

Genitive singular masculine of `tad`.

Note: Possessive pronoun.

स्नेहपर्याकुलेक्षणम् (snehaparyākulekṣaṇam) - Describing the words as being uttered by someone with such eyes, or the state of the words themselves. (whose eyes were agitated by affection)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of snehaparyākulekṣaṇa

snehaparyākulekṣaṇa - having eyes agitated by affection

Bahuvrihi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sneha+paryākula+īkṣaṇa)

• sneha – affection, love, tenderness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: snih (class 4)
• paryākula – agitated, confused, distressed
  adjective (masculine)
  From `pari` + `ākula`.
  Prefix: pari
• īkṣaṇa – eye, looking, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  From root `īkṣ` (to see).
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

समन्युः (samanyuḥ) - with anger, angry

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samanyu

samanyu - accompanied by anger, enraged

Bahuvrihi compound from `sa` (with) and `manyu` (anger).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+manyu)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• manyu – anger, wrath, passion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)

कौशिकः (kauśikaḥ) - Vishvamitra (Kaushika (a name for Vishvamitra))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kauśika

kauśika - descendant of Kuśika, Vishvamitra

Patronymic, from Kuśika.

Note: Subject of `pratyuvāca`.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, statement, utterance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, statement, utterance, sentence

From root `vac` (to speak) with suffix `-ya`.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of `pratyuvāca`.

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, spoke in return

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of prati + vac

perfect

Third person singular perfect active, with prefix `prati`.

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

महीपतिम् (mahīpatim) - to Dasharatha (to the king, to the lord of the earth)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - lord of the earth, king

Tatpurusha compound: `mahī` (earth) + `pati` (lord).

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)
  From root `pā` (to protect, govern).
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Recipient of the reply.

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