योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-1, verse-20

आवेदितोऽसौ याष्टीकैर्जनकाय महात्मने ।
द्वारि व्याससुतो राजञ्शुकोऽत्र स्थितवानिति ॥ २० ॥

āvedito'sau yāṣṭīkairjanakāya mahātmane ,
dvāri vyāsasuto rājañśuko'tra sthitavāniti 20

20. āveditaḥ asau yāṣṭīkaiḥ janakāya mahātmane
dvāri vyāsa-sutaḥ rājan śukaḥ atra sthitavān iti

20. asau yāṣṭīkaiḥ mahātmane janakāya āveditaḥ.
(te ūcuḥ:) "rājan,
vyāsa-sutaḥ śukaḥ atra dvāri sthitavān" iti.

20. He (Shuka) was announced by the doorkeepers (yāṣṭīkaiḥ) to the great-souled (mahātmane) Janaka: "O king (rājan), Vyasa's son Shuka is standing here at the door (dvāri)."

Words meanings summery:

• आवेदितः (āveditaḥ) - he (Shuka) was announced (announced, informed, made known)

• असौ (asau) - he, that one (referring to Shuka)

• याष्टीकैः (yāṣṭīkaiḥ) - by the doorkeepers (yāṣṭīkaiḥ) (by the staff-bearers, doorkeepers)

• जनकाय (janakāya) - to Janaka

• महात्मने (mahātmane) - to the great-souled (mahātmane) Janaka (to the great-souled, to the noble)

• द्वारि (dvāri) - at the door (dvāri) (at the door, at the gate)

• व्यास-सुतः (vyāsa-sutaḥ) - Vyasa's son

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• शुकः (śukaḥ) - Shuka

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• स्थितवान् (sthitavān) - has stood, has remained, is standing

• इति (iti) - thus, so (marks the end of a quotation)

Words meanings and morphology

आवेदितः (āveditaḥ) - he (Shuka) was announced (announced, informed, made known)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āvedita

āvedita - announced, informed, made known, offered

past passive participle

From root √vid (to know) with prefix ā- and suffix -ita.

Prefix: ā

Root: vid (class 6)

Note: Refers to Shuka.

असौ (asau) - he, that one (referring to Shuka)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine nominative singular.

याष्टीकैः (yāṣṭīkaiḥ) - by the doorkeepers (yāṣṭīkaiḥ) (by the staff-bearers, doorkeepers)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yāṣṭīka

yāṣṭīka - a staff-bearer, mace-bearer, doorkeeper

Derived from yaṣṭi (staff)

जनकाय (janakāya) - to Janaka

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of janaka

janaka - Janaka (name of a king)

Root: jan (class 4)

महात्मने (mahātmane) - to the great-souled (mahātmane) Janaka (to the great-souled, to the noble)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, eminent; a great being (ātman)

Compound type : karmadhāraya / bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

द्वारि (dvāri) - at the door (dvāri) (at the door, at the gate)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of dvār

dvār - door, gate, entrance

From dvā, plural dvāra

व्यास-सुतः (vyāsa-sutaḥ) - Vyasa's son

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāsa-suta

vyāsa-suta - son of Vyasa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyāsa+suta)

• vyāsa – Vyasa (a revered sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• suta – son, child
  noun (masculine)
  past passive participle (from √sū)
  From root √sū (to give birth). Here used as a noun.
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Refers to Shuka.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

शुकः (śukaḥ) - Shuka

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuka

śuka - Shuka (name of a sage, son of Vyasa)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

स्थितवान् (sthitavān) - has stood, has remained, is standing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthitavat

sthā - to stand, stay, remain

past active participle (kṛt)

From root √sthā (class 1) with suffix -tavat. Masculine nominative singular.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: While a participle, it functions as a finite verb in this context.

इति (iti) - thus, so (marks the end of a quotation)

(indeclinable)

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