योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-1, verse-30

विश्वामित्र उवाच ।
जनकेनेति पृष्टेन शुकस्य कथितं तदा ।
तदेव यत्पुरा प्रोक्तं तस्य पित्रा महात्मना ॥ ३० ॥

viśvāmitra uvāca ,
janakeneti pṛṣṭena śukasya kathitaṃ tadā ,
tadeva yatpurā proktaṃ tasya pitrā mahātmanā 30

30. viśvāmitraḥ uvāca janakena iti pṛṣṭena śukasya kathitam
tadā tat eva yat purā proktam tasya pitrā mahātmanā

30. viśvāmitraḥ uvāca tadā janakena iti pṛṣṭena śukasya
kathitam tat eva yat purā tasya mahātmanā pitrā proktam

30. Viśvāmitra said: "At that time, what was narrated to Śuka by King Janaka when questioned, was indeed the very same thing that was previously explained by his great-souled father."

Words meanings summery:

• विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - The sage Viśvāmitra (Viśvāmitra (a proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• जनकेन (janakena) - by King Janaka (by Janaka)

• इति (iti) - indicating direct speech or quotation (here implied 'when questioned') (thus, so, in this manner)

• पृष्टेन (pṛṣṭena) - by (Janaka) when questioned (by Śuka) (by the questioned one, by one who was asked)

• शुकस्य (śukasya) - to Śuka (as the recipient of the narration) (of Śuka, to Śuka)

• कथितम् (kathitam) - told, narrated, spoken

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• तत् (tat) - that (meaning or knowledge) (that)

• एव (eva) - indeed, the very same (indeed, only, very, just)

• यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

• प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - explained (spoken, declared, explained)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Śuka's father) (his, of him, of that)

• पित्रा (pitrā) - by Śuka's father (Vyāsa) (by the father)

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by his great-souled father (Vyāsa) (by the great-souled one, by the noble one)

Words meanings and morphology

विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - The sage Viśvāmitra (Viśvāmitra (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - name of a celebrated Vedic sage; friend of all, universal friend

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

From root √vac, 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada, perfect tense. Irregular formation.

Root: vac (class 2)

जनकेन (janakena) - by King Janaka (by Janaka)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of janaka

janaka - father, progenitor; name of a king of Videha, father of Sītā

इति (iti) - indicating direct speech or quotation (here implied 'when questioned') (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: The sandhi janakene 'ti means janakena + iti.

पृष्टेन (pṛṣṭena) - by (Janaka) when questioned (by Śuka) (by the questioned one, by one who was asked)

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned, interrogated

Past Passive Participle

From √prach (to ask), in masculine instrumental singular. Used adjectivally to describe Janaka.

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Refers to Janaka (janakena pṛṣṭena).

शुकस्य (śukasya) - to Śuka (as the recipient of the narration) (of Śuka, to Śuka)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śuka

śuka - a parrot; the name of a sage, son of Vyāsa

Note: Genitive used to indicate the recipient of an action, similar to a dative.

कथितम् (kathitam) - told, narrated, spoken

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, spoken, narrated, declared

Past Passive Participle

From √kath (to tell), in neuter nominative singular.

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Refers to 'tat' (that).

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (meaning or knowledge) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that (distal demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Sandhi tad eva -> tad eva.

एव (eva) - indeed, the very same (indeed, only, very, just)

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'tat'.

पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - explained (spoken, declared, explained)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prokta

prokta - spoken, said, declared, proclaimed

Past Passive Participle

From pra-√vac (to speak, declare), in neuter nominative singular.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to 'yat'.

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Śuka's father) (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that (distal demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to Śuka.

पित्रा (pitrā) - by Śuka's father (Vyāsa) (by the father)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Used with a participle in passive construction.

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by his great-souled father (Vyāsa) (by the great-souled one, by the noble one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, high-minded, noble, magnanimous; a great soul

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman), essence, true nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying `pitrā`.