योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-10, verse-10

श्रीराम उवाच ।
केनोक्तं कारणेनेदं ब्रह्मन्पूर्व स्वयंभुवा ।
कथं च भवता प्राप्तमेतत्कथय मे प्रभो ॥ १० ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
kenoktaṃ kāraṇenedaṃ brahmanpūrva svayaṃbhuvā ,
kathaṃ ca bhavatā prāptametatkathaya me prabho 10

10. śrīrāma uvāca kena uktam kāraṇena idam brahman pūrva
svayambhuvā katham ca bhavatā prāptam etat kathaya me prabho

10. śrīrāma uvāca brahman prabho pūrva svayambhuvā kena kāraṇena
idam uktam ca etat bhavatā katham prāptam me kathaya

10. Śrī Rāma said: O Brahmin (brahman), by what reason was this teaching formerly spoken by the Self-born one (Svayambhū)? And O Lord, tell me how you obtained this.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• केन (kena) - by whom, by what

• उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken, said

• कारणेन (kāraṇena) - by reason, by cause, on account of

• इदम् (idam) - this teaching (this, this object, this teaching)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Vasiṣṭha (O Brahmin, O learned one)

• पूर्व (pūrva) - formerly, previously, before

• स्वयम्भुवा (svayambhuvā) - by Brahmā (by the self-born one)

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• च (ca) - and, also

• भवता (bhavatā) - by you (honorific)

• प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained, reached, acquired

• एतत् (etat) - this teaching (this, this object)

• कथय (kathaya) - tell, narrate

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Vasiṣṭha (O Lord, O Master)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Śrī Rāma (an incarnation of Viṣṇu)

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – radiant, glorious, prosperity
  adjective/noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (a proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

Irregular perfect form of root 'vac'

Root: vac (class 2)

केन (kena) - by whom, by what

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative pronoun, modifying 'kāraṇena'.

उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken, said

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak), irregular past participle

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to 'idam'.

कारणेन (kāraṇena) - by reason, by cause, on account of

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - reason, cause, motive

Note: Acts adverbially or as instrumental cause.

इदम् (idam) - this teaching (this, this object, this teaching)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to the teaching mentioned in the previous verse.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Vasiṣṭha (O Brahmin, O learned one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, learned person, venerable one

Note: Addressed to Vasiṣṭha.

पूर्व (pūrva) - formerly, previously, before

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'uktam'.

स्वयम्भुवा (svayambhuvā) - by Brahmā (by the self-born one)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svayambhū

svayambhū - self-existent, self-born (an epithet of Brahmā)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (svayam+bhū)

• svayam – self, by oneself
  indeclinable
• bhū – to be, to become, to exist
  root
  Noun derived from root
  Participial derivative of bhū forming part of the compound.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agent of 'uktam'.

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

भवता (bhavatā) - by you (honorific)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (honorific)

Note: Agent of 'prāptam'.

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained, reached, acquired

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, acquired

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Refers to 'etat'.

एतत् (etat) - this teaching (this, this object)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to the teaching.

कथय (kathaya) - tell, narrate

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kath

Causative stem of a denominative verb from kathā (story)

Root: kath (class 10)

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Enclitic form, here dative 'to me'.

प्रभो (prabho) - O Vasiṣṭha (O Lord, O Master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, mighty

Note: Addressed to Vasiṣṭha.