योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-1, verse-9

इदं प्रकरणार्थं त्वं संक्षेपाच्छृणु राघव ।
ततः संकथयिष्यामि विस्तरं ते यथेप्सितम् ॥ ९ ॥

idaṃ prakaraṇārthaṃ tvaṃ saṃkṣepācchṛṇu rāghava ,
tataḥ saṃkathayiṣyāmi vistaraṃ te yathepsitam 9

9. idam prakaraṇa-artham tvam saṃkṣepāt śṛṇu rāghava
tataḥ saṃkathayiṣyāmi vistaram te yathā-īpsitam

9. rāghava,
tvam idam prakaraṇa-artham saṃkṣepāt śṛṇu.
tataḥ te yathā-īpsitam vistaram saṃkathayiṣyāmi

9. O Rāghava, listen to this subject matter of the section (prakaraṇa) briefly. After that, I will explain it to you in detail, as you desire.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this (subject) (this)

• प्रकरण-अर्थम् (prakaraṇa-artham) - the subject matter of this section (prakaraṇa) (the meaning of the section, the subject matter of the topic)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• संक्षेपात् (saṁkṣepāt) - briefly (briefly, in short, from brevity)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (listen, hear)

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (addressing a prince of the Raghu dynasty, typically Rāma or Lakṣmaṇa) (O scion of Raghu, O descendant of Raghu)

• ततः (tataḥ) - after that (then, after that, from there)

• संकथयिष्यामि (saṁkathayiṣyāmi) - I will explain in detail (I will explain thoroughly, I will narrate in detail)

• विस्तरम् (vistaram) - in detail, elaborately (expansion, elaboration, detail)

• ते (te) - to you (to you, your)

• यथा-ईप्सितम् (yathā-īpsitam) - as you desire (as desired, according to wish)

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this (subject) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Demonstrative pronoun

प्रकरण-अर्थम् (prakaraṇa-artham) - the subject matter of this section (prakaraṇa) (the meaning of the section, the subject matter of the topic)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prakaraṇa-artha

prakaraṇa-artha - subject matter of a section

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prakaraṇa+artha)

• prakaraṇa – section, topic, treatise
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root kṛ with upasargas pra and kar
  Prefixes: pra+kar
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• artha – meaning, purpose, subject matter
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound noun

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Second person singular pronoun

संक्षेपात् (saṁkṣepāt) - briefly (briefly, in short, from brevity)

(indeclinable)

From root kṣip with upasarga sam

Prefix: sam

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Ablative singular of 'saṃkṣepa' used adverbially

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (listen, hear)

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

From root śru

Root: śru (class 5)

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (addressing a prince of the Raghu dynasty, typically Rāma or Lakṣmaṇa) (O scion of Raghu, O descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, scion of Raghu

Patronymic from Raghu

ततः (tataḥ) - after that (then, after that, from there)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb

संकथयिष्यामि (saṁkathayiṣyāmi) - I will explain in detail (I will explain thoroughly, I will narrate in detail)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of saṃkathay

Future Active

Causative form of root kath with upasarga sam

Prefix: sam

Root: kath (class 10)

विस्तरम् (vistaram) - in detail, elaborately (expansion, elaboration, detail)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vistara

vistara - expansion, elaboration, detail

From root stṛ with upasarga vi

Prefix: vi

Root: stṛ (class 5)

Note: Accusative used adverbially

ते (te) - to you (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Dative/Genitive singular of 'yuṣmad'

यथा-ईप्सितम् (yathā-īpsitam) - as you desire (as desired, according to wish)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+īpsita)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• īpsita – desired, wished for
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From desiderative stem of root āp
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Avyayībhāva compound used adverbially