योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-105, verse-25

इदमाश्चर्यमाख्यानं श्रूयतां रे सभासदः ।
मम शाम्बरिकेणेह यन्मुहूर्तं प्रदर्शितम् ॥ २५ ॥

idamāścaryamākhyānaṃ śrūyatāṃ re sabhāsadaḥ ,
mama śāmbarikeṇeha yanmuhūrtaṃ pradarśitam 25

25. idam āścaryam ākhyānam śrūyatām re sabhāsadaḥ |
mama śāmbarikeṇa iha yat muhūrtam pradarśitam ||

25. re sabhāsadaḥ,
idam āścaryam ākhyānam śrūyatām yat iha mama śāmbarikeṇa muhūrtam pradarśitam

25. O members of the assembly (sabhāsadas), listen to this astonishing account (ākhyāna) of what was shown to me here for a moment by a magician (śāmbarika)!

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this

• आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - wonderful, astonishing

• आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - story, account

• श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - let it be heard

• रे (re) - O (vocative particle)

• सभासदः (sabhāsadaḥ) - O members of the assembly

• मम (mama) - to me, my

• शाम्बरिकेण (śāmbarikeṇa) - by the magician

• इह (iha) - here, in this world/matter

• यत् (yat) - which (relative pronoun)

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment

• प्रदर्शितम् (pradarśitam) - was shown, displayed

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - wonderful, astonishing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āścarya

āścarya - wonder, surprise, astonishing, marvellous

आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - story, account

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākhyāna

ākhyāna - narrative, tale, story, account

श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - let it be heard

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

रे (re) - O (vocative particle)

(indeclinable)

सभासदः (sabhāsadaḥ) - O members of the assembly

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of sabhāsad

sabhāsad - member of an assembly, courtier

Compound type : tatpurusha (sabhā+sad)

• sabhā – assembly, court, hall
  noun (feminine)
• sad – sitting, member (from root 'sad' to sit)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'sad' ('to sit').
  Root: sad (class 1)

मम (mama) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Here, used with a passive construction, implying 'to me' or 'for me'.

शाम्बरिकेण (śāmbarikeṇa) - by the magician

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śāmbarika

śāmbarika - a juggler, conjurer, magician

इह (iha) - here, in this world/matter

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Acts as the object of 'pradarśitam'.

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, a short time (specific unit of time)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate duration.

प्रदर्शितम् (pradarśitam) - was shown, displayed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pradarśita

pradarśita - shown, displayed, exhibited

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'dṛś' ('to see') with prefix 'pra-'.

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

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