योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-109, verse-14

तस्योक्तं तु मया पुत्र मांसं नास्तीति भूरिशः ।
तथापि मांसं देहीति वदत्येव स दुर्मतिः ॥ १४ ॥

tasyoktaṃ tu mayā putra māṃsaṃ nāstīti bhūriśaḥ ,
tathāpi māṃsaṃ dehīti vadatyeva sa durmatiḥ 14

14. tasya uktam tu mayā putra māṃsam na asti iti bhūriśaḥ
tathāpi māṃsam dehi iti vadati eva saḥ durmatiḥ

14. tu mayā tasya putra māṃsam na asti iti bhūriśaḥ
uktam tathāpi saḥ durmatiḥ māṃsam dehi iti eva vadati

14. I repeatedly told him, 'Son, there is no meat.' Nevertheless, that foolish boy kept insisting, 'Give me meat!'

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - to him, his, of him

• उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken, said, told

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• मया (mayā) - by me

• पुत्र (putra) - O son!

• मांसम् (māṁsam) - meat, flesh

• न (na) - not

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• भूरिशः (bhūriśaḥ) - repeatedly, many times, abundantly

• तथापि (tathāpi) - even so, nevertheless, still

• मांसम् (māṁsam) - meat, flesh

• देहि (dehi) - give!

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• वदति (vadati) - says, speaks

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• दुर्मतिः (durmatiḥ) - foolish boy (foolish, evil-minded)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - to him, his, of him

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used here in the sense 'to him' with the passive 'uktam'

उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken, said, told

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

past passive participle

From root 'vac' (to speak), irregular past participle form

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: The quoted statement 'māṃsam na asti' is the subject.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'uktam'

पुत्र (putra) - O son!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

मांसम् (māṁsam) - meat, flesh

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of māṃsa

māṁsa - meat, flesh

Note: Subject of 'asti' in the direct quote

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present indicative

3rd person singular, active voice

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of a direct quote

भूरिशः (bhūriśaḥ) - repeatedly, many times, abundantly

(indeclinable)

From 'bhūri' (much, many) with the suffix -śas, indicating repetition or manner

Note: Modifies 'uktam'

तथापि (tathāpi) - even so, nevertheless, still

(indeclinable)

Combination of 'tathā' (thus) and 'api' (also, even)

मांसम् (māṁsam) - meat, flesh

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of māṃsa

māṁsa - meat, flesh

Note: Object of the imperative 'dehi'

देहि (dehi) - give!

(verb)

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

imperative

2nd person singular, active voice, from root 'dā' (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of a direct quote

वदति (vadati) - says, speaks

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vad

present indicative

3rd person singular, active voice

Root: vad (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of 'vadati'

दुर्मतिः (durmatiḥ) - foolish boy (foolish, evil-minded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durmati

durmati - foolish, evil-minded, ill-disposed

From 'dur' (bad, difficult) and 'mati' (mind, intellect)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+mati)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult
  prefix
  An upasarga or prefix indicating difficulty or badness
• mati – mind, thought, intellect
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'man' (to think)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ'