योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-109, verse-30

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
सभायामवसं तस्यामहं राम तदा किल ।
तेन प्रत्यक्षतो दृष्टं मयैतन्नान्यतः श्रुतम् ॥ ३० ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
sabhāyāmavasaṃ tasyāmahaṃ rāma tadā kila ,
tena pratyakṣato dṛṣṭaṃ mayaitannānyataḥ śrutam 30

30. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca sabhāyām avasam tasyām aham rāma tadā
kila tena pratyakṣataḥ dṛṣṭam mayā etat na anyataḥ śrutam

30. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca rāma aham tadā tasyām sabhāyām kila
avasam etat mayā pratyakṣataḥ dṛṣṭam tena na anyataḥ śrutam

30. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: 'O Rāma, I was indeed present in that assembly at that time. I saw this directly myself; it was not merely heard from elsewhere.'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in the assembly, in the gathering, in the court

• अवसम् (avasam) - I dwelled, I resided, I lived

• तस्याम् (tasyām) - refers to 'assembly' (sabhāyām) (in that)

• अहम् (aham) - Vasiṣṭha (I)

• राम (rāma) - The prince Rāma (O Rāma)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• किल (kila) - emphatic particle (indeed, certainly, as if, they say)

• तेन (tena) - by virtue of that (my presence) (by that, by it, for that reason)

• प्रत्यक्षतः (pratyakṣataḥ) - directly, by direct perception, visibly

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, perceived

• मया (mayā) - by me

• एतत् (etat) - Refers to the events or phenomenon being described. (this)

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्यतः (anyataḥ) - from another, from elsewhere, otherwise

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, learned, revealed

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha

Compound of śrī (auspicious, revered) and vasiṣṭha (a proper name, "most excellent").

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – prosperity, auspiciousness, revered
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (proper name), most excellent
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense

Perfect active 3rd singular of vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in the assembly, in the gathering, in the court

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of sabhā

sabhā - assembly, gathering, council, court

अवसम् (avasam) - I dwelled, I resided, I lived

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vas

imperfect tense

Imperfect active 1st singular of vas.

Root: vas (class 1)

तस्याम् (tasyām) - refers to 'assembly' (sabhāyām) (in that)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

अहम् (aham) - Vasiṣṭha (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

राम (rāma) - The prince Rāma (O Rāma)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name), pleasing, charming

Root: ram (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Derived from the pronoun tad.

किल (kila) - emphatic particle (indeed, certainly, as if, they say)

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by virtue of that (my presence) (by that, by it, for that reason)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

प्रत्यक्षतः (pratyakṣataḥ) - directly, by direct perception, visibly

(indeclinable)

From prati (towards) + akṣa (eye). The suffix tas indicates "from" or "by means of".

Prefix: prati

Root: akṣ

Note: The tas suffix makes it an adverb meaning "directly".

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, perceived

(adjective)

neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived

Past Passive Participle

From root dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Functions here as the predicate of etat.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Agent in a passive construction (dṛṣṭam).

एतत् (etat) - Refers to the events or phenomenon being described. (this)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Subject of the passive verb dṛṣṭam.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अन्यतः (anyataḥ) - from another, from elsewhere, otherwise

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form with tas suffix.

Note: Modifies śrutam.

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, learned, revealed

(adjective)

neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened to, learned, known (from tradition/revelation)

Past Passive Participle

From root śru (to hear).

Root: śru (class 1)

Note: Functions as the predicate for etat in the negative clause.

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