योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-120, verse-27

एवं लपन्तीं स्वकलत्रवृद्धां दासीभिराश्वास्य नृपः स्त्रियं ताम् ।
पप्रच्छ किंवृत्तमिहैव का च का ते सुता कश्च सुतस्तवेति ॥ २७ ॥

evaṃ lapantīṃ svakalatravṛddhāṃ dāsībhirāśvāsya nṛpaḥ striyaṃ tām ,
papraccha kiṃvṛttamihaiva kā ca kā te sutā kaśca sutastaveti 27

27. evam lapantīm svakalatravṛddhām dāsībhiḥ
āśvāsya nṛpaḥ striyam tām |
papraccha kimvṛttam iha eva kā ca kā te
sutā kaḥ ca sutaḥ tava iti || 27 ||

27. dāsībhiḥ āśvāsya,
evam lapantīm svakalatravṛddhām tām striyam nṛpaḥ papraccha – "iha eva kimvṛttam? kā ca? te kā sutā? ca tava kaḥ sutaḥ?" iti.

27. After the maidservants had consoled that old woman, his wife, who was lamenting in this manner, the king asked her: "What has happened here? And who are you? Who is your daughter? And who is your son?"

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• लपन्तीम् (lapantīm) - lamenting, speaking, chattering (accusative singular, feminine)

• स्वकलत्रवृद्धाम् (svakalatravṛddhām) - his own old wife

• दासीभिः (dāsībhiḥ) - by the maidservants

• आश्वास्य (āśvāsya) - having consoled, having comforted

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king

• स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman

• ताम् (tām) - that (feminine singular accusative)

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - he asked

• किम्वृत्तम् (kimvṛttam) - What is the state of affairs here? (what has happened, what is the situation)

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• का (kā) - who (feminine singular nominative)

• च (ca) - and, also

• का (kā) - who (feminine singular nominative)

• ते (te) - your (genitive singular enclitic)

• सुता (sutā) - daughter

• कः (kaḥ) - who (masculine singular nominative)

• च (ca) - and, also

• सुतः (sutaḥ) - son

• तव (tava) - your (genitive singular)

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Qualifies 'lapantīm'.

लपन्तीम् (lapantīm) - lamenting, speaking, chattering (accusative singular, feminine)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of lapantī

lapantī - speaking, lamenting, chattering (feminine)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'lap' (to speak, lament) with present participle suffix 'śatṛ', feminine form.

Root: lap (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'svakalatravṛddhām' and 'striyam tām'.

स्वकलत्रवृद्धाम् (svakalatravṛddhām) - his own old wife

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of svakalatravṛddhā

svakalatravṛddhā - his own old wife

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sva+kalatra+vṛddhā)

• sva – one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• kalatra – wife
  noun (neuter)
• vṛddhā – old woman, aged
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'vṛdh' (to grow), here meaning 'grown old'.
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Direct object of consolation.

दासीभिः (dāsībhiḥ) - by the maidservants

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of dāsī

dāsī - female servant, maidservant

Note: Agent of the action of consoling ('āśvāsya').

आश्वास्य (āśvāsya) - having consoled, having comforted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root 'śvas' (to breathe, sigh) with prefix 'ā' and suffix 'lyaP' (after prefixes).

Prefix: ā

Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Expresses a prior action by the king.

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler (lit. 'protector of men')

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, men
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'pā' (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'papraccha'.

स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female

Note: Object of 'papraccha'.

ताम् (tām) - that (feminine singular accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'striyam'.

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - he asked

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: prach (class 6)

किम्वृत्तम् (kimvṛttam) - What is the state of affairs here? (what has happened, what is the situation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kimvṛtta

kimvṛtta - what happened, how constituted, what sort, what is the situation

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (kim+vṛtta)

• kim – what, which
  interrogative pronoun (neuter)
• vṛtta – happened, occurred, conduct, event
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'vṛt' (to be, exist, happen).
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'iha'.

का (kā) - who (feminine singular nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Refers to the woman herself.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

का (kā) - who (feminine singular nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative for 'sutā'.

ते (te) - your (genitive singular enclitic)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Possessive, agreeing with 'sutā'.

सुता (sutā) - daughter

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sutā

sutā - daughter

Root: sū (class 2)

कः (kaḥ) - who (masculine singular nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative for 'sutaḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सुतः (sutaḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son

Root: sū (class 2)

तव (tava) - your (genitive singular)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Possessive, agreeing with 'sutaḥ'.

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)