योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-121, verse-8

प्रातस्तत्र सभास्थाने मामपृच्छदसौ नृपः ।
कथमेवं मुने स्वप्नः प्रत्यक्षमिति विस्मितः ॥ ८ ॥

prātastatra sabhāsthāne māmapṛcchadasau nṛpaḥ ,
kathamevaṃ mune svapnaḥ pratyakṣamiti vismitaḥ 8

8. prātaḥ tatra sabhāsthāne mām apṛcchat asau nṛpaḥ
katham evam mune svapnaḥ pratyakṣam iti vismitaḥ

8. prātaḥ tatra sabhāsthāne asau nṛpaḥ vismitaḥ mām
apṛcchat mune katham evam svapnaḥ pratyakṣam iti

8. In the morning, there in the assembly hall, that astonished king asked me, "O sage, how can a dream thus become directly perceptible?"

Words meanings summery:

• प्रातः (prātaḥ) - in the morning, early

• तत्र (tatra) - in the assembly hall (there, in that place)

• सभास्थाने (sabhāsthāne) - in the assembly hall, in the court

• माम् (mām) - me, to me

• अपृच्छत् (apṛcchat) - asked, questioned

• असौ (asau) - that king (that, this (distant, referring to))

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this way

• मुने (mune) - O sage, O ascetic

• स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - dream, sleep

• प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - visible, directly perceptible, evident

• इति (iti) - marks the end of the direct question (thus, so, indicating direct speech)

• विस्मितः (vismitaḥ) - astonished, surprised, full of wonder

Words meanings and morphology

प्रातः (prātaḥ) - in the morning, early

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - in the assembly hall (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

सभास्थाने (sabhāsthāne) - in the assembly hall, in the court

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sabhāsthāna

sabhāsthāna - assembly hall, court, place of assembly

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sabhā+sthāna)

• sabhā – assembly, council, court, hall
  noun (feminine)
• sthāna – place, stand, position, dwelling
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

माम् (mām) - me, to me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Object of 'apṛcchat'.

अपृच्छत् (apṛcchat) - asked, questioned

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of prach

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular, imperfect tense, active voice, parasmaipada. From root 'prach' (to ask).

Root: prach (class 6)

असौ (asau) - that king (that, this (distant, referring to))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this (distant demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with 'nṛpaḥ'.

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, prince

Compound 'nṛ' (man) + 'pa' (protector), lit. 'protector of men'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, preserver, drinking
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'pā' (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'apṛcchat'.

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

मुने (mune) - O sage, O ascetic

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, saint

स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - dream, sleep

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep, dreaming

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Subject of the question.

प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - visible, directly perceptible, evident

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pratyakṣa

pratyakṣa - perceptible, visible, direct, present before the eyes

Compound type : avyayībhāva (prati+akṣi)

• prati – against, towards, in front of, every
  indeclinable
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with implied 'kim' (what) or predicative of 'svapnaḥ'.

इति (iti) - marks the end of the direct question (thus, so, indicating direct speech)

(indeclinable)

विस्मितः (vismitaḥ) - astonished, surprised, full of wonder

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vismita

vismita - astonished, surprised, full of wonder

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'smi' (to wonder, smile) with prefix 'vi', formed with suffix -ta

Prefix: vi

Root: smi (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'nṛpaḥ'.