योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-31, verse-23

श्रीराम उवाच ।
भगवञ्छूरशब्देन कीदृशः प्रोच्यते भटः ।
स्वर्गालंकरण कः स्यात्को वा डिम्भाहवो भवेत् ॥ २३ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
bhagavañchūraśabdena kīdṛśaḥ procyate bhaṭaḥ ,
svargālaṃkaraṇa kaḥ syātko vā ḍimbhāhavo bhavet 23

23. śrīrāmaḥ uwāca bhagawan śūraśabdena kīdṛśaḥ procyate
bhaṭaḥ swargālaṅkaraṇa kaḥ syāt kaḥ wā ḍimbhāhawaḥ bhavet

23. śrīrāmaḥ uwāca bhagawan śūraśabdena kīdṛśaḥ bhaṭaḥ procyate
kaḥ swargālaṅkaraṇa syāt wā kaḥ ḍimbhāhawaḥ bhavet

23. Śrī Rāma said: "O Revered Sir, by the word 'śūra' (hero), what kind of warrior is truly described? Who would be an ornament of heaven, and who, conversely, would be involved in a trifling skirmish?"

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Lord Rāma, the illustrious Rāma (Śrī Rāma)

• उwआच (uwāca) - said, spoke

• भगwअन् (bhagawan) - addressed to Vasiṣṭha, meaning 'O Venerable Sir' (O Revered One, O Lord)

• शूरशब्देन (śūraśabdena) - by using the specific term 'śūra' (hero) (by the word 'śūra')

• कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - what specific kind or quality (of what kind, what sort)

• प्रोच्यते (procyate) - is properly defined or characterized (is called, is said, is described)

• भटः (bhaṭaḥ) - a soldier or fighter (warrior, soldier)

• स्wअर्गालङ्करण (swargālaṅkaraṇa) - one who enhances the glory or beauty of heaven (ornament of heaven, adornment for heaven)

• कः (kaḥ) - which person (who, what)

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be (hypothetically) (may be, should be, would be)

• कः (kaḥ) - which person (who, what)

• wआ (wā) - or, introducing an alternative question (or, alternatively)

• डिम्भाहwअः (ḍimbhāhawaḥ) - an insignificant or mock battle (children's fight, trifling skirmish)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - would be (hypothetically) (may be, should be, would be)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Lord Rāma, the illustrious Rāma (Śrī Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rāma

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – glory, prosperity, wealth, divine grace; prefix of respect
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (name of a deity, hero of Rāmāyaṇa)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

उwआच (uwāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active Indicative (Lit)

Root: wac (class 2)

भगwअन् (bhagawan) - addressed to Vasiṣṭha, meaning 'O Venerable Sir' (O Revered One, O Lord)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagawat

bhagawat - blessed, fortunate, divine, revered, Lord

Root: bhaj (class 1)

शूरशब्देन (śūraśabdena) - by using the specific term 'śūra' (hero) (by the word 'śūra')

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śūraśabda

śūraśabda - the word 'śūra'

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śūra+śabda)

• śūra – hero, brave
  noun (masculine)
• śabda – word, sound, speech
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śabd

कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - what specific kind or quality (of what kind, what sort)

(interrogative adjective)

प्रोच्यते (procyate) - is properly defined or characterized (is called, is said, is described)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of wac

Present Passive Indicative

Derived from root 'wac' with prefix 'pra', in present tense, passive voice.

Prefix: pra

Root: wac (class 2)

भटः (bhaṭaḥ) - a soldier or fighter (warrior, soldier)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhaṭa

bhaṭa - warrior, soldier, mercenary

स्wअर्गालङ्करण (swargālaṅkaraṇa) - one who enhances the glory or beauty of heaven (ornament of heaven, adornment for heaven)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of swargālaṅkaraṇa

swargālaṅkaraṇa - ornament of heaven, embellishment of paradise

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (swarga+alaṅkaraṇa)

• swarga – heaven, paradise, celestial world
  noun (masculine)
• alaṅkaraṇa – ornament, decoration, adornment
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'kṛ' with prefix 'alam'.
  Prefix: alam
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used as a predicate nominative, referring to 'kaḥ'.

कः (kaḥ) - which person (who, what)

(interrogative pronoun)

स्यात् (syāt) - would be (hypothetically) (may be, should be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative Active Indicative

Root: as (class 2)

कः (kaḥ) - which person (who, what)

(interrogative pronoun)

wआ (wā) - or, introducing an alternative question (or, alternatively)

(indeclinable)

डिम्भाहwअः (ḍimbhāhawaḥ) - an insignificant or mock battle (children's fight, trifling skirmish)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ḍimbhāhawa

ḍimbhāhawa - children's fight, mock fight, trifling skirmish, insignificant battle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ḍimbha+āhawa)

• ḍimbha – child, infant, boy
  noun (masculine)
• āhawa – battle, war, fight, challenge
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'hū' with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: hū (class 3)

भवेत् (bhavet) - would be (hypothetically) (may be, should be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū

Optative Active Indicative

Root: bhū (class 1)