योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-4, verse-36

अथ प्रसङ्गमासाद्य रामो मधुरया गिरा ।
उवाच मुनिशार्दूलं वसिष्ठं वदतां वरम् ॥ ३६ ॥

atha prasaṅgamāsādya rāmo madhurayā girā ,
uvāca muniśārdūlaṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ vadatāṃ varam 36

36. atha prasaṅgam āsādya rāmaḥ madhurayā girā
uvāca muniśārdūlam vasiṣṭham vadatām varam

36. atha rāmaḥ prasaṅgam āsādya madhurayā girā
vadatām varam muniśārdūlam vasiṣṭham uvāca

36. Then, finding an opportune moment, Rama, with a sweet voice, addressed Vasiṣṭha, the foremost among speakers and a lion among sages.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• प्रसङ्गम् (prasaṅgam) - occasion, opportunity, context

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached, having obtained, having found

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• मधुरया (madhurayā) - by sweet, with sweet

• गिरा (girā) - by speech, by voice, by word

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• मुनिशार्दूलम् (muniśārdūlam) - to the lion among sages, to the eminent sage

• वसिष्ठम् (vasiṣṭham) - to Vasiṣṭha

• वदताम् (vadatām) - of those who speak, of speakers

• वरम् (varam) - best, excellent, superior

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

प्रसङ्गम् (prasaṅgam) - occasion, opportunity, context

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prasaṅga

prasaṅga - occasion, opportunity, context, connection, attachment

Prefixes: pra+sam

Root: sañj (class 1)

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached, having obtained, having found

(indeclinable)

absolutive

root sad with prefix ā, followed by -ya suffix for absolutives (gerunds)

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a celebrated king of Ayodhya, an incarnation of Vishnu)

मधुरया (madhurayā) - by sweet, with sweet

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of madhura

madhura - sweet, pleasant, charming, delightful

गिरा (girā) - by speech, by voice, by word

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gir

gir - speech, voice, word, language

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (liṭ), 3rd person singular active parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

मुनिशार्दूलम् (muniśārdūlam) - to the lion among sages, to the eminent sage

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muniśārdūla

muniśārdūla - a lion among sages, an eminent sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+śārdūla)

• muni – sage, ascetic, hermit
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger, lion (used metaphorically for excellence)
  noun (masculine)

वसिष्ठम् (vasiṣṭham) - to Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated Vedic sage, family priest of Ikshvaku dynasty)

वदताम् (vadatām) - of those who speak, of speakers

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vadat

vadat - speaking, speaker (present active participle of vad)

present active participle

root vad + śatṛ suffix

Root: vad (class 1)

वरम् (varam) - best, excellent, superior

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, superior; boon, blessing

Root: vṛ (class 9)