योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-42, verse-28

एतदेव मया राजँल्लीलार्थमुपवर्णितम् ।
स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु गमिष्यावो दृष्टा दृष्टान्तदृष्टयः ॥ २८ ॥

etadeva mayā rājaṃllīlārthamupavarṇitam ,
svasti te'stu gamiṣyāvo dṛṣṭā dṛṣṭāntadṛṣṭayaḥ 28

28. etat eva mayā rājan līlā-artham upavarṇitam
svasti te astu gamiṣyāvaḥ dṛṣṭā dṛṣṭānta-dṛṣṭayaḥ

28. rājan mayā etat eva līlā-artham upavarṇitam te svasti astu dṛṣṭānta-dṛṣṭayaḥ dṛṣṭā gamiṣyāvaḥ ।

28. O King, I have described this merely as a playful narration. May auspiciousness (svasti) be with you. We, having acquired insights from these illustrations, shall now depart.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

• मया (mayā) - by me

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• लीला-अर्थम् (līlā-artham) - for the sake of play, playfully, for amusement

• उपवर्णितम् (upavarṇitam) - described, narrated

• स्वस्ति (svasti) - auspiciousness, welfare, well-being

• ते (te) - to you, for you

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• गमिष्यावः (gamiṣyāvaḥ) - we two shall go/depart

• दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen, observed

• दृष्टान्त-दृष्टयः (dṛṣṭānta-dṛṣṭayaḥ) - those whose insights are illustrative, with illustrative insights

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etas

etas - this

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

लीला-अर्थम् (līlā-artham) - for the sake of play, playfully, for amusement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of līlā-artha

līlā-artha - for the sake of play/amusement

Compound type : tatpurusha (līlā+artha)

• līlā – play, sport, amusement, pastime
  noun (feminine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'playfully'

उपवर्णितम् (upavarṇitam) - described, narrated

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upavarṇita

upavarṇita - described, narrated, explained

Past Passive Participle

from root varṇ with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: varṇ (class 10)

स्वस्ति (svasti) - auspiciousness, welfare, well-being

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used as a benediction

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

imperative mood

3rd person singular imperative active

Root: as (class 2)

गमिष्यावः (gamiṣyāvaḥ) - we two shall go/depart

(verb)

1st person , dual, active, future (lṛṭ) of gam

future tense

1st person dual future active

Root: gam (class 1)

दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen, observed

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed

Past Passive Participle

from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Adjectival use for 'those who have seen'

दृष्टान्त-दृष्टयः (dṛṣṭānta-dṛṣṭayaḥ) - those whose insights are illustrative, with illustrative insights

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dṛṣṭānta-dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭānta-dṛṣṭi - illustrative insight/vision

Compound type : tatpurusha (dṛṣṭānta+dṛṣṭi)

• dṛṣṭānta – example, illustration, paradigm
  noun (masculine)
• dṛṣṭi – sight, vision, insight, view
  noun (feminine)
  from root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)