योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-42, verse-29

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
इति प्रोक्ते सरस्वत्या गिरा मधुरवर्णया ।
उवाच वचनं धीमान्भूमिपालो विदूरथः ॥ २९ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
iti prokte sarasvatyā girā madhuravarṇayā ,
uvāca vacanaṃ dhīmānbhūmipālo vidūrathaḥ 29

29. śrī-vasiṣṭha uvāca iti prokte sarasvatyā girā
madhura-varṇayā uvāca vacanam dhīmān bhūmipālaḥ vidūrathaḥ

29. śrī-vasiṣṭha uvāca iti madhura-varṇayā girā sarasvatyā prokte (sati) dhīmān bhūmipālaḥ vidūrathaḥ vacanam uvāca ।

29. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: When Sarasvatī had thus spoken with sweet-sounding words, the wise King Vidūratha then spoke his reply.

Words meanings summery:

• श्री-वसिष्ठ (śrī-vasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• प्रोक्ते (prokte) - when spoken, in what has been said

• सरस्वत्या (sarasvatyā) - by the Goddess Jñapti, referred to as Sarasvatī (by Sarasvatī)

• गिरा (girā) - by speech, by words

• मधुर-वर्णया (madhura-varṇayā) - with sweet syllables/words

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• वचनम् (vacanam) - his reply (word, speech, statement)

• धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise, intelligent, discerning

• भूमिपालः (bhūmipālaḥ) - king, ruler of the earth

• विदूरथः (vidūrathaḥ) - Vidūratha

Words meanings and morphology

श्री-वसिष्ठ (śrī-vasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrī-vasiṣṭha

śrī-vasiṣṭha - The revered Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : tatpurusha (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – prosperity, wealth, glory, honorific prefix
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – name of a celebrated Vedic sage
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

perfect tense

3rd person singular perfect active

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

प्रोक्ते (prokte) - when spoken, in what has been said

(participle)

Locative, neuter, singular of prokta

prokta - spoken, said, declared

Past Passive Participle

from root vac with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used impersonally in locative absolute construction

सरस्वत्या (sarasvatyā) - by the Goddess Jñapti, referred to as Sarasvatī (by Sarasvatī)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sarasvatī

sarasvatī - Goddess of knowledge, speech, and art; a river

गिरा (girā) - by speech, by words

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gir

gir - speech, word, voice

मधुर-वर्णया (madhura-varṇayā) - with sweet syllables/words

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of madhura-varṇā

madhura-varṇā - having sweet sounds/words

Compound type : bahuvrihi (madhura+varṇa)

• madhura – sweet, pleasant, charming
  adjective (masculine)
• varṇa – color, letter, syllable, class
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies girā

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

perfect tense

3rd person singular perfect active

Root: vac (class 2)

वचनम् (vacanam) - his reply (word, speech, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, saying, statement

from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise, intelligent, discerning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, thoughtful

Possessive suffix -mat

Note: Qualifies bhūmipālaḥ

भूमिपालः (bhūmipālaḥ) - king, ruler of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūmi-pāla

bhūmi-pāla - protector of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūmi+pāla)

• bhūmi – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian, preserver
  noun (masculine)
  from root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

विदूरथः (vidūrathaḥ) - Vidūratha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidūratha

vidūratha - name of a king