योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-52, verse-24

ते चास्या वद किं रूपं पश्यन्त्यथ वदन्ति किम् ।
तद्गेहवरवास्तव्याः समासेनेति मे वद ॥ २४ ॥

te cāsyā vada kiṃ rūpaṃ paśyantyatha vadanti kim ,
tadgehavaravāstavyāḥ samāseneti me vada 24

24. te ca asyāḥ vada kim rūpam paśyanti atha vadanti
kim tat geha vara vāstavyāḥ samāsena iti me vada

24. (tvam) me vada,
ca asyāḥ te geha-vara-vāstavyāḥ kim rūpam paśyanti,
atha kim vadanti,
iti samāsena vada.

24. Tell me, what form do her people, the residents of that excellent house, see? And what do they say? Please tell me this concisely.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those, they

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of her, by her (ablative)

• वद (vada) - tell, speak, say

• किम् (kim) - what, which

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, shape, appearance, beauty

• पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they behold

• अथ (atha) - then, next, moreover, and

• वदन्ति (vadanti) - they say, they speak

• किम् (kim) - what, which

• तत् (tat) - that, that one

• गेह (geha) - house, dwelling

• वर (vara) - excellent, best, chosen

• वास्तव्याः (vāstavyāḥ) - residents, inhabitants

• समासेन (samāsena) - concisely, in brief, in short

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks direct or indirect speech)

• मे (me) - to me, for me, of me

• वद (vada) - tell, speak, say

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: masculine nominative plural of 'tad'

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of her, by her (ablative)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: feminine genitive singular of 'idam'

वद (vada) - tell, speak, say

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of √vad

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular, active voice (Parasmaipada)

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Addressed to the Goddess by Līlā.

किम् (kim) - what, which

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Note: Interrogative particle

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, shape, appearance, beauty

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty

पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they behold

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of √dṛś

Present tense, 3rd person plural, active voice (Parasmaipada), using paśya stem

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'vāstavyāḥ'

अथ (atha) - then, next, moreover, and

(indeclinable)

वदन्ति (vadanti) - they say, they speak

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of √vad

Present tense, 3rd person plural, active voice (Parasmaipada)

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'vāstavyāḥ'

किम् (kim) - what, which

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Note: Interrogative particle

तत् (tat) - that, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Part of the compound 'tad-geha-vara-vāstavyāḥ'

गेह (geha) - house, dwelling

(noun)

neuter, singular of geha

geha - house, dwelling

वर (vara) - excellent, best, chosen

(adjective)

masculine, singular of vara

vara - excellent, best, boon, suitor

वास्तव्याः (vāstavyāḥ) - residents, inhabitants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vāstavya

vāstavya - resident, inhabitant

Gerundive

from √vas (to dwell) with -tavya suffix

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tat+geha+vara+vāstavya)

• tat – that
  pronoun (neuter)
• geha – house
  noun (neuter)
• vara – excellent, best
  adjective (masculine)
• vāstavya – resident, inhabitant
  noun (masculine)
  Gerundive
  from √vas (to dwell) with -tavya suffix
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Refers to the people (subject of paśyanti and vadanti).

समासेन (samāsena) - concisely, in brief, in short

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of samāsa

samāsa - compound, abridgement, summary

Note: Used adverbially

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks direct or indirect speech)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, for me, of me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: dative/genitive singular of 'asmad'

वद (vada) - tell, speak, say

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of √vad

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular, active voice (Parasmaipada)

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Addressed to the Goddess by Līlā.