योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-56, verse-45

एतच्चाग्रे युक्तिशतैः कथयिष्याम एव ते ।
एतदर्थं प्रयत्नोऽयं वर्तमानकथां श्रृणु ॥ ४५ ॥

etaccāgre yuktiśataiḥ kathayiṣyāma eva te ,
etadarthaṃ prayatno'yaṃ vartamānakathāṃ śrṛṇu 45

45. etat ca agre yuktiśataiḥ kathayiṣyāmaḥ eva te
etat artham prayatnaḥ ayam vartamānakathām śṛṇu

45. ca agre yuktiśataiḥ te etat eva kathayiṣyāmaḥ
ayam prayatnaḥ etadartham vartamānakathām śṛṇu

45. And we will certainly explain this (concept) to you later with hundreds of arguments. This current effort is for that very purpose; now, please listen to the present narrative.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• अग्रे (agre) - later, further on, in front of, in the beginning

• युक्तिशतैः (yuktiśataiḥ) - by hundreds of arguments, with numerous reasons

• कथयिष्यामः (kathayiṣyāmaḥ) - we shall explain, we shall narrate

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• ते (te) - to you, your

• एतत् (etat) - this

• अर्थम् (artham) - for the purpose, for the sake of

• प्रयत्नः (prayatnaḥ) - effort, exertion, attempt

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

• वर्तमानकथाम् (vartamānakathām) - the present story, the current narrative

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! hear!

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

अग्रे (agre) - later, further on, in front of, in the beginning

(indeclinable)

Note: Locative singular form used adverbially.

युक्तिशतैः (yuktiśataiḥ) - by hundreds of arguments, with numerous reasons

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of yuktiśata

yuktiśata - hundreds of arguments/reasons

Compound of yukti (argument) and śata (hundred)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (yukti+śata)

• yukti – argument, reason, connection, propriety, contrivance
  noun (feminine)
  From root yuj (to join, connect)
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

कथयिष्यामः (kathayiṣyāmaḥ) - we shall explain, we shall narrate

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of kathay

Causative stem from root kath

Root: kath (class 10)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Can also be genitive singular.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

अर्थम् (artham) - for the purpose, for the sake of

(indeclinable)

Note: In 'etadartham', 'artham' is typically treated as an indeclinable or accusative singular.

प्रयत्नः (prayatnaḥ) - effort, exertion, attempt

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prayatna

prayatna - effort, exertion, attempt, endeavor

From root yat with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

वर्तमानकथाम् (vartamānakathām) - the present story, the current narrative

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vartamānakathā

vartamānakathā - current story, present narrative

Compound of vartamāna (present, existing) and kathā (story)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vartamāna+kathā)

• vartamāna – present, existing, current
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root vṛt (to be, exist)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• kathā – story, tale, narrative, conversation
  noun (feminine)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! hear!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

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