योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-60, verse-24

रात्रिं द्वादशवर्षाणि हरिश्चन्द्रोऽनुभूतवान् ।
लवणो भुक्तवानायुरेकरात्र्या समाः शतम् ॥ २४ ॥

rātriṃ dvādaśavarṣāṇi hariścandro'nubhūtavān ,
lavaṇo bhuktavānāyurekarātryā samāḥ śatam 24

24. rātrim dvādaśavarṣāṇi hariścandraḥ anubhūtavān
lavaṇaḥ bhuktavān āyuḥ ekarātryā samāḥ śatam

24. hariścandraḥ dvādaśavarṣāṇi rātrim anubhūtavān.
lavaṇaḥ ekarātryā śatam samāḥ āyuḥ bhuktavān.

24. Harischandra experienced a night that felt like twelve years. Lavana, in a single night, lived a hundred years of life.

Words meanings summery:

• रात्रिम् (rātrim) - night

• द्वादशवर्षाणि (dvādaśavarṣāṇi) - twelve years

• हरिश्चन्द्रः (hariścandraḥ) - Harischandra (name of a legendary king, renowned for his truthfulness) (Harischandra)

• अनुभूतवान् (anubhūtavān) - experienced, perceived

• लवणः (lavaṇaḥ) - Lavana (name of a mythical king from the Rāmāyaṇa) (Lavana)

• भुक्तवान् (bhuktavān) - experienced, enjoyed

• आयुः (āyuḥ) - life, lifespan

• एकरात्र्या (ekarātryā) - by one night, in one night

• समाः (samāḥ) - years

• शतम् (śatam) - hundred

Words meanings and morphology

रात्रिम् (rātrim) - night

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night, darkness

Note: Accusative of duration, referring to the night's experienced length.

द्वादशवर्षाणि (dvādaśavarṣāṇi) - twelve years

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of dvādaśavarṣa

dvādaśavarṣa - twelve years

Compound type : dvigu (dvādaśa+varṣa)

• dvādaśa – twelve
  numeral
• varṣa – year, rain, rainy season
  noun (neuter)

Note: Accusative of duration, meaning 'for twelve years'.

हरिश्चन्द्रः (hariścandraḥ) - Harischandra (name of a legendary king, renowned for his truthfulness) (Harischandra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hariścandra

hariścandra - Harischandra (a mythical king, famous for his honesty)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

अनुभूतवान् (anubhūtavān) - experienced, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anubhūta

anubhūta - experienced, perceived, felt

Past Active Participle

Derived from the root 'bhū' (to be, become) with the prefix 'anu' and the active past participle suffix 'vat'. The form 'anubhūtavān' is masculine nominative singular.

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

लवणः (lavaṇaḥ) - Lavana (name of a mythical king from the Rāmāyaṇa) (Lavana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lavaṇa

lavaṇa - Lavana (a king from Hindu mythology, son of Madhu)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

भुक्तवान् (bhuktavān) - experienced, enjoyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhukta

bhukta - eaten, enjoyed, experienced

Past Active Participle

Derived from the root 'bhuj' (to enjoy, eat, experience) with the active past participle suffix 'vat'. The form 'bhuktavān' is masculine nominative singular.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Functions as the main verb.

आयुः (āyuḥ) - life, lifespan

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āyus

āyus - life, vital power, lifespan, duration of life

s-stem noun.

Root: i

Note: Object of 'bhuktavān'.

एकरात्र्या (ekarātryā) - by one night, in one night

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ekarātri

ekarātri - one night, a single night

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+rātri)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• rātri – night
  noun (feminine)

Note: Denotes the means or time frame.

समाः (samāḥ) - years

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of samā

samā - year

Feminine noun meaning 'year'.

Note: Accusative of duration, often used with 'śatam' (hundred).

शतम् (śatam) - hundred

(numeral)