योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-60, verse-46

श्रीराम उवाच ।
पौराणां मन्त्रिमुख्यानां विदूरथकुलक्रमः ।
सममेव कथं तत्र सर्वेषां प्रतिभासितः ॥ ४६ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
paurāṇāṃ mantrimukhyānāṃ vidūrathakulakramaḥ ,
samameva kathaṃ tatra sarveṣāṃ pratibhāsitaḥ 46

46. śrīrāma uvāca paurāṇām mantrimukhyānām vidūrathakulakramaḥ
samam eva katham tatra sarveṣām pratibhāsitaḥ

46. śrīrāma uvāca tatra paurāṇām mantrimukhyānām sarveṣām
vidūrathakulakramaḥ samam eva katham pratibhāsitaḥ

46. Śrī Rāma asked: "How was the succession of the Vidūratha lineage perceived by all the citizens and chief ministers there in the same way?"

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rama, Sri Rama

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• पौराणाम् (paurāṇām) - of the citizens, of the townspeople

• मन्त्रिमुख्यानाम् (mantrimukhyānām) - of the chief ministers, of the principal counselors

• विदूरथकुलक्रमः (vidūrathakulakramaḥ) - the succession of the Vidūratha lineage, the order of the Vidūratha family

• समम् (samam) - equally, uniformly, simultaneously

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes 'samam'. (indeed, certainly, only, just)

• कथम् (katham) - how? in what way?

• तत्र (tatra) - Refers to the situation concerning Vidūratha. (there, in that place, in that matter)

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - Of all the citizens and chief ministers. (of all)

• प्रतिभासितः (pratibhāsitaḥ) - Perceived, understood. (appeared, manifested, shone forth)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rama, Sri Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rama, Sri Rama

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root 'vac' (2nd class), perfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

पौराणाम् (paurāṇām) - of the citizens, of the townspeople

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of paura

paura - citizen, townsperson

Derived from 'pura' (city).

मन्त्रिमुख्यानाम् (mantrimukhyānām) - of the chief ministers, of the principal counselors

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mantrimukhya

mantrimukhya - chief minister, principal counselor

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mantrin+mukhya)

• mantrin – minister, counselor
  noun (masculine)
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
  adjective (masculine)

विदूरथकुलक्रमः (vidūrathakulakramaḥ) - the succession of the Vidūratha lineage, the order of the Vidūratha family

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidūrathakulakrama

vidūrathakulakrama - the succession of the Vidūratha lineage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vidūratha+kula+krama)

• vidūratha – name of a king
  proper noun (masculine)
• kula – family, lineage, race
  noun (neuter)
• krama – succession, order, sequence
  noun (masculine)

समम् (samam) - equally, uniformly, simultaneously

(indeclinable)

Note: Acts as an adverb.

एव (eva) - Emphasizes 'samam'. (indeed, certainly, only, just)

(indeclinable)

कथम् (katham) - how? in what way?

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - Refers to the situation concerning Vidūratha. (there, in that place, in that matter)

(indeclinable)

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - Of all the citizens and chief ministers. (of all)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with paurāṇām and mantrimukhyānām.

प्रतिभासितः (pratibhāsitaḥ) - Perceived, understood. (appeared, manifested, shone forth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratibhāsita

pratibhāsita - appeared, manifested, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Root 'bhās' (to shine) with upasarga 'prati'.

Prefix: prati

Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Past Passive Participle acting as the main verb.

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