योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-68, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अत्रैवोदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
राक्षस्योक्तं महाप्रश्नजालमावलिताखिलम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
atraivodāharantīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam ,
rākṣasyoktaṃ mahāpraśnajālamāvalitākhilam 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca atra eva udāharanti imam itihāsam
purātanam rākṣasyā uktam mahāpraśnajālam āvalita akhilam

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca atra eva imam purātanam itihāsam
udāharanti rākṣasyā uktam mahāpraśnajālam āvalita akhilam

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: In this regard, they recount this ancient narrative (itihāsa), spoken by a demoness (rākṣasī), which was a great web of questions encompassing everything.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Venerable Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• अत्र (atra) - in this regard (here, in this regard)

• एव (eva) - right here (emphasis) (only, just, indeed)

• उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they recount, they narrate

• इमम् (imam) - this

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - ancient narrative (itihāsa) (ancient narrative, history, legend (itihāsa))

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

• राक्षस्या (rākṣasyā) - by the demoness

• उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken, said

• महाप्रश्नजालम् (mahāpraśnajālam) - great net of questions

• आवलित (āvalita) - enveloped, covered, surrounded

• अखिलम् (akhilam) - everything (all, whole, complete)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Venerable Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Venerable Vasiṣṭha (proper noun, a revered sage)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – glory, wealth, auspiciousness, venerable prefix
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - in this regard (here, in this regard)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

एव (eva) - right here (emphasis) (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'atra'.

उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they recount, they narrate

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of udāhṛ

Present tense, 3rd person plural

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject is an implicit 'they' (sages, tradition).

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Adjective for 'itihāsam'.

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - ancient narrative (itihāsa) (ancient narrative, history, legend (itihāsa))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - ancient narrative, history, legend, tradition (itihāsa)

Note: Object of 'udāharanti'.

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, former, traditional

From purā (formerly) + tana (suffix for time)

Note: Adjective for 'itihāsam'.

राक्षस्या (rākṣasyā) - by the demoness

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - female demon, ogress (rākṣasī)

Feminine form of rākṣasa

Note: Agent of 'uktam'.

उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken, said

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak) + kta

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Describes 'itihāsam'.

महाप्रश्नजालम् (mahāpraśnajālam) - great net of questions

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahāpraśnajāla

mahāpraśnajāla - a great net of questions, a complex web of inquiries

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+praśna+jāla)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective
  From mahat
• praśna – question, inquiry
  noun (masculine)
  From pra-śnā (to ask)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: śnā (class 9)
• jāla – net, web, multitude, collection
  noun (neuter)

Note: Appositive to 'itihāsam'.

आवलित (āvalita) - enveloped, covered, surrounded

(adjective)

neuter, singular of āvalita

āvalita - enveloped, covered, surrounded, embraced

Past Passive Participle

From ā-val (to turn, surround) + kta

Prefix: ā

Root: val (class 1)

Note: Part of the compound 'āvalitākhilam'.

अखिलम् (akhilam) - everything (all, whole, complete)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akhila

akhila - all, whole, complete, entire

From na (not) + khila (deficient)

Compound type : nan-tatpurusha (na+khila)

• na – not
  indeclinable
• khila – deficient, empty, waste
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Part of the compound 'āvalitākhilam', which is an appositive to 'itihāsam'.