योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-73, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
कर्कटीकटुवृत्तान्तं सर्वमाकर्ण्य वासवः ।
नारदं परिपप्रच्छ पुनर्जातकुतूहलः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
karkaṭīkaṭuvṛttāntaṃ sarvamākarṇya vāsavaḥ ,
nāradaṃ paripapraccha punarjātakutūhalaḥ 1

1. śrī-vasiṣṭha uvāca karkaṭī-kaṭu-vṛttāntam sarvam ākarṇya
vāsavaḥ nāradam paripapraccha punar-jāta-kutūhalaḥ

1. śrī-vasiṣṭha uvāca vāsavaḥ karkaṭī-kaṭu-vṛttāntam sarvam
ākarṇya punar-jāta-kutūhalaḥ nāradam paripapraccha

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Having heard the entire harsh account of Karkaṭī, Indra, his curiosity (kutūhala) rekindled, questioned Nārada again.

Words meanings summery:

• श्री-वसिष्ठ (śrī-vasiṣṭha) - The venerable Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• कर्कटी-कटु-वृत्तान्तम् (karkaṭī-kaṭu-vṛttāntam) - the bitter story of Karkaṭī

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - the entire (story) (all, entire)

• आकर्ण्य (ākarṇya) - having heard, listening to

• वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra

• नारदम् (nāradam) - to Nārada

• परिपप्रच्छ (paripapraccha) - he questioned, asked repeatedly

• पुनर्-जात-कुतूहलः (punar-jāta-kutūhalaḥ) - whose curiosity was re-aroused, with renewed curiosity

Words meanings and morphology

श्री-वसिष्ठ (śrī-vasiṣṭha) - The venerable Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrī-vasiṣṭha

śrī-vasiṣṭha - Venerable Vasiṣṭha (a sage)

Compound of śrī (honorific) and vasiṣṭha (name of a sage).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – prosperity, glory, honorific title
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śrī (class 1)
• vasiṣṭha – best, most excellent, a renowned Vedic sage
  proper noun (masculine)
  Superlative of vasu (good).
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Subject of uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active third singular

Reduplicated perfect form of vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Predicate for śrī-vasiṣṭha.

कर्कटी-कटु-वृत्तान्तम् (karkaṭī-kaṭu-vṛttāntam) - the bitter story of Karkaṭī

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karkaṭī-kaṭu-vṛttānta

karkaṭī-kaṭu-vṛttānta - the harsh/bitter tale of Karkaṭī

Tatpurusha compound. karkaṭī (Karkaṭī's) + kaṭu (bitter) + vṛttānta (story).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karkaṭī+kaṭu+vṛttānta)

• karkaṭī – Karkaṭī (proper name, a female ogress/demoness)
  proper noun (feminine)
  Feminine form of karkaṭa (crab).
• kaṭu – bitter, harsh, pungent
  adjective
• vṛttānta – story, account, event
  noun (masculine)
  From vṛtta (occurred) + anta (end/conclusion) or vṛttam (occurrence) + anta (end).
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Object of ākarṇya.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - the entire (story) (all, entire)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

Note: Modifies karkaṭī-kaṭu-vṛttāntam.

आकर्ण्य (ākarṇya) - having heard, listening to

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From ā + karṇ (from karṇa, ear) + lyap suffix. Or from ā + root kṛṇ (to hear).

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛṇ (class 10)

वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsava

vāsava - Indra (son of Vasu), god

Patronymic from vasu.

Note: Subject of paripapraccha.

नारदम् (nāradam) - to Nārada

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (a divine sage)

Note: Direct object of paripapraccha.

परिपप्रच्छ (paripapraccha) - he questioned, asked repeatedly

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pari-prach

Perfect active third singular

From pari (around, thoroughly) + prach (to ask).

Prefix: pari

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

पुनर्-जात-कुतूहलः (punar-jāta-kutūhalaḥ) - whose curiosity was re-aroused, with renewed curiosity

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of punar-jāta-kutūhala

punar-jāta-kutūhala - one whose curiosity is born again

Bahuvrīhi compound: punar (again) + jāta (born) + kutūhala (curiosity).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (punar+jāta+kutūhala)

• punar – again, anew
  indeclinable
  Adverb.
• jāta – born, arisen, produced
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root jan (to be born) + kta.
  Root: jan (class 4)
• kutūhala – curiosity, eagerness, wonder
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with vāsavaḥ.