योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-78, verse-28

इत्युक्ता सा तदा तेन चिन्तयामास राक्षसी ।
अहो नु विमलाचारं सत्त्वं पुरुषसिंहयोः ॥ २८ ॥

ityuktā sā tadā tena cintayāmāsa rākṣasī ,
aho nu vimalācāraṃ sattvaṃ puruṣasiṃhayoḥ 28

28. iti uktā sā tadā tena cintayāmāsa rākṣasī | aho
nu vimalācāram sattvam puruṣasiṃhayoḥ || 28 ||

28. iti uktā sā rākṣasī tena tadā cintayāmāsa
aho nu puruṣasiṃhayoḥ vimalācāram sattvam 28

28. Thus addressed by him, that demoness then reflected: 'Oh, what pure conduct and fortitude (sattva) these two lion-like men possess!'

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• उक्ता (uktā) - spoken, addressed

• सा (sā) - Refers to the demoness. (she, that (feminine))

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• तेन (tena) - by him (by him, by that (masculine))

• चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - she thought, she reflected

• राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - demoness

• अहो (aho) - Exclamation of wonder or admiration. (Oh!, Ah!)

• नु (nu) - Emphatic particle, 'surely,' 'now.' (indeed, now, then)

• विमलाचारम् (vimalācāram) - pure conduct, spotless behavior

• सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - fortitude, inner strength, pure quality (sattva) (being, existence, essence, fortitude, goodness (sattva))

• पुरुषसिंहयोः (puruṣasiṁhayoḥ) - Refers to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa. (of the two lion-like men, of the two excellent men)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्ता (uktā) - spoken, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak), irregular past participle.

Root: vac (class 2)

सा (sā) - Refers to the demoness. (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time from tad.

तेन (tena) - by him (by him, by that (masculine))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - she thought, she reflected

(verb)

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

Perfect Active, 3rd Person Singular

Periphrastic perfect from root cint (10th class verb, curādi). āsa is auxiliary.

Root: cint (class 10)

राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - demoness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - female demon, ogress

Feminine form of rākṣasa.

अहो (aho) - Exclamation of wonder or admiration. (Oh!, Ah!)

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - Emphatic particle, 'surely,' 'now.' (indeed, now, then)

(indeclinable)

विमलाचारम् (vimalācāram) - pure conduct, spotless behavior

(adjective)

neuter, singular of vimalācāra

vimalācāra - pure conduct, stainless behavior

vimala (spotless) + ācāra (conduct)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vimala+ācāra)

• vimala – spotless, pure, clean
  adjective (masculine)
  vi (without) + mala (stain)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: mal
• ācāra – conduct, custom, behavior
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-car (to act, practice)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Used substantively as 'pure conduct'.

सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - fortitude, inner strength, pure quality (sattva) (being, existence, essence, fortitude, goodness (sattva))

(noun)

neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - being, existence, essence, reality, goodness, courage, strength, fortitude (sattva)

From root as (to be) + tva suffix.

Root: as (class 2)

पुरुषसिंहयोः (puruṣasiṁhayoḥ) - Refers to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa. (of the two lion-like men, of the two excellent men)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of puruṣasiṃha

puruṣasiṁha - lion-like man, excellent man, best among men

puruṣa (man) + siṃha (lion).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (puruṣa+siṃha)

• puruṣa – man, person, male, human being (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• siṃha – lion, chief, preeminent
  noun (masculine)