योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-8, verse-9

इतिहासोत्तमादस्मताद्बोधः प्रवर्तते ।
सर्वेषामितिहासानामयं सार उदाहृतः ॥ ९ ॥

itihāsottamādasmatādbodhaḥ pravartate ,
sarveṣāmitihāsānāmayaṃ sāra udāhṛtaḥ 9

9. itihāsottamāt asmatāt bodhaḥ pravartate
sarveṣām itihāsānām ayam sāraḥ udāhṛtaḥ

9. asmatāt itihāsottamāt bodhaḥ pravartate
ayam sarveṣām itihāsānām sāraḥ udāhṛtaḥ

9. From this excellent historical narrative (itihāsa), true understanding (bodha) proceeds. This [Maharamayana] is declared to be the essence of all historical narratives.

Words meanings summery:

• इतिहासोत्तमात् (itihāsottamāt) - from the best of histories/narratives

• अस्मतात् (asmatāt) - from this

• बोधः (bodhaḥ) - true understanding (knowledge, understanding, awakening)

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - proceeds, arises, manifests

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

• इतिहासानाम् (itihāsānām) - of histories, of narratives

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• सारः (sāraḥ) - essence, pith, core

• उदाहृतः (udāhṛtaḥ) - declared, stated, taught

Words meanings and morphology

इतिहासोत्तमात् (itihāsottamāt) - from the best of histories/narratives

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of itihāsottama

itihāsottama - best of histories/narratives

Compound type : tatpurusha (itihāsa+uttama)

• itihāsa – history, narrative, legend
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: iti+ha
  Root: as (class 2)
• uttama – best, excellent, highest
  adjective (masculine)

अस्मतात् (asmatāt) - from this

(demonstrative pronoun)

Note: The suffix -tāt is an archaic ablative ending.

बोधः (bodhaḥ) - true understanding (knowledge, understanding, awakening)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bodha

bodha - knowledge, perception, awakening, understanding

Root: budh (class 1)

प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - proceeds, arises, manifests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pravṛt

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

इतिहासानाम् (itihāsānām) - of histories, of narratives

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, narrative, legend, epic

Root: as (class 2)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(demonstrative pronoun)

सारः (sāraḥ) - essence, pith, core

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāra

sāra - essence, core, gist, strength, best part

उदाहृतः (udāhṛtaḥ) - declared, stated, taught

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udāhṛta

udāhṛta - declared, stated, spoken, quoted, taught

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'hṛ' with prefixes 'ud' and 'ā'

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)