योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-14, verse-36

अथासौ विस्मयात्स्मेरमुखो मुदितमानसः ।
वितर्कमन्थरां वाचमुवाच वदतां वरः ॥ ३६ ॥

athāsau vismayātsmeramukho muditamānasaḥ ,
vitarkamantharāṃ vācamuvāca vadatāṃ varaḥ 36

36. atha asau vismayāt smera-mukhaḥ mudita-mānasaḥ
vitarka-mantharām vācam uvāca vadatām varaḥ

36. atha asau vismayāt smera-mukhaḥ mudita-mānasaḥ
vadatām varaḥ vitarka-mantharām vācam uvāca

36. Then, with a face smiling in amazement and a mind filled with joy, he, the best among speakers, uttered words that were slow with deliberation.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• असौ (asau) - he, that one

• विस्मयात् (vismayāt) - from wonder, out of amazement

• स्मेर-मुखः (smera-mukhaḥ) - with a smiling face

• मुदित-मानसः (mudita-mānasaḥ) - with a joyful mind

• वितर्क-मन्थराम् (vitarka-mantharām) - slow with deliberation, hesitant due to thought

• वाचम् (vācam) - word, speech, voice

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said, uttered

• वदताम् (vadatām) - of those speaking, among speakers

• वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, choicest, boon

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one, yonder

विस्मयात् (vismayāt) - from wonder, out of amazement

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vismaya

vismaya - wonder, astonishment, amazement, surprise

Prefix: vi

Root: smi (class 1)

स्मेर-मुखः (smera-mukhaḥ) - with a smiling face

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smera-mukha

smera-mukha - smiling-faced, having a smiling countenance

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (smera+mukha)

• smera – smiling, blooming, bright
  adjective (masculine)
  kṛt affix
  From the root 'smi' (to smile) with a kṛt suffix 'ra'.
  Root: smi (class 1)
• mukha – face, mouth, countenance, front
  noun (neuter)

मुदित-मानसः (mudita-mānasaḥ) - with a joyful mind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mudita-mānasa

mudita-mānasa - joyful-minded, having a joyful heart

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (mudita+mānasa)

• mudita – rejoiced, delighted, joyful, pleased
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'mud' (to rejoice) with the past passive participle suffix 'ta'.
  Root: mud (class 1)
• mānasa – mind, mental, heart, spirit
  noun (neuter)

वितर्क-मन्थराम् (vitarka-mantharām) - slow with deliberation, hesitant due to thought

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vitarka-manthara

vitarka-manthara - slowed by deliberation, hesitant in thought

Compound type : Tatpurusha (vitarka+manthara)

• vitarka – deliberation, reasoning, conjecture, doubt
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: tark (class 10)
• manthara – slow, sluggish, dull, hesitant
  adjective (masculine)

वाचम् (vācam) - word, speech, voice

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, word, voice, language

Root: vac

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said, uttered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

वदताम् (vadatām) - of those speaking, among speakers

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vadat

vadat - speaking, talking, saying

Present Active Participle

From the root 'vad' (to speak) with the present active participle suffix 'at'.

Root: vad (class 1)

वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, choicest, boon

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - excellent, best, choicest; a boon, a blessing

Root: vṛ (class 1)