योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-20, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
एतत्ते कथितं सर्वं मनोरूपनिरूपणम् ।
मया राघव नान्येन केनचिन्नाम हेतुना ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
etatte kathitaṃ sarvaṃ manorūpanirūpaṇam ,
mayā rāghava nānyena kenacinnāma hetunā 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca etat te kathitam sarvam
manorūpanirūpaṇam mayā rāghava na anyena kenacit nāma hetunā

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca rāghava mayā etat sarvam
manorūpanirūpaṇam te kathitam na anyena kenacit nāma hetunā

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: O Rāghava, I have thus explained to you this entire description of the mind's nature (manorūpa). It has been recounted by me, and by no one else, for no specific reason.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एतत् (etat) - this (description) (this, this one)

• ते (te) - to you, your

• कथितम् (kathitam) - has been told, recounted, explained

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

• मनोरूपनिरूपणम् (manorūpanirūpaṇam) - description of the nature/form of the mind

• मया (mayā) - by me

• राघव (rāghava) - Refers to Prince Rama, the student of Vasiṣṭha. (O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, refers to Rama))

• न (na) - not

• अन्येन (anyena) - by another, by any other

• केनचित् (kenacit) - by someone, by something, by any

• नाम (nāma) - emphatic particle, 'indeed' or 'specifically' (by name, indeed, for instance, in fact)

• हेतुना (hetunā) - for any specific reason (by reason, by cause)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (an ancient sage), illustrious Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – glory, prosperity, auspiciousness, reverend (title)
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the verb 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

Root 'vac' (to speak), perfect form

Root: vac (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this (description) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, here

Note: Object of 'kathitam'.

ते (te) - to you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Here in dative case, meaning 'to you'.

कथितम् (kathitam) - has been told, recounted, explained

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, narrated, explained, spoken

Past Passive Participle

From root 'kath' (to tell)

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Acts as the main verb (passive construction).

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire, whole

Note: Modifies 'etat manorūpanirūpaṇam'.

मनोरूपनिरूपणम् (manorūpanirūpaṇam) - description of the nature/form of the mind

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manorūpanirūpaṇa

manorūpanirūpaṇa - exposition on the form/nature of the mind; description of the mind's form

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manorūpa+nirūpaṇa)

• manorūpa – nature/form of the mind
  noun (neuter)
• nirūpaṇa – ascertainment, description, determination, exposition
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'rūp' (to form) with prefix 'nir' (out, completely) in causative, then 'ana' suffix
  Prefix: nir
  Root: rūp (class 10)

Note: Object of 'kathitam'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Agent in passive construction.

राघव (rāghava) - Refers to Prince Rama, the student of Vasiṣṭha. (O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, refers to Rama))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu; name of Rama

Derived from 'raghu' + 'aṇ' suffix, meaning 'son/descendant of Raghu'

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following phrase.

अन्येन (anyena) - by another, by any other

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Refers to another person or a reason.

केनचित् (kenacit) - by someone, by something, by any

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kimcit

kimcit - someone, something, any, a little

Formed from interrogative pronoun 'kim' + 'cit' particle

Note: Qualifies 'anyena' or 'hetunā'.

नाम (nāma) - emphatic particle, 'indeed' or 'specifically' (by name, indeed, for instance, in fact)

(indeclinable)

Related to 'nāman' (name)

हेतुना (hetunā) - for any specific reason (by reason, by cause)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of hetu

hetu - reason, cause, motive

Note: Instrumental case to denote reason.