योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-39, verse-17

श्रीवाल्मीकिरुवाच ।
इत्युक्ते तत्र रामेण चिन्तयामास चेतसा ।
वसिष्ठो मुनिशार्दूलो राघवस्योपदेशने ॥ १७ ॥

śrīvālmīkiruvāca ,
ityukte tatra rāmeṇa cintayāmāsa cetasā ,
vasiṣṭho muniśārdūlo rāghavasyopadeśane 17

17. śrīvālmīkiḥ uvāca iti ukte tatra rāmeṇa cintayāmāsa
cetasā vasiṣṭhaḥ muniśārdūlaḥ rāghavasya upadeśane

17. śrīvālmīkiḥ uvāca rāmeṇa iti ukte tatra muniśārdūlaḥ
vasiṣṭhaḥ cetasā rāghavasya upadeśane cintayāmāsa

17. Śrī Vālmīki said: When Rāma had thus spoken, Vasiṣṭha, the foremost among sages, pondered in his mind (cetas) concerning the instruction of Rāghava (Rāma).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवाल्मीकिः (śrīvālmīkiḥ) - Śrī Vālmīki

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• उक्ते (ukte) - when said, having been said

• तत्र (tatra) - in that context, then (there, then, in that case)

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

• चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - he thought, he pondered

• चेतसा (cetasā) - with his mind (cetas) (with the mind, by thought, with the intellect)

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha

• मुनिशार्दूलः (muniśārdūlaḥ) - tiger among sages, foremost sage

• राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāghava (Rāma) (of Rāghava, of Rāma)

• उपदेशने (upadeśane) - in the instruction, concerning the teaching

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवाल्मीकिः (śrīvālmīkiḥ) - Śrī Vālmīki

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvālmīki

śrīvālmīki - The illustrious Vālmīki

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vālmīki)

• śrī – splendor, prosperity, auspiciousness, revered
  noun (feminine)
• vālmīki – Vālmīki (proper name of the sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, third person singular

Irregular perfect form of the root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

Root: i (class 2)

उक्ते (ukte) - when said, having been said

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

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

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Part of a locative absolute phrase: 'iti ukte rāmeṇa' meaning 'when this was spoken by Rāma'.

तत्र (tatra) - in that context, then (there, then, in that case)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that) with suffix -tra.

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name), pleasing, dark-colored

Note: Agent in a passive construction (with 'ukte').

चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - he thought, he pondered

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, third person singular

From the denominative root 'cintay' (from cintā 'thought'), perfect form with ā-suffix.

Root: cit (class 10)

चेतसा (cetasā) - with his mind (cetas) (with the mind, by thought, with the intellect)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart

Root: cit (class 1)

वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (proper name of a revered Vedic sage)

Root: vas

मुनिशार्दूलः (muniśārdūlaḥ) - tiger among sages, foremost sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muniśārdūla

muniśārdūla - an eminent sage, a sage like a tiger (foremost)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+śārdūla)

• muni – sage, ascetic, silent one
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger, excellent, pre-eminent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appositive to Vasiṣṭhaḥ.

राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāghava (Rāma) (of Rāghava, of Rāma)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

Patronymic from Raghu.

उपदेशने (upadeśane) - in the instruction, concerning the teaching

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of upadeśana

upadeśana - teaching, instruction, advice

Derived from root diś (to point, show) with prefix upa.

Prefix: upa

Root: diś (class 6)