योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-48, verse-18

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
शरलोमेति विख्यातः पिता तस्य बभूव ह ।
रामाऽपर इव ब्रह्मा तस्मिन्नेवावसद्गिरौ ॥ १८ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
śaralometi vikhyātaḥ pitā tasya babhūva ha ,
rāmā'para iva brahmā tasminnevāvasadgirau 18

18. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca śaraloman iti vikhyātaḥ pitā tasya
babhūva ha rāmā apara iva brahmā tasmin eva avasat girau

18. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca: rāmā,
ha! tasya pitā śaraloman iti vikhyātaḥ babhūva.
apara brahmā iva,
(saḥ) tasmin eva girau avasat.

18. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: "O Rāma, his father was indeed well-known by the name Śaraloman, who, like another Brahmā, dwelt on that very mountain."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said

• शरलोमन् (śaraloman) - The name of Daśūra's father. (Śaraloman)

• इति (iti) - Indicates direct speech or a name. (thus, so, named)

• विख्यातः (vikhyātaḥ) - famous, well-known

• पिता (pitā) - Father of Daśūra. (father)

• तस्य (tasya) - Refers to Daśūra. (his, of him)

• बभूव (babhūva) - was, became

• ह (ha) - indeed, verily

• रामा (rāmā) - Vasiṣṭha addressing his disciple Rāma. (O Rāma!)

• अपर (apara) - another, second

• इव (iva) - like, as

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - Refers to the mountain previously mentioned or understood. (on that, in that)

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes "that very mountain". (indeed, only, very)

• अवसत् (avasat) - he dwelt, he lived

• गिरौ (girau) - Refers to the mountain mentioned or implied earlier. (on the mountain)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – prosperity, glory, holy, revered
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (a proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Speaker of the verse.

उवाच (uvāca) - said

(verb)

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

perfect tense, 3rd person singular

From √vac (to speak), perfect form.

Root: √vac (class 2)

शरलोमन् (śaraloman) - The name of Daśūra's father. (Śaraloman)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaraloman

śaraloman - proper name, 'reed-haired'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śara+loman)

• śara – reed, arrow
  noun (neuter)
• loman – hair, fur
  noun (neuter)

Note: The `iti` particle implies this is a name.

इति (iti) - Indicates direct speech or a name. (thus, so, named)

(indeclinable)

विख्यातः (vikhyātaḥ) - famous, well-known

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikhyāta

vikhyāta - famous, celebrated, known

Past Passive Participle

From `vi-khyā` (to make known).

Prefix: vi

Root: √khyā (class 2)

पिता (pitā) - Father of Daśūra. (father)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

`ṛ`-ending noun.

Note: Subject of `babhūva`.

तस्य (tasya) - Refers to Daśūra. (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

Genitive singular of `tad`.

बभूव (babhūva) - was, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of bhū

perfect tense, 3rd person singular active

From √bhū (to be).

Root: √bhū (class 1)

ह (ha) - indeed, verily

(indeclinable)

Vedic particle.

रामा (rāmā) - Vasiṣṭha addressing his disciple Rāma. (O Rāma!)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma, charming

`ā`-ending vocative of `a`-stem masculine noun, `rāma`.

Root: √ram (class 1)

Note: The `ā` in `Rāmā` (from Devanagari `रामाऽपर`) indicates the specific vocative form used here.

अपर (apara) - another, second

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, second, inferior

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - creator god Brahmā, the supreme reality (brahman)

Nominative singular of `brahman` (masculine, denoting the deity).

Root: √bṛh (class 1)

Note: Comparison for Sharaloman's greatness.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - Refers to the mountain previously mentioned or understood. (on that, in that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

Locative singular of `tad`.

एव (eva) - Emphasizes "that very mountain". (indeed, only, very)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

अवसत् (avasat) - he dwelt, he lived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (Laṅ) of vas

imperfect tense, 3rd person singular active

From √vas (to dwell), imperfect form, with `a` augment.

Root: √vas (class 1)

गिरौ (girau) - Refers to the mountain mentioned or implied earlier. (on the mountain)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

`i`-stem masculine noun.

Note: Indicates location.

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