योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-48, verse-38

उवाच वचनं धीरं कुमाराभिमतं वरम् ।
गृहाण स्थापितं साधो कोशाकाशान्मणिं यथा ॥ ३८ ॥

uvāca vacanaṃ dhīraṃ kumārābhimataṃ varam ,
gṛhāṇa sthāpitaṃ sādho kośākāśānmaṇiṃ yathā 38

38. uvāca vacanam dhīram kumārābhimatam varam
gṛhāṇa stāpitam sādho kośākāśāt maṇim yathā

38. uvāca dhīram kumārābhimatam varam vacanam
sādho gṛhāṇa stāpitam maṇim kośākāśāt yathā

38. He spoke profound words, a boon desired by the Kumāra. 'O virtuous one, accept that which has been deposited, just as one takes a jewel from the ethereal treasury (kośākāśa).'

Words meanings summery:

• उवाच (uvāca) - (Agni spoke) (he spoke, said)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

• धीरम् (dhīram) - profound, steady, grave, courageous

• कुमाराभिमतम् (kumārābhimatam) - desired by the Kumāra, agreeable to the Kumāra

• वरम् (varam) - a boon, excellent, best

• गृहाण (gṛhāṇa) - take, accept, seize

• स्तापितम् (stāpitam) - (the boon has been securely placed) (deposited, placed, established)

• साधो (sādho) - O virtuous one! O good one!

• कोशाकाशात् (kośākāśāt) - from the ethereal treasury, from the space of the treasury

• मणिम् (maṇim) - a jewel, gem

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

Words meanings and morphology

उवाच (uvāca) - (Agni spoke) (he spoke, said)

(verb)

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

perfect tense (liṭ)

Perfect 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, statement

From root `vac` (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Direct object of `uvāca`.

धीरम् (dhīram) - profound, steady, grave, courageous

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhīra

dhīra - steady, firm, calm, profound, wise, courageous

Root: dhī

Note: Agrees with `vacanam`.

कुमाराभिमतम् (kumārābhimatam) - desired by the Kumāra, agreeable to the Kumāra

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kumārābhimata

kumārābhimata - desired by Kumāra, agreeable to Kumāra

past passive participle in compound

Bahuvrīhi compound of `kumāra` and `abhimata`.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kumāra+abhimata)

• kumāra – a boy, a youth, a prince, son, Kārttikeya
  noun (masculine)
• abhimata – desired, wished for, agreeable, approved
  adjective
  past passive participle
  From `abhi` (prefix) + root `man` (to think, believe) + `kta` (pp. suffix).
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `vacanam` and `varam`.

वरम् (varam) - a boon, excellent, best

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice, excellent, best

From root `vṛ` (to choose).

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Direct object.

गृहाण (gṛhāṇa) - take, accept, seize

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of grah

imperative

Present imperative 2nd person singular, Ātmanepada (irregular in some forms).

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: The imperative form `gṛhāṇa` is specifically ātmanepada.

स्तापितम् (stāpitam) - (the boon has been securely placed) (deposited, placed, established)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthāpita

sthāpita - placed, deposited, established, fixed

past passive participle (causative)

From root `sthā` (to stand) in causative form `sthāpaya` + `kta` (pp. suffix).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implied direct object of `gṛhāṇa` (i.e. 'that which is deposited').

साधो (sādho) - O virtuous one! O good one!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, righteous, holy man, sage

From root `sādh` (to accomplish).

Root: sādh (class 5)

कोशाकाशात् (kośākāśāt) - from the ethereal treasury, from the space of the treasury

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kośākāśa

kośākāśa - treasury-space, ethereal treasury

Compound type : tatpurusha (kośa+ākāśa)

• kośa – treasury, store-room, sheath, cocoon
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kuṣ (class 1)
• ākāśa – space, ether, sky
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: `āt` suffix for ablative.

मणिम् (maṇim) - a jewel, gem

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of maṇi

maṇi - jewel, gem, pearl

Note: Object of `gṛhāṇa`.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)