योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-1, verse-18

रामाद्यतनमेतावदाह्णिकं कथितं मया ।
प्रातरन्यत्तु वक्ष्यामो वक्तव्यमरिमर्दन ॥ १८ ॥

rāmādyatanametāvadāhṇikaṃ kathitaṃ mayā ,
prātaranyattu vakṣyāmo vaktavyamarimardana 18

18. rāma adyatanam etāvat āhṇikam kathitam mayā
prātaḥ anyat tu vakṣyāmaḥ vaktavyam arimardana

18. rāma,
arimardana! adyatanam etāvat āhṇikam mayā kathitam.
prātaḥ tu anyat vaktavyam vakṣyāmaḥ.

18. O Rama, O vanquisher of foes (arimardana)! This much of today's daily account (āhṇika) has been recounted by me. Tomorrow morning, however, we shall speak of other matters that are to be told.

Words meanings summery:

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• अद्यतनम् (adyatanam) - today's (today's, modern, present)

• एतावत् (etāvat) - this much (so much, this much, so far)

• आह्णिकम् (āhṇikam) - daily account (daily duty, daily offering, daily account)

• कथितम् (kathitam) - has been recounted (told, narrated, spoken)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• प्रातः (prātaḥ) - tomorrow morning (in the morning, early)

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other (matters) (another, other)

• तु (tu) - however (but, however, indeed)

• वक्ष्यामः (vakṣyāmaḥ) - we shall speak (we shall speak, we shall say)

• वक्तव्यम् (vaktavyam) - matters that are to be told (what should be said, what is to be spoken, duty, precept)

• अरिमर्दन (arimardana) - O vanquisher of foes (O destroyer of enemies, O subjugator of foes)

Words meanings and morphology

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper noun), pleasing, charming

Note: Addressed to Rama.

अद्यतनम् (adyatanam) - today's (today's, modern, present)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adyatana

adyatana - of today, belonging to today, present

Derived from 'adya' (today) + suffix 'tana'.

Note: Modifies 'āhṇikam'.

एतावत् (etāvat) - this much (so much, this much, so far)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etāvat

etāvat - so much, so far, this much, such

Note: Modifies 'āhṇikam'.

आह्णिकम् (āhṇikam) - daily account (daily duty, daily offering, daily account)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āhṇika

āhṇika - daily, diurnal, daily duty, daily ritual, daily account

Derived from 'ahan' (day) + suffix 'ṭhañ'.

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'kathitam'.

कथितम् (kathitam) - has been recounted (told, narrated, spoken)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, spoken, narrated, said

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root 'kath' (to tell, narrate).

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Predicate participle.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Agent in the passive construction.

प्रातः (prātaḥ) - tomorrow morning (in the morning, early)

(indeclinable)

अन्यत् (anyat) - other (matters) (another, other)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Modifies 'vaktavyam'.

तु (tu) - however (but, however, indeed)

(indeclinable)

वक्ष्यामः (vakṣyāmaḥ) - we shall speak (we shall speak, we shall say)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

future

Root 'vac' (to speak) in future tense, 1st person plural, Parasmaipada.

Root: vac (class 2)

वक्तव्यम् (vaktavyam) - matters that are to be told (what should be said, what is to be spoken, duty, precept)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vaktavya

vaktavya - what should be said, fit to be spoken, duty, precept

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle of root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'vakṣyāmaḥ'.

अरिमर्दन (arimardana) - O vanquisher of foes (O destroyer of enemies, O subjugator of foes)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of arimardana

arimardana - destroyer of enemies, vanquisher of foes

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'ari' (enemy) + 'mardana' (crushing, destroying).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ari+mardana)

• ari – enemy, foe, adversary
  noun (masculine)
• mardana – crushing, destroying, tormenting
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'mṛd' (to crush).
  Root: mṛd (class 9)

Note: Epithet for Rama.