योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-1, verse-2

श्रीवाल्मीकिरुवाच ।
शरत्तारकिताकाशस्तिमितायां सुसंसदि ।
कथयत्येवमाह्लादि वसिष्ठे पावनं वचः ॥ २ ॥

śrīvālmīkiruvāca ,
śarattārakitākāśastimitāyāṃ susaṃsadi ,
kathayatyevamāhlādi vasiṣṭhe pāvanaṃ vacaḥ 2

2. śrīvālmīkiḥ uvāca śarattārakitākāśastimitāyām
susaṃsadi kathayati evam āhlādi vasiṣṭhe pāvanam vacaḥ

2. śrīvālmīkiḥ uvāca vasiṣṭhe śarattārakitākāśastimitāyām
susaṃsadi evam āhlādi pāvanam vacaḥ kathayati

2. Śrī Vālmīki said: While Vasiṣṭha was speaking such delightful and purifying words in the excellent assembly, which was as tranquil as a star-studded autumn sky...

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवाल्मीकिः (śrīvālmīkiḥ) - Śrī Vālmīki (the venerable Vālmīki)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• शरत्तारकिताकाशस्तिमितायाम् (śarattārakitākāśastimitāyām) - in the assembly, which was as tranquil as a star-studded autumn sky (in the tranquil, star-studded autumn sky-like (assembly))

• सुसंसदि (susaṁsadi) - in the excellent assembly (in the good/excellent assembly)

• कथयति (kathayati) - speaking (narrates, tells, speaks)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, such (thus, in this manner, so)

• आह्लादि (āhlādi) - delightful (gladdening, delightful, refreshing)

• वसिष्ठे (vasiṣṭhe) - when Vasiṣṭha (was speaking) (in Vasiṣṭha, by Vasiṣṭha)

• पावनम् (pāvanam) - purifying (purifying, sacred, holy)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, utterance)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवाल्मीकिः (śrīvālmīkiḥ) - Śrī Vālmīki (the venerable Vālmīki)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvālmīki

śrīvālmīki - Venerable Vālmīki, Vālmīki with glory

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrī+vālmīki)

• śrī – glory, prosperity, venerable, respected
  adjective (feminine)
• vālmīki – Vālmīki (name of the ancient sage and author of Ramayana)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense, 3rd person singular

Irregular perfect form from root 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

शरत्तारकिताकाशस्तिमितायाम् (śarattārakitākāśastimitāyām) - in the assembly, which was as tranquil as a star-studded autumn sky (in the tranquil, star-studded autumn sky-like (assembly))

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of śarattārakitākāśastimitā

śarattārakitākāśastimitā - tranquil like a star-studded autumn sky

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śarat+tārakita+ākāśa+stimita)

• śarat – autumn
  noun (feminine)
• tārakita – star-studded, studded with stars
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'tārakā' (star).
• ākāśa – sky, space, ether
  noun (masculine)
• stimita – motionless, tranquil, calm, steady
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'stim' (to be motionless).
  Root: stim (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'susaṃsadi'.

सुसंसदि (susaṁsadi) - in the excellent assembly (in the good/excellent assembly)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of susaṃsad

susaṁsad - good assembly, excellent congregation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+saṃsad)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• saṃsad – assembly, congregation, council
  noun (feminine)
  From prefix 'sam' + root 'sad' (to sit).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Location where Vasiṣṭha is speaking.

कथयति (kathayati) - speaking (narrates, tells, speaks)

(nominal form)

Locative, masculine, singular of kathay

kathay - to tell, to narrate, to speak

Present Participle (Active), 7th class verb in Parasmaipada, Present Tense, 3rd person singular

Causative stem from root 'kath' or 'katha'. Here, it acts as a present participle in a locative absolute construction.

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Part of the locative absolute construction with 'vasiṣṭhe'.

एवम् (evam) - thus, such (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies the act of speaking.

आह्लादि (āhlādi) - delightful (gladdening, delightful, refreshing)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of āhlādin

āhlādin - gladdening, delightful, exhilarating

Derived from prefix 'ā' + root 'hlād' (to gladden) + agent suffix 'in'.

Prefix: ā

Root: hlād (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vacaḥ'.

वसिष्ठे (vasiṣṭhe) - when Vasiṣṭha (was speaking) (in Vasiṣṭha, by Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a revered sage), most excellent

Note: Subject of the locative absolute construction 'vasiṣṭhe kathayati'.

पावनम् (pāvanam) - purifying (purifying, sacred, holy)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of pāvana

pāvana - purifying, sacred, holy, pure

From root 'pū' (to purify).

Root: pū (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'vacaḥ'.

वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, utterance)

(noun)

neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying, utterance

From root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'kathayati' (in the sense of 'speaking words').