योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-19, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अत्रैवोदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
भ्रात्रोस्त्रिपथगातीरे संवादं मुनिपुत्रयोः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
atraivodāharantīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam ,
bhrātrostripathagātīre saṃvādaṃ muniputrayoḥ 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca atra eva udāharanti imam itihāsam
purātanam bhrātroḥ tripathagātīre saṃvādam muniputrayoḥ

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca atra eva muniputrayoḥ bhrātroḥ
tripathagātīre saṃvādam imam purātanam itihāsam udāharanti

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: "Regarding this, they recount an ancient narrative (itihāsa) concerning a dialogue between two sons of a sage (muniputra) on the bank of the Triple-Stream (tripathagā) [River, i.e., Gaṅgā]."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Venerable Vasiṣṭha, Sage Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अत्र (atra) - Regarding this (introducing a topic) (here, in this matter, in this context)

• एव (eva) - emphasizing 'here' (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they relate, they cite, they recount

• इमम् (imam) - referring to the narrative (itihāsa) (this (masculine accusative singular))

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - narrative, history, legend (itihāsa)

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

• भ्रात्रोः (bhrātroḥ) - of two brothers

• त्रिपथगातीरे (tripathagātīre) - on the bank of the Tripathagā (Gaṅgā)

• संवादम् (saṁvādam) - dialogue, conversation

• मुनिपुत्रयोः (muniputrayoḥ) - of two sons of a sage

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Venerable Vasiṣṭha, Sage Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Venerable Vasiṣṭha, Sage Vasiṣṭha

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Tense

Perfect 3rd person singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - Regarding this (introducing a topic) (here, in this matter, in this context)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - emphasizing 'here' (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they relate, they cite, they recount

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of udāhṛ

Present Tense

Present 3rd person plural active

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - referring to the narrative (itihāsa) (this (masculine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idaṃ

idaṁ - this, this one

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - narrative, history, legend (itihāsa)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, legend, tradition, narrative

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, former

भ्रात्रोः (bhrātroḥ) - of two brothers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Also ablative dual.

त्रिपथगातीरे (tripathagātīre) - on the bank of the Tripathagā (Gaṅgā)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tripathagātīra

tripathagātīra - bank of the Tripathagā (River Gaṅgā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tripathagā+tīra)

• tripathagā – the river Gaṅgā (the one that flows in three paths)
  proper noun (feminine)
• tīra – bank, shore
  noun (neuter)

संवादम् (saṁvādam) - dialogue, conversation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃvāda

saṁvāda - dialogue, conversation, agreement

Root: vad (class 1)

मुनिपुत्रयोः (muniputrayoḥ) - of two sons of a sage

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of muniputra

muniputra - son of a sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+putra)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Also ablative dual.