योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-19, verse-2

अयं बन्धुरयं नेति कथाप्रस्तावतः स्मृतम् ।
इतिहासमिमं पुण्यमाश्चर्यं श्रृणु राघव ॥ २ ॥

ayaṃ bandhurayaṃ neti kathāprastāvataḥ smṛtam ,
itihāsamimaṃ puṇyamāścaryaṃ śrṛṇu rāghava 2

2. ayam bandhuḥ ayam na iti kathāprastāvataḥ smṛtam
itihāsam imam puṇyam āścaryam śṛṇu rāghava

2. rāghava ayam bandhuḥ ayam na iti kathāprastāvataḥ
smṛtam imam puṇyam āścaryam itihāsam śṛṇu

2. "This one is a kinsman, this one is not"—this, in the context of a story (kathā), is remembered. O Rāghava, listen to this sacred and astonishing narrative (itihāsa)!

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine nominative singular)

• बन्धुः (bandhuḥ) - kinsman, relative, friend

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine nominative singular)

• न (na) - not, no

• इति (iti) - "This one is a kinsman, this one is not"—thus (introducing or concluding a quote) (thus, in this manner, marking quotation)

• कथाप्रस्तावतः (kathāprastāvataḥ) - from the introduction of a story, in the context of a story

• स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - remembered, recollected

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

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

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred, meritorious, holy

• आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - astonishing, wonderful, marvelous

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, referring to Rāma)

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idaṃ

idaṁ - this, this one

बन्धुः (bandhuḥ) - kinsman, relative, friend

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bandhu

bandhu - kinsman, relative, friend, connection

Root: bandh (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idaṃ

idaṁ - this, this one

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - "This one is a kinsman, this one is not"—thus (introducing or concluding a quote) (thus, in this manner, marking quotation)

(indeclinable)

कथाप्रस्तावतः (kathāprastāvataḥ) - from the introduction of a story, in the context of a story

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kathāprastāva

kathāprastāva - introduction of a story, occasion of a story

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kathā+prastāva)

• kathā – story, tale
  noun (feminine)
• prastāva – introduction, context, opportunity
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: stu (class 2)

स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - remembered, recollected

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, thought of

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root smṛ (to remember)

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Also accusative singular.

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

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, legend, tradition, narrative

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

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idaṃ

idaṁ - this, this one

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred, meritorious, holy

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, holy, meritorious, pure

Note: Also nominative singular, neuter. Here modifying itihāsam (masculine).

आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - astonishing, wonderful, marvelous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āścarya

āścarya - astonishment, wonder, marvel

Note: Also nominative singular, neuter. Here modifying itihāsam (masculine).

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative Mood

Imperative 2nd person singular active

Root: śru (class 5)

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, referring to Rāma)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu