योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-22, verse-7

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
श्रृणु राघव ते वक्ष्ये बलेर्वृत्तान्तमुत्तमम् ।
श्रुतेन येन तं तत्त्वबोधं प्राप्स्यसि शाश्वतम् ॥ ७ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
śrṛṇu rāghava te vakṣye balervṛttāntamuttamam ,
śrutena yena taṃ tattvabodhaṃ prāpsyasi śāśvatam 7

7. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca śṛṇu rāghava te vakṣye baleḥ vṛttāntam
uttamam śrutena yena tam tattvabodham prāpsyasi śāśvatam

7. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca rāghava śṛṇu te uttamam baleḥ vṛttāntam
vakṣye yena śrutena tam śāśvatam tattvabodham prāpsyasi

7. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: "Listen, O Rāghava, I will narrate to you the excellent story of Bali. By hearing it, you will attain that eternal knowledge of reality (tattvabodham)."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha. (Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (imperative) (listen, hear)

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rāma (as an address to Rāghava) (descendant of Raghu, son of Raghu, O Rāma)

• ते (te) - to you (to you, your (dative/genitive of tvam))

• वक्ष्ये (vakṣye) - I will narrate (I will tell, I will speak)

• बलेः (baleḥ) - of Bali (the demon king) (of Bali)

• वृत्तान्तम् (vṛttāntam) - story (story, account, incident, news)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, best, supreme)

• श्रुतेन (śrutena) - by hearing (it) (by hearing, by what is heard, by tradition)

• येन (yena) - by which (by which, with which (instrumental of yad))

• तम् (tam) - that (referring to tattvabodham) (that, him (accusative of tad))

• तत्त्वबोधम् (tattvabodham) - knowledge of reality (tattvabodham) (knowledge of reality, understanding of truth, awareness of true nature)

• प्राप्स्यसि (prāpsyasi) - you will attain (you will obtain, you will attain, you will reach)

• शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal (eternal, perpetual, permanent)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha. (Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - A revered sage, especially Vasiṣṭha.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – prosperity, glory, beauty, revered.
  indeclinable (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – name of a celebrated Vedic sage; best, most excellent.
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: vas

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, third person singular.

Reduplicated perfect form of the root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (imperative) (listen, hear)

(verb)

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

Imperative, second person singular.

From root śru, Class 5 verb.

Root: śru (class 5)

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāma (as an address to Rāghava) (descendant of Raghu, son of Raghu, O Rāma)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu; an epithet of Rāma.

Derived from Raghu + aṇ (patronymic suffix).

ते (te) - to you (to you, your (dative/genitive of tvam))

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

Enclitic dative/genitive singular form of yuşmad.

वक्ष्ये (vakṣye) - I will narrate (I will tell, I will speak)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Future tense, first person singular, middle voice.

From root vac, future stem vakṣya-.

Root: vac (class 2)

बलेः (baleḥ) - of Bali (the demon king) (of Bali)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bali

bali - name of a celebrated demon king.

I-stem noun.

वृत्तान्तम् (vṛttāntam) - story (story, account, incident, news)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛttānta

vṛttānta - story, account, news, event.

Derived from vṛtta (past participle of vṛt) + anta (end, limit; implying 'full account').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛtta+anta)

• vṛtta – happened, occurred, past; also a past participle of vṛt.
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vṛt (to be, to exist, to happen) + kta suffix.
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• anta – end, limit, conclusion, vicinity.
  noun (masculine)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, best, supreme)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - best, excellent, highest, supreme.

Superlative of ud (up) + ta.

श्रुतेन (śrutena) - by hearing (it) (by hearing, by what is heard, by tradition)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened to; sacred knowledge, tradition; hearing.

Past Passive Participle

From root śru (to hear) + kta suffix.

Root: śru (class 5)

येन (yena) - by which (by which, with which (instrumental of yad))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what (relative pronoun)

Instrumental singular masculine/neuter of yad.

तम् (tam) - that (referring to tattvabodham) (that, him (accusative of tad))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it (demonstrative/anaphoric pronoun)

Accusative singular masculine or neuter of tad.

तत्त्वबोधम् (tattvabodham) - knowledge of reality (tattvabodham) (knowledge of reality, understanding of truth, awareness of true nature)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tattvabodha

tattvabodha - knowledge of reality, understanding of truth.

Compound of tattva (truth/reality) and bodha (knowledge/understanding).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tattva+bodha)

• tattva – truth, reality, essence, principle, true state.
  noun (neuter)
  From tad (that) + tva (abstract suffix).
• bodha – knowledge, understanding, awakening, perception.
  noun (masculine)
  From root budh (to know, perceive).
  Root: budh (class 1)

प्राप्स्यसि (prāpsyasi) - you will attain (you will obtain, you will attain, you will reach)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of pra-āp

Future tense, second person singular.

From root āp with prefix pra. Future stem āpsya-.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal (eternal, perpetual, permanent)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, everlasting, constant.

From śaśvat (always, perpetually) + a (suffix).