योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-4, verse-1

श्रीवाल्मीकिरुवाच ।
मेघगम्भीरया वाचा विश्रब्धपदसुन्दरम् ।
इदं दशरथो वाक्यमुवाच मुनिनायकम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvālmīkiruvāca ,
meghagambhīrayā vācā viśrabdhapadasundaram ,
idaṃ daśaratho vākyamuvāca munināyakam 1

1. śrīvālmīkiḥ uvāca meghagambhīrayā vācā viśrabdhapadasundaram
idam daśarathaḥ vākyam uvāca munināyakam

1. śrīvālmīkiḥ uvāca daśarathaḥ idam vākyam munināyakam
meghagambhīrayā vācā viśrabdhapadasundaram uvāca

1. Śrī Vālmīki said: King Daśaratha spoke this statement, which was beautiful with its confident words, to the chief of sages, with a voice deep as a cloud.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवाल्मीकिः (śrīvālmīkiḥ) - Śrī Vālmīki

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• मेघगम्भीरया (meghagambhīrayā) - with a voice deep as a cloud

• वाचा (vācā) - with voice, with speech

• विश्रब्धपदसुन्दरम् (viśrabdhapadasundaram) - beautiful with confident words

• इदम् (idam) - this

• दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Daśaratha

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, word, speech

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• मुनिनायकम् (munināyakam) - to Viśvāmitra (to the chief of sages)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवाल्मीकिः (śrīvālmīkiḥ) - Śrī Vālmīki

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvālmīki

śrīvālmīki - Venerable Vālmīki (author of the Rāmāyaṇa)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (śrī+vālmīki)

• śrī – radiance, glory, prosperity, venerable
  adjective (feminine)
• vālmīki – Vālmīki (a proper name, the sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

मेघगम्भीरया (meghagambhīrayā) - with a voice deep as a cloud

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of meghagambhīra

meghagambhīra - deep like a cloud, profound

Compound type : Tatpurusha (megha+gambhīra)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
• gambhīra – deep, profound, serious
  adjective

वाचा (vācā) - with voice, with speech

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, voice, word

विश्रब्धपदसुन्दरम् (viśrabdhapadasundaram) - beautiful with confident words

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of viśrabdhapadasundara

viśrabdhapadasundara - beautiful with confident/gentle words

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (viśrabdha+pada+sundara)

• viśrabdha – confident, trusting, gentle, relaxed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śrambh (to trust) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śrambh (class 1)
• pada – word, phrase, step, foot
  noun (neuter)
• sundara – beautiful, handsome, lovely
  adjective

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Daśaratha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Daśaratha (a proper name, King of Ayodhya, Rama's father)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - statement, sentence, speech

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

मुनिनायकम् (munināyakam) - to Viśvāmitra (to the chief of sages)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of munināyaka

munināyaka - leader of sages, chief of ascetics

Compound type : Tatpurusha (muni+nāyaka)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• nāyaka – leader, chief, guide
  noun (masculine)