योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-58, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अत्रैवोदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
किरातेशस्य सुरघोर्वृत्तान्तं विस्मयास्पदम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
atraivodāharantīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam ,
kirāteśasya suraghorvṛttāntaṃ vismayāspadam 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca atra eva udāharanti imam itihāsam
purātanam kirāteśasya suraghoḥ vṛttāntam vismayāspadam

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca.
atra eva (lokāḥ) imam purātanam itihāsam kirāteśasya suraghoḥ vismayāspadam vṛttāntam udāharanti.

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: In this very context, they relate this ancient narrative (itihāsa) – the astonishing account of Suraghu, the lord of the Kirātas.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (revered sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this context

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

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

• इमम् (imam) - this (masculine accusative)

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

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

• किरातेशस्य (kirāteśasya) - of the lord of the Kirātas

• सुरघोः (suraghoḥ) - of Suraghu

• वृत्तान्तम् (vṛttāntam) - account, story, narrative

• विस्मयास्पदम् (vismayāspadam) - astonishing, wonderful, causing wonder

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (revered sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha, an ancient and revered sage, often prefixed with Śrī for respect

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this context

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

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

(verb)

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

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - this (masculine accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

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

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, legend, traditional narrative, epic

Etymologically 'iti ha āsa' (thus indeed it was).

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, primeval

Derived from 'purā' (formerly) with suffix '-tana'.

किरातेशस्य (kirāteśasya) - of the lord of the Kirātas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kirāteśa

kirāteśa - lord of the Kirātas

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kirāta+īśa)

• kirāta – a Kirāta (an ancient mountain tribe or their member)
  noun (masculine)
• īśa – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'īś' (to rule).
  Root: īś (class 2)

सुरघोः (suraghoḥ) - of Suraghu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of suraghu

suraghu - Suraghu (proper name)

वृत्तान्तम् (vṛttāntam) - account, story, narrative

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛttānta

vṛttānta - occurrence, event, narrative, account, story

विस्मयास्पदम् (vismayāspadam) - astonishing, wonderful, causing wonder

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vismayāspada

vismayāspada - causing wonder, astonishing, wonderful

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vismaya+āspada)

• vismaya – wonder, astonishment, surprise
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: smi (class 1)
• āspada – seat, place, object, receptacle (of)
  noun (neuter)