योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-65, verse-4

अत्रैवोदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
संवादं सुहृदो सह्यसानौ भासविलासयोः ॥ ४ ॥

atraivodāharantīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam ,
saṃvādaṃ suhṛdo sahyasānau bhāsavilāsayoḥ 4

4. atra eva udāharanti imam itihāsam purātanam
saṃvādam suhṛdoḥ sahyasānau bhāsavilāsayoḥ

4. atra eva imam purātanam itihāsam saṃvādam
suhṛdoḥ bhāsavilāsayoḥ sahyasānau udāharanti

4. Here, they relate this ancient narrative (itihāsa), a dialogue between two friends, Bhasa and Vilasa, on the Sahya mountain peak.

Words meanings summery:

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this context

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even

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

• इमम् (imam) - this

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - the ancient narrative being related (ancient tale, history, narrative (itihāsa))

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old, traditional

• संवादम् (saṁvādam) - conversation, dialogue, discourse

• सुहृदोः (suhṛdoḥ) - of the two friends

• सह्यसानौ (sahyasānau) - on one of the peaks of the Sahya mountain range (on the Sahya mountain peak)

• भासविलासयोः (bhāsavilāsayoḥ) - of Bhasa and Vilasa

Words meanings and morphology

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this context

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even

(indeclinable)

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

(verb)

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

Prefixes: ut+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - the ancient narrative being related (ancient tale, history, narrative (itihāsa))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - tradition, legend, history, epic narrative (itihāsa)

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old, traditional

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, primeval

संवादम् (saṁvādam) - conversation, dialogue, discourse

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃvāda

saṁvāda - conversation, dialogue, agreement

Prefix: sam

Root: vad (class 1)

सुहृदोः (suhṛdoḥ) - of the two friends

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of suhṛd

suhṛd - friend, well-wisher

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+hṛd)

• su – good, well
  indeclinable
• hṛd – heart, mind, soul
  noun (neuter)

सह्यसानौ (sahyasānau) - on one of the peaks of the Sahya mountain range (on the Sahya mountain peak)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sahyasānu

sahyasānu - peak of the Sahya mountain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sahya+sānu)

• sahya – Sahya (a mountain range in western India)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sānu – peak, summit, ridge
  noun (masculine)

भासविलासयोः (bhāsavilāsayoḥ) - of Bhasa and Vilasa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of bhāsavilāsa

bhāsavilāsa - Bhasa and Vilasa (names of two persons/beings)

Compound type : dvandva (bhāsa+vilāsa)

• bhāsa – Bhasa (a proper name, also light/luster)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vilāsa – Vilasa (a proper name, also play/sport/grace)
  proper noun (masculine)

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