योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-71, verse-47

श्रीराम उवाच ।
एताः संज्ञाः प्रभो ब्रह्मंश्चेतसो रूढिमागताः ।
कथमित्येव कथय मयि मानद सिद्धये ॥ ४७ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
etāḥ saṃjñāḥ prabho brahmaṃścetaso rūḍhimāgatāḥ ,
kathamityeva kathaya mayi mānada siddhaye 47

47. śrīrāma uvāca | etāḥ saṃjñāḥ prabho brahman cetasaḥ rūḍhim
āgatāḥ | katham iti eva kathaya mayi mānada siddhaye ||

47. śrīrāma uvāca prabho brahman mānada,
etāḥ saṃjñāḥ cetasaḥ rūḍhim āgatāḥ katham iti eva mayi siddhaye kathaya

47. Śrī Rāma said: 'O Lord, O Brahman, these terms for the mind (cetas) have become conventional. O giver of honor, please explain to me how this is, for my understanding (siddhi).'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एताः (etāḥ) - these

• संज्ञाः (saṁjñāḥ) - names, terms, appellations, concepts

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O master

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman

• चेतसः (cetasaḥ) - of the mind, pertaining to consciousness

• रूढिम् (rūḍhim) - convention, established usage, common practice

• आगताः (āgatāḥ) - having arrived, having come, having attained, having become

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• इति (iti) - thus, in this way, (marks direct speech)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, even

• कथय (kathaya) - tell, explain

• मयि (mayi) - to me, in me

• मानद (mānada) - O giver of honor, O esteemed one

• सिद्धये (siddhaye) - for my understanding (for accomplishment, for success, for realization, for understanding)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rāma, the glorious Rāma

Compound of Śrī (auspicious, glorious) and Rāma (name of a deity).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – splendor, prosperity, glory, beauty, auspiciousness
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (a proper name, hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

एताः (etāḥ) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of etas

etas - this, these (demonstrative pronoun, closer proximity than 'tad')

संज्ञाः (saṁjñāḥ) - names, terms, appellations, concepts

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of saṃjñā

saṁjñā - name, term, appellation, concept, designation

Derived from root 'jñā' (to know) with upasarga 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: jñā (class 9)

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, sovereign, powerful

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be) with upasarga 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman (the Absolute), priest, holy man

चेतसः (cetasaḥ) - of the mind, pertaining to consciousness

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intellect

Derived from root 'cit' (to perceive, observe).

Root: cit (class 1)

रूढिम् (rūḍhim) - convention, established usage, common practice

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rūḍhi

rūḍhi - convention, established usage, currency, popularity

Derived from root 'ruh' (to grow, ascend).

Root: ruh (class 1)

आगताः (āgatāḥ) - having arrived, having come, having attained, having become

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, plural of āgata

āgata - arrived, come, attained, received, become

Past Passive Participle (kṛt)

Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with upasarga 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'saṃjñāḥ'.

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb, from 'kim' (what).

इति (iti) - thus, in this way, (marks direct speech)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, even

(indeclinable)

कथय (kathaya) - tell, explain

(verb)

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

Derived from root 'kath' (to tell), often treated as a denominative root from 'kathā' (story).

Root: kath (class 10)

मयि (mayi) - to me, in me

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

First person singular pronoun.

मानद (mānada) - O giver of honor, O esteemed one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mānada

mānada - giver of honor, bestower of respect, esteemed

Compound of māna (honor, respect) and da (giver, bestower).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māna+da)

• māna – honor, respect, pride, measure
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'man' (to think, respect).
  Root: man (class 4)
• da – giving, granting, bestowing (suffix)
  adjective
  agent noun/suffix
  Derived from root 'dā' (to give).
  Root: dā (class 3)

सिद्धये (siddhaye) - for my understanding (for accomplishment, for success, for realization, for understanding)

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of siddhi

siddhi - accomplishment, success, perfection, realization, supernatural power

Derived from root 'sidh' (to accomplish, succeed).

Root: sidh (class 4)