योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-85, verse-1

श्रीराम उवाच ।
अथ किं वीतहव्यः स्वं स्थितं तस्मिन्धरोदरे ।
कथमुद्धृतवान्देहं स संपन्नश्च किं कथम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
atha kiṃ vītahavyaḥ svaṃ sthitaṃ tasmindharodare ,
kathamuddhṛtavāndehaṃ sa saṃpannaśca kiṃ katham 1

1. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca atha kim vītahavyaḥ svam sthitam tasmin
dharodare katham uddhṛtavān deham saḥ saṃpannaḥ ca kim katham

1. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca.
atha vītahavyaḥ tasmin dharodare sthitam svam deham katham uddhṛtavān? saḥ ca kim katham saṃpannaḥ?

1. Śrī Rāma said: 'Now, how did Vītahavya, whose own (body) was situated within the earth's interior, retrieve his body (deha)? And what did he attain, and how?'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Śrī Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?, how?

• वीतहव्यः (vītahavyaḥ) - Vītahavya (proper name)

• स्वम् (svam) - his own (body implied)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, resting, lying

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• धरोदरे (dharodare) - in the interior of the earth

• कथम् (katham) - how?, in what manner?

• उद्धृतवान् (uddhṛtavān) - he lifted up, he brought out, he raised

• देहम् (deham) - body

• सः (saḥ) - he

• संपन्नः (saṁpannaḥ) - achieved, became, accomplished

• च (ca) - and

• किम् (kim) - what?, how?

• कथम् (katham) - how?, in what manner?

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Śrī Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Śrī Rāma, an incarnation of Vishnu, son of Dasharatha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – prosperity, glory, beauty, revered
  adjective (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (a proper name), pleasing, charming
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect active

root vac, 2nd class, parasmaipada, perfect tense

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: The perfect form of 'vac' is irregular.

अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to introduce a new topic or question.

किम् (kim) - what?, why?, how?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who?, what?, which?, why?, how?

Note: Functions here as an interrogative pronoun/adverb.

वीतहव्यः (vītahavyaḥ) - Vītahavya (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vītahavya

vītahavya - Vītahavya (a proper name); one from whom oblations have departed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vīta+havya)

• vīta – gone, departed, disappeared
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root vi (variant of i)
  Root: i (class 2)
• havya – oblation, offering
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  from root hu
  Root: hu (class 3)

Note: Refers to the sage Vītahavya.

स्वम् (svam) - his own (body implied)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

Note: Refers to Vītahavya's own body (`deham`).

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, resting, lying

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, remaining, fixed

Past Passive Participle

from root sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `svam deham`.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to `dharodare`.

धरोदरे (dharodare) - in the interior of the earth

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dharodara

dharodara - earth's interior, inside the earth, belly of the earth

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dharā+udara)

• dharā – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• udara – belly, interior, inside
  noun (neuter)

कथम् (katham) - how?, in what manner?

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

उद्धृतवान् (uddhṛtavān) - he lifted up, he brought out, he raised

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uddhṛtavat

uddhṛtavat - one who has lifted/brought out

Past Active Participle (ktavatu)

from root dhṛ with prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `vītahavyaḥ`.

देहम् (deham) - body

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, physical existence

Note: Object of `uddhṛtavān`.

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Vītahavya.

संपन्नः (saṁpannaḥ) - achieved, became, accomplished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃpanna

saṁpanna - accomplished, achieved, become, happened, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

from root pad with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `saḥ`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

किम् (kim) - what?, how?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who?, what?, which?, why?, how?

Note: Interrogative pronoun/adverb.

कथम् (katham) - how?, in what manner?

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.