योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-112, verse-15

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
मिथ्यापुरुषबोधाय श्रृणु राघव शोभनाम् ।
इमामाख्यायिकां हासजननीं मदुदीरिताम् ॥ १५ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
mithyāpuruṣabodhāya śrṛṇu rāghava śobhanām ,
imāmākhyāyikāṃ hāsajananīṃ madudīritām 15

15. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca mithyāpuruṣabodhāya śṛṇu rāghava
śobhanām imām ākhyāyikām hāsajananīm mat udīritām

15. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca rāghava mithyāpuruṣabodhāya mat
udīritām śobhanām hāsajananīm imām ākhyāyikām śṛṇu

15. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: "O Rāghava, listen to this excellent and humorous story, narrated by me, for the understanding of the illusory person (puruṣa)."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - the venerable Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• मिथ्यापुरुषबोधाय (mithyāpuruṣabodhāya) - for the understanding of the illusory person (puruṣa)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• राघव (rāghava) - O descendant of Raghu, O Rāma

• शोभनाम् (śobhanām) - beautiful, excellent, splendid

• इमाम् (imām) - this, this one

• आख्यायिकाम् (ākhyāyikām) - story, narrative, tale

• हासजननीम् (hāsajananīm) - laughter-generating, humorous, causing laughter

• मत् (mat) - by me, my

• उदीरिताम् (udīritām) - spoken, narrated, uttered

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - the venerable Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - the venerable Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – venerable, glorious, prosperity
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (a proper noun, name of a celebrated sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

मिथ्यापुरुषबोधाय (mithyāpuruṣabodhāya) - for the understanding of the illusory person (puruṣa)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of mithyāpuruṣabodha

mithyāpuruṣabodha - understanding of the illusory person (puruṣa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mithyāpuruṣa+bodha)

• mithyāpuruṣa – illusory person (puruṣa), false person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• bodha – understanding, awakening, knowledge
  noun (masculine)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

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

Root: śru (class 5)

राघव (rāghava) - O descendant of Raghu, O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

Derived from Raghu (name of a king) with 'aṇ' suffix indicating descendant

शोभनाम् (śobhanām) - beautiful, excellent, splendid

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śobhana

śobhana - beautiful, excellent, splendid

Present Active Participle (used as adjective)

From root √śubh (to shine, be beautiful)

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with ākhyāyikām

इमाम् (imām) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with ākhyāyikām

आख्यायिकाम् (ākhyāyikām) - story, narrative, tale

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ākhyāyikā

ākhyāyikā - story, narrative, tale

हासजननीम् (hāsajananīm) - laughter-generating, humorous, causing laughter

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of hāsajananī

hāsajananī - laughter-generating, humorous, causing laughter

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hāsa+jananī)

• hāsa – laughter, mirth
  noun (masculine)
• jananī – causing, producing, mother
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine form of 'janana' (causing, producing)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with ākhyāyikām

मत् (mat) - by me, my

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Used as agent in past passive participle construction

उदीरिताम् (udīritām) - spoken, narrated, uttered

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of udīrita

udīrita - spoken, narrated, uttered

Past Passive Participle

From root √īr (to move, stir, utter) with upasarga 'ud'

Prefix: ud

Root: īr (class 2)

Note: Agrees with ākhyāyikām