योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-113, verse-1

श्रीराम उवाच ।
मिथ्यानरप्रसङ्गेन किं मायापुरुषः प्रभो ।
कथितोऽयं त्वया व्योमरक्षण च किमुच्यते ॥ १ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
mithyānaraprasaṅgena kiṃ māyāpuruṣaḥ prabho ,
kathito'yaṃ tvayā vyomarakṣaṇa ca kimucyate 1

1. śrīrāma uvāca mithyānaraprasaṅgena kim māyāpuruṣaḥ
prabho kathitaḥ ayam tvayā vyomarakaṣṇa ca kim ucyate

1. śrīrāma uvāca.
prabho,
mithyānaraprasaṅgena ayam māyāpuruṣaḥ kim kathitaḥ tvayā? vyomarakaṣṇa ca kim ucyate?

1. Śrī Rāma said: "O Lord, what is this 'illusionary person' (māyā-puruṣa) that you have described in the context of a false man? And what is meant by 'protecting the sky' (vyomarakaṣṇa)?"

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• मिथ्यानरप्रसङ्गेन (mithyānaraprasaṅgena) - in the context of a false man (referring to the previous narrative) (by the context/occasion of a false man)

• किम् (kim) - what (is) ? (what?, why?)

• मायापुरुषः (māyāpuruṣaḥ) - illusionary person, person of illusion

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master

• कथितः (kathitaḥ) - spoken, narrated, described

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• व्योमरकष्ण (vyomarakaṣṇa) - protection of the sky, guarding the atmosphere

• च (ca) - and, also

• किम् (kim) - what (is) ? (what?, why?)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is meant (is said, is called, is meant)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rāma, an epithet of Rāma

Compound type : tatpurusha (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – splendor, prosperity, auspiciousness, revered
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (the deity), pleasing, charming
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: The speaker of this verse.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect 3rd singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Standard introductory phrase for speech.

मिथ्यानरप्रसङ्गेन (mithyānaraprasaṅgena) - in the context of a false man (referring to the previous narrative) (by the context/occasion of a false man)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mithyānaraprasaṅga

mithyānaraprasaṅga - context/connection/occasion of a false man

Compound type : tatpurusha (mithyā+nara+prasaṅga)

• mithyā – false, untrue, illusory, in vain
  indeclinable
• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• prasaṅga – attachment, connection, context, occasion
  noun (masculine)
  from pra-sañj 'to cling to, to be connected'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sañj (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what (is) ? (what?, why?)

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative particle.

मायापुरुषः (māyāpuruṣaḥ) - illusionary person, person of illusion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māyāpuruṣa

māyāpuruṣa - illusionary person, a being made of illusion (māyā), an illusory being

Compound type : tatpurusha (māyā+puruṣa)

• māyā – illusion (māyā), magic, art, power of illusion
  noun (feminine)
• puruṣa – person (puruṣa), man, male, spirit, cosmic person
  noun (masculine)

Note: A key concept Rāma is inquiring about.

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, sovereign, powerful

Note: Addressing Vasiṣṭha.

कथितः (kathitaḥ) - spoken, narrated, described

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kathita

kathita - spoken, told, narrated, described

Past Passive Participle

From root kath 'to tell' with suffix kta

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'ayam māyāpuruṣaḥ'.

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'māyāpuruṣa'.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Note: Agent in the passive construction 'kathitaḥ...tvayā'.

व्योमरकष्ण (vyomarakaṣṇa) - protection of the sky, guarding the atmosphere

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyomarakaṣṇa

vyomarakaṣṇa - protection of the sky, guarding the atmosphere/space

Compound type : tatpurusha (vyoman+rakṣaṇa)

• vyoman – sky, heaven, atmosphere, space
  noun (neuter)
• rakṣaṇa – protecting, guarding, preserving
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  From root rakṣ 'to protect'
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Another concept Rāma is questioning.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two questions.

किम् (kim) - what (is) ? (what?, why?)

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative particle.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is meant (is said, is called, is meant)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

present 3rd singular passive

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Passive form of `vac`.