योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-113, verse-2

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
श्रृणु राम यथाभूतमेतत्प्रकटयामि ते ।
मिथ्यापुरुषवृत्तान्तकथा या कथिताधुना ॥ २ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
śrṛṇu rāma yathābhūtametatprakaṭayāmi te ,
mithyāpuruṣavṛttāntakathā yā kathitādhunā 2

2. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca śṛṇu rāma yathābhūtam etat prakaṭayāmi
te mithyāpuruṣavṛttāntakathā yā kathitā adhunā

2. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca.
rāma śṛṇu.
adhunā yā mithyāpuruṣavṛttāntakathā kathitā,
etat yathābhūtam te prakaṭayāmi.

2. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Listen, Rama, I shall now reveal to you the true nature of this matter, concerning the story of the illusory person's conduct that has just been recounted.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - The venerable sage Vasiṣṭha, speaker of these verses. (Śrī Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - Stated, as the narrator of the following verses. (said, spoke)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - An instruction to pay attention. (listen, hear)

• राम (rāma) - The interlocutor, Prince Rama. (Rama, pleasant, charming)

• यथाभूतम् (yathābhūtam) - In its true nature, accurately. (as it has been, as it is, truly, correctly)

• एतत् (etat) - Referring to the subject matter of the discourse. (this, this matter)

• प्रकटयामि (prakaṭayāmi) - I will make clear, I will explain. (I reveal, I manifest, I make clear)

• ते (te) - To you, Rama. (to you, your)

• मिथ्यापुरुषवृत्तान्तकथा (mithyāpuruṣavṛttāntakathā) - The narrative concerning the behavior of the illusory individual (referring to the previous discussion). (the story of the false person's conduct)

• या (yā) - Refers to 'the story'. (which, who)

• कथिता (kathitā) - The story that was recounted. (told, narrated, spoken)

• अधुना (adhunā) - Just recently, at this moment in the narrative. (now, at present)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - The venerable sage Vasiṣṭha, speaker of these verses. (Śrī Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Venerable Vasiṣṭha (proper noun compound: Śrī + Vasiṣṭha)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

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

उवाच (uvāca) - Stated, as the narrator of the following verses. (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect active

Irregular perfect formation from root vac (vać)

Root: vac (class 2)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - An instruction to pay attention. (listen, hear)

(verb)

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

Imperative active

Second person singular imperative of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

राम (rāma) - The interlocutor, Prince Rama. (Rama, pleasant, charming)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a prominent deity and prince), pleasant, charming

यथाभूतम् (yathābhūtam) - In its true nature, accurately. (as it has been, as it is, truly, correctly)

(indeclinable)

Formed from yathā (as) and bhūta (been, happened).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+bhūta)

• yathā – as, like, in the manner that
  indeclinable
• bhūta – been, become, past, creature, element
  past passive participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be, to become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially, meaning 'as it truly is'.

एतत् (etat) - Referring to the subject matter of the discourse. (this, this matter)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

प्रकटयामि (prakaṭayāmi) - I will make clear, I will explain. (I reveal, I manifest, I make clear)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prakaṭay

Present active

Present first person singular of the denominative verb from prakaṭa (manifest, clear)

Prefix: pra

Root: kaṭ (class 10)

ते (te) - To you, Rama. (to you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

Note: Dative case, meaning 'to you'.

मिथ्यापुरुषवृत्तान्तकथा (mithyāpuruṣavṛttāntakathā) - The narrative concerning the behavior of the illusory individual (referring to the previous discussion). (the story of the false person's conduct)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mithyāpuruṣavṛttāntakathā

mithyāpuruṣavṛttāntakathā - story of the false/illusory person's conduct/account

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mithyā+puruṣa+vṛttānta+kathā)

• mithyā – false, untrue, illusory
  adjective
• puruṣa – person, man, spirit, cosmic person
  noun (masculine)
• vṛttānta – news, account, event, conduct
  noun (masculine)
• kathā – story, tale, narrative
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of the clause.

या (yā) - Refers to 'the story'. (which, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Feminine nominative singular of yad

कथिता (kathitā) - The story that was recounted. (told, narrated, spoken)

(past passive participle)

Note: Functions as an adjective here.

अधुना (adhunā) - Just recently, at this moment in the narrative. (now, at present)

(indeclinable)