योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-16, verse-17

इत्युक्तवानसौ पक्षी भुशुण्डश्चिरजीवितः ।
त्रिकालामलसंवेदी तत्र प्रोक्तमिदं मया ॥ १७ ॥

ityuktavānasau pakṣī bhuśuṇḍaścirajīvitaḥ ,
trikālāmalasaṃvedī tatra proktamidaṃ mayā 17

17. iti uktavān asau pakṣī bhuśuṇḍaḥ cirajīvitaḥ
trikālāmalasaṃvedī tatra proktam idam mayā

17. iti asau cirajīvitaḥ trikālāmalasaṃvedī pakṣī
bhuśuṇḍaḥ uktavān tatra idam mayā proktam

17. Thus spoke that bird, the long-lived (cirajīvita) Bhūśuṇḍa, who knew the three times (past, present, and future) flawlessly. There, this was spoken by me.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, in these words

• उक्तवान् (uktavān) - having said, having spoken, spoke

• असौ (asau) - that (person/thing), he

• पक्षी (pakṣī) - bird

• भुशुण्डः (bhuśuṇḍaḥ) - The legendary crow-sage, Bhūśuṇḍa (Bhūśuṇḍa)

• चिरजीवितः (cirajīvitaḥ) - long-lived

• त्रिकालामलसंवेदी (trikālāmalasaṁvedī) - one who has pure knowledge of the three times (past, present, future)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that matter

• प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - spoken, said, declared

• इदम् (idam) - this statement or teaching (this, this (matter))

• मया (mayā) - by me

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, in these words

(indeclinable)

उक्तवान् (uktavān) - having said, having spoken, spoke

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak), formed with kta suffix. Here used as an active past participle by adding the -vat suffix.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: An active past participle, functioning as a finite verb in this context.

असौ (asau) - that (person/thing), he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder

Note: Nominative singular masculine form of the demonstrative pronoun 'adas'.

पक्षी (pakṣī) - bird

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pakṣin

pakṣin - bird, winged creature

भुशुण्डः (bhuśuṇḍaḥ) - The legendary crow-sage, Bhūśuṇḍa (Bhūśuṇḍa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhuśuṇḍa

bhuśuṇḍa - Name of a legendary crow-sage

चिरजीवितः (cirajīvitaḥ) - long-lived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cirajīvita

cirajīvita - long-lived, immortal

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (cira+jīvita)

• cira – long (time), lasting, ancient
  indeclinable
• jīvita – lived, existing; life (as a noun)
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root jīv (to live) with the kta suffix.
  Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Bhūśuṇḍa.

त्रिकालामलसंवेदी (trikālāmalasaṁvedī) - one who has pure knowledge of the three times (past, present, future)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trikālāmalasaṃvedin

trikālāmalasaṁvedin - having pure knowledge of the three divisions of time (past, present, future)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (trikāla+amala+saṃvedin)

• trikāla – three times (past, present, future)
  noun (neuter)
• amala – spotless, pure, stainless, free from impurity
  adjective
• saṃvedin – knowing, perceiving, understanding
  adjective (masculine)
  Formed from prefix sam- + root vid (to know) + -in suffix.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Qualifies Bhūśuṇḍa.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that matter

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place or context.

प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - spoken, said, declared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prokta

prokta - spoken, said, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak) with prefix pra-, formed with kta suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used impersonally or as part of a passive construction, functioning as the predicate for 'idam'.

इदम् (idam) - this statement or teaching (this, this (matter))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Refers to the subject of the passive action.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Agent in a passive construction.