योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-16, verse-22

भुशुण्ड उवाच ।
यत्पृच्छसि मुने सर्वं तदिदं वर्णयाम्यहम् ।
अनुद्वेगितया यत्नात्कथा श्राव्या महात्मना ॥ २२ ॥

bhuśuṇḍa uvāca ,
yatpṛcchasi mune sarvaṃ tadidaṃ varṇayāmyaham ,
anudvegitayā yatnātkathā śrāvyā mahātmanā 22

22. bhūśuṇḍaḥ uvāca | yat pṛcchasi mune sarvam tat idam
varṇayāmi aham | anudvegitayā yatnāt kathā śrāvyā mahātmanā

22. bhūśuṇḍaḥ uvāca mune yat sarvam pṛcchasi,
tat idam aham varṇayāmi kathā anudvegitayā yatnāt mahātmanā śrāvyā

22. Bhūśuṇḍa said: 'O sage (muni), I shall describe all that you ask. This narrative should be listened to by the magnanimous one (mahātman) with calm and diligent attention.'

Words meanings summery:

• भूशुण्डः (bhūśuṇḍaḥ) - Bhūśuṇḍa (a proper name, often a long-lived crow sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यत् (yat) - what, which, that (relative pronoun)

• पृच्छसि (pṛcchasi) - you ask, you inquire

• मुने (mune) - O sage, O ascetic

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, every, whole

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• वर्णयामि (varṇayāmi) - I describe, I narrate

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अनुद्वेगितया (anudvegitayā) - with unagitated state, calmly, with undisturbed attention

• यत्नात् (yatnāt) - with effort, carefully, diligently

• कथा (kathā) - story, narrative, tale

• श्राव्या (śrāvyā) - to be heard, should be listened to

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled one, by the magnanimous one

Words meanings and morphology

भूशुण्डः (bhūśuṇḍaḥ) - Bhūśuṇḍa (a proper name, often a long-lived crow sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūśuṇḍa

bhūśuṇḍa - Bhūśuṇḍa (proper name)

Note: Speaker of the verse.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active Indicative

Root `vac`, class 2 (irregular perfect).

Root: vac (class 2)

यत् (yat) - what, which, that (relative pronoun)

(relative pronoun)

Note: Object of `pṛcchasi`.

पृच्छसि (pṛcchasi) - you ask, you inquire

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prach

Present Active Indicative

Root `prach`, class 6.

Root: prach (class 6)

मुने (mune) - O sage, O ascetic

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, silent one, seer

Note: Addressed to Vasiṣṭha or a general sage.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, every, whole

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Refers to "all things" being asked.

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(demonstrative pronoun)

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Emphasizes "this" specific thing being asked.

वर्णयामि (varṇayāmi) - I describe, I narrate

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative (causative stem)

Derived from root `vṛ` (to choose, to cover) with causative suffix `-aya`.

Root: vṛ (class 5)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Explicit subject of `varṇayāmi`.

अनुद्वेगितया (anudvegitayā) - with unagitated state, calmly, with undisturbed attention

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of anudvegita

anudvegita - unagitated, undisturbed, calm

`an-` (not) + `udvega` (agitation, disturbance) + `-ita` (suffix forming nouns/adjectives).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+udvegita)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• udvegita – agitated, disturbed
  past passive participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `vij` (to tremble, be agitated) with prefix `ud-`.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Modifies `śrāvyā`.

यत्नात् (yatnāt) - with effort, carefully, diligently

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, diligence, care

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Often used adverbially, meaning 'from effort' or 'by means of effort', hence 'carefully'.

कथा (kathā) - story, narrative, tale

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, narrative, talk, conversation

From root `kath` (to tell).

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Subject of the passive construction `śrāvyā`.

श्राव्या (śrāvyā) - to be heard, should be listened to

(gerundive)

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled one, by the magnanimous one

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, magnanimous, noble, a great person (mahātman)

Compound: `mahā` (great) + `ātman` (self, soul).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of the passive construction (`śrāvyā`).

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