योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-17, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अथ राम भुशुण्डोऽसौ न प्रहृष्टो न वक्रधीः ।
सर्वाङ्गसुन्दरः श्यामः प्रावृषीव पयोधरः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
atha rāma bhuśuṇḍo'sau na prahṛṣṭo na vakradhīḥ ,
sarvāṅgasundaraḥ śyāmaḥ prāvṛṣīva payodharaḥ 1

1. śrī vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca | atha rāma
bhūśuṇḍaḥ asau na prahṛṣṭaḥ
na vakra dhīḥ | sarvāṅga sundaraḥ
śyāmaḥ prāvṛṣi iva payodharaḥ

1. śrī vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca atha rāma,
asau bhūśuṇḍaḥ na prahṛṣṭaḥ na vakradhīḥ sarvāṅgasundaraḥ śyāmaḥ prāvṛṣi iva payodharaḥ

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: 'Now, O Rāma, this Bhūśuṇḍa was neither elated nor cunning in mind. He was perfectly beautiful in all his limbs and dark-hued, like a monsoon cloud in the rainy season.'

Words meanings summery:

• श्री (śrī) - glory, prosperity, beauty; revered, sacred (prefix)

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha (proper name, a revered sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon, moreover

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• भूशुण्डः (bhūśuṇḍaḥ) - The sage Bhūśuṇḍa, who is about to narrate his story. (Bhūśuṇḍa)

• असौ (asau) - Refers to Bhūśuṇḍa. (this one, that one (masculine nominative))

• न (na) - not, neither

• प्रहृष्टः (prahṛṣṭaḥ) - delighted, joyful, elated

• न (na) - not, neither

• वक्र (vakra) - crooked, bent, deceitful, sly

• धीः (dhīḥ) - intellect, mind, thought, understanding

• सर्वाङ्ग सुन्दरः (sarvāṅga sundaraḥ) - beautiful in all limbs, perfectly beautiful

• श्यामः (śyāmaḥ) - dark, black, dark-blue, dark-green, dark-complexioned

• प्रावृषि (prāvṛṣi) - in the rainy season, in autumn

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पयोधरः (payodharaḥ) - Cloud, specifically a rain-cloud. (cloud (lit. water-bearer), breast)

Words meanings and morphology

श्री (śrī) - glory, prosperity, beauty; revered, sacred (prefix)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - glory, prosperity, wealth, beauty, reverence, honor

Root: śrī (class 1)

Note: Honorific prefix for Vasiṣṭha.

वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha (proper name, a revered sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a prominent Vedic sage)

Superlative form of `vasu` (good).

Root: vas (class 1)

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)

अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon, moreover

(indeclinable)

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name, avatar of Viṣṇu)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Addressed by Vasiṣṭha.

भूशुण्डः (bhūśuṇḍaḥ) - The sage Bhūśuṇḍa, who is about to narrate his story. (Bhūśuṇḍa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūśuṇḍa

bhūśuṇḍa - Bhūśuṇḍa (proper name, a long-lived crow sage)

असौ (asau) - Refers to Bhūśuṇḍa. (this one, that one (masculine nominative))

(demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with `bhūśuṇḍaḥ`.

न (na) - not, neither

(indeclinable)

प्रहृष्टः (prahṛṣṭaḥ) - delighted, joyful, elated

(past passive participle)

न (na) - not, neither

(indeclinable)

वक्र (vakra) - crooked, bent, deceitful, sly

(adjective)

of vakra

vakra - crooked, bent, winding, indirect, deceitful, sly

Root: vraj (class 1)

धीः (dhīḥ) - intellect, mind, thought, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - intellect, mind, thought, understanding, wisdom

Long ī-stem noun.

Root: dhā (class 3)

सर्वाङ्ग सुन्दरः (sarvāṅga sundaraḥ) - beautiful in all limbs, perfectly beautiful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvāṅga-sundara

sarvāṅga-sundara - beautiful in all limbs, perfectly beautiful

Compound: `sarva` (all) + `aṅga` (limb) + `sundara` (beautiful).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+aṅga+sundara)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• aṅga – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)
• sundara – beautiful, handsome, lovely
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Describes Bhūśuṇḍa.

श्यामः (śyāmaḥ) - dark, black, dark-blue, dark-green, dark-complexioned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śyāma

śyāma - dark, black, dark-blue, dark-green, dark-complexioned

Root: śyai (class 1)

Note: Describes Bhūśuṇḍa.

प्रावृषि (prāvṛṣi) - in the rainy season, in autumn

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of prāvṛṣ

prāvṛṣ - rainy season, autumn

From `pra-vṛṣ` (to rain forth).

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पयोधरः (payodharaḥ) - Cloud, specifically a rain-cloud. (cloud (lit. water-bearer), breast)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of payodhara

payodhara - cloud, breast (lit. water-bearer)

Compound: `payas` (water) + `dhara` (bearing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (payas+dhara)

• payas – water, milk
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, holding, supporting
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root `dhṛ` (to bear, hold).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: The object of comparison for `śyāmaḥ`.