योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-27, verse-2

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अहो नु चित्रं भगवन्भवता भूषणं श्रुतेः ।
आत्मोदन्तः प्रकथितः परं विस्मयकारणम् ॥ २ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
aho nu citraṃ bhagavanbhavatā bhūṣaṇaṃ śruteḥ ,
ātmodantaḥ prakathitaḥ paraṃ vismayakāraṇam 2

2. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca aho nu citram bhagavan bhavatā bhūṣaṇam
śruteḥ ātma-udantaḥ prakathitaḥ param vismaya-kāraṇam

2. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca aho nu bhagavan citram bhavatā śruteḥ
bhūṣaṇam ātma-udantaḥ prakathitaḥ param vismaya-kāraṇam

2. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: "Oh, venerable one, how truly marvelous! The narration of your own spiritual journey (ātman), which you have recounted, is an embellishment to the sacred tradition (śruti) and a profound source of wonder."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अहो (aho) - Oh! Ah! Indeed!

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, yet, then

• चित्रम् (citram) - wonderful, amazing, strange

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one, O divine one

• भवता (bhavatā) - by you (honorific)

• भूषणम् (bhūṣaṇam) - ornament, embellishment

• श्रुतेः (śruteḥ) - of the sacred tradition, of the Veda

• आत्म-उदन्तः (ātma-udantaḥ) - spiritual journey (account of the self, story of the soul)

• प्रकथितः (prakathitaḥ) - thoroughly narrated, clearly told

• परम् (param) - supremely, extremely, ultimate

• विस्मय-कारणम् (vismaya-kāraṇam) - cause of astonishment, reason for wonder

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active indicative

From root √vac (2nd class), perfect third person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

अहो (aho) - Oh! Ah! Indeed!

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed, now, yet, then

(indeclinable)

चित्रम् (citram) - wonderful, amazing, strange

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - Wonderful, strange, variegated, painting, picture.

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one, O divine one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - Possessing fortune, glorious, divine, venerable, divine lord.

Derived from bhaga (fortune, excellence) + matup suffix.

Note: Vocative singular of bhagavat.

भवता (bhavatā) - by you (honorific)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - Your honor, you (honorific pronoun), being, existing.

Present active participle

Present active participle of √bhū (to be, exist). Used here as a respectful pronoun for 'you'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Instrumental singular.

भूषणम् (bhūṣaṇam) - ornament, embellishment

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūṣaṇa

bhūṣaṇa - Ornament, decoration, embellishment, adornment.

Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Predicate nominative to ātma-udantaḥ.

श्रुतेः (śruteḥ) - of the sacred tradition, of the Veda

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of śruti

śruti - Hearing, sacred tradition (śruti), Veda, knowledge heard from Rishis.

From root √śru (to hear).

Root: śru (class 1)

आत्म-उदन्तः (ātma-udantaḥ) - spiritual journey (account of the self, story of the soul)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātma-udanta

ātma-udanta - Account of the self, story of the soul, one's own narrative.

Compound.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ātman+udanta)

• ātman – Self, soul, essence, individual soul, the Supreme Self (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• udanta – News, tidings, account, story
  noun (masculine)

प्रकथितः (prakathitaḥ) - thoroughly narrated, clearly told

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prakathita

prakathita - Narrated, told, declared, explained.

Past Passive Participle

From √kath (to tell) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Agrees with ātma-udantaḥ.

परम् (param) - supremely, extremely, ultimate

(indeclinable)

Note: Accusative neuter singular used adverbially.

विस्मय-कारणम् (vismaya-kāraṇam) - cause of astonishment, reason for wonder

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vismaya-kāraṇa

vismaya-kāraṇa - Cause of astonishment, reason for wonder.

Compound.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vismaya+kāraṇa)

• vismaya – Astonishment, wonder, surprise
  noun (masculine)
• kāraṇa – Cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate nominative to ātma-udantaḥ.