योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-28, verse-8

अहो भुशुण्डचरितं परं विस्मयकारकम् ।
भगवन्भवता प्रोक्तमुत्तमार्थावबोधनम् ॥ ८ ॥

aho bhuśuṇḍacaritaṃ paraṃ vismayakārakam ,
bhagavanbhavatā proktamuttamārthāvabodhanam 8

8. aho bhuśuṇḍacaritam param vismayakārakam
bhagavan bhavatā proktam uttamārthāvabodhanam

8. aho bhagavan bhavatā proktam bhuśuṇḍacaritam
param vismayakārakam uttamārthāvabodhanam

8. Oh, the account of Bhuśuṇḍa's life, which you, O revered one, have narrated, is supremely astonishing and serves to reveal the highest truth.

Words meanings summery:

• अहो (aho) - Oh! Ah! Indeed!

• भुशुण्डचरितम् (bhuśuṇḍacaritam) - the story/life of Bhuśuṇḍa

• परम् (param) - supremely (supreme, excellent, utmost)

• विस्मयकारकम् (vismayakārakam) - causing wonder, astonishing

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one, O Lord

• भवता (bhavatā) - by you, by your honor

• प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - spoken, narrated, declared

• उत्तमार्थावबोधनम् (uttamārthāvabodhanam) - revealing the highest meaning/truth

Words meanings and morphology

अहो (aho) - Oh! Ah! Indeed!

(indeclinable)

भुशुण्डचरितम् (bhuśuṇḍacaritam) - the story/life of Bhuśuṇḍa

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhuśuṇḍacarita

bhuśuṇḍacarita - story/life/conduct of Bhuśuṇḍa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhuśuṇḍa+carita)

• bhuśuṇḍa – name of a sage/crow-sage
  proper noun (masculine)
• carita – conduct, deed, story, history
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root car (to move, to behave)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

परम् (param) - supremely (supreme, excellent, utmost)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, other, distant

Note: Agrees with `bhuśuṇḍacaritam` and `vismayakārakam`.

विस्मयकारकम् (vismayakārakam) - causing wonder, astonishing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vismayakāraka

vismayakāraka - causing astonishment, wonder-worker

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vismaya+kāraka)

• vismaya – wonder, astonishment, surprise
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
• kāraka – maker, doer, causing, producing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, to make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with `bhuśuṇḍacaritam`.

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one, O Lord

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - illustrious, divine, revered, Lord

भवता (bhavatā) - by you, by your honor

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you

प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - spoken, narrated, declared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prokta

prokta - spoken, declared, narrated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `bhuśuṇḍacaritam` and `uttamārthāvabodhanam`.

उत्तमार्थावबोधनम् (uttamārthāvabodhanam) - revealing the highest meaning/truth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttamārthāvabodhana

uttamārthāvabodhana - making known the highest meaning, revelation of supreme truth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (uttama+artha+avabodhana)

• uttama – highest, best, supreme, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
• artha – meaning, purpose, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)
• avabodhana – awakening, understanding, revealing, causing to know
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal Noun
  Derived from root budh (to awaken, understand) with prefix ava
  Prefix: ava
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `bhuśuṇḍacaritam`.

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