योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-45, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अत्रेमामवबोधाय विस्मयोल्लासकारिणीम् ।
अपूर्वां चैव संक्षेपाद्राम रम्यां कथां श्रृणु ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
atremāmavabodhāya vismayollāsakāriṇīm ,
apūrvāṃ caiva saṃkṣepādrāma ramyāṃ kathāṃ śrṛṇu 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca atra imām avabodhāya vismayollāsakāriṇīm
apūrvām ca eva saṃkṣepāt rāma ramyām kathām śṛṇu

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca rāma atra imām avabodhāya
vismayollāsakāriṇīm apūrvām ca eva saṃkṣepāt ramyām kathām śṛṇu

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: O Rāma, listen now to this delightful and unique story, presented briefly here for your understanding, a story that evokes wonder and joy.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The venerable sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

• इमाम् (imām) - this (story) (this, this one)

• अवबोधाय (avabodhāya) - for your understanding (for understanding, for awakening, for realization)

• विस्मयोल्लासकारिणीम् (vismayollāsakāriṇīm) - causing wonder and delight

• अपूर्वाम् (apūrvām) - unprecedented, unique, novel

• च (ca) - and indeed (and, also)

• एव (eva) - emphasizing 'ca' (indeed, only, just)

• संक्षेपात् (saṁkṣepāt) - briefly, in summary

• राम (rāma) - Rāma

• रम्याम् (ramyām) - delightful, pleasing, beautiful

• कथाम् (kathām) - story, tale, narrative

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The venerable sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The venerable sage Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – venerable, sacred, prosperity
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – best, most excellent; a celebrated Vedic sage
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the verb uvāca

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active

From root vac (vacati, vakti), perfect 3rd person singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

(indeclinable)

Locative of 'idam' (this), used as an adverb

इमाम् (imām) - this (story) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with 'kathām'

अवबोधाय (avabodhāya) - for your understanding (for understanding, for awakening, for realization)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of avabodha

avabodha - understanding, comprehension, awakening, realization

From prefix 'ava' + root 'budh' (to know, awaken)

Prefix: ava

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Purpose clause

विस्मयोल्लासकारिणीम् (vismayollāsakāriṇīm) - causing wonder and delight

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vismayollāsakāriṇī

vismayollāsakāriṇī - causing wonder and delight

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vismaya+ullāsa+kāriṇī)

• vismaya – wonder, astonishment
  noun (masculine)
• ullāsa – delight, joy, merriment
  noun (masculine)
• kāriṇī – female doer, maker, causing
  adjective (feminine)
  agent noun/present active participle derivative
  Feminine form of kārin, from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'kathām'

अपूर्वाम् (apūrvām) - unprecedented, unique, novel

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of apūrva

apūrva - unprecedented, unique, novel, never before seen

From 'a' (not) + 'pūrva' (former, previous)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pūrva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• pūrva – former, prior, previous
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'kathām'

च (ca) - and indeed (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - emphasizing 'ca' (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

संक्षेपात् (saṁkṣepāt) - briefly, in summary

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṃkṣepa

saṁkṣepa - summary, abbreviation, conciseness

From 'sam' + root 'kṣip' (to throw, compress)

Prefix: sam

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Used adverbially, meaning 'from brevity' or 'briefly'.

राम (rāma) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma, a celebrated incarnation of Viṣṇu, son of Daśaratha

Note: Addressed by Vasiṣṭha

रम्याम् (ramyām) - delightful, pleasing, beautiful

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ramya

ramya - delightful, pleasing, beautiful, charming

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root 'ram' (to delight, play)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kathām'

कथाम् (kathām) - story, tale, narrative

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, discourse

Note: Object of 'śṛṇu'

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

imperative active

From root śru (śṛṇoti), imperative 2nd person singular active

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Addressed to Rāma