योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-50, verse-13

श्रीराम उवाच ।
जगत्सहस्रनिर्माणमहिम्नो दर्पणस्य च ।
पुर्यष्टकस्य भगवन्रूपं कथय कीदृशम् ॥ १३ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
jagatsahasranirmāṇamahimno darpaṇasya ca ,
puryaṣṭakasya bhagavanrūpaṃ kathaya kīdṛśam 13

13. śrīrāma uvāca jagat sahasra nirmāṇa mahimnaḥ darpaṇasya
ca puryaṣṭakasya bhagavan rūpam kathaya kīdṛśam

13. śrīrāma uvāca bhagavan jagat sahasra nirmāṇa mahimnaḥ
darpaṇasya ca puryaṣṭakasya rūpam kīdṛśam kathaya

13. Śrī Rāma said: O Lord (bhagavan), please describe the nature of the subtle body (puryaṣṭaka), which is like a mirror due to its capacity for creating thousands of worlds. What is its form?

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rama

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• जगत् सहस्र निर्माण महिम्नः (jagat sahasra nirmāṇa mahimnaḥ) - of the glory of creating thousands of worlds

• दर्पणस्य (darpaṇasya) - of a mirror

• च (ca) - and, also

• पुर्यष्टकस्य (puryaṣṭakasya) - of the subtle body (puryaṣṭaka) (of the eight-fold city)

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord! (bhagavan) (O Lord, O venerable one)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, appearance

• कथय (kathaya) - tell, describe, relate

• कीदृशम् (kīdṛśam) - of what kind, what sort, how

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rama, an epithet of Rama, a celebrated prince of Ayodhya

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (liṭ) 3rd person singular of the root 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

जगत् सहस्र निर्माण महिम्नः (jagat sahasra nirmāṇa mahimnaḥ) - of the glory of creating thousands of worlds

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jagat sahasra nirmāṇa mahiman

jagat sahasra nirmāṇa mahiman - the greatness or glory of creating thousands of worlds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+sahasra+nirmāṇa+mahiman)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)
• nirmāṇa – creation, construction, formation
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'mā' (to measure, form) with prefix 'nir'.
  Prefix: nir
  Root: mā (class 3)
• mahiman – greatness, glory, majesty, power
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mah (class 1)

दर्पणस्य (darpaṇasya) - of a mirror

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of darpaṇa

darpaṇa - mirror, looking-glass

Root: dṛp (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पुर्यष्टकस्य (puryaṣṭakasya) - of the subtle body (puryaṣṭaka) (of the eight-fold city)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of puryaṣṭaka

puryaṣṭaka - the eight-fold city, referring to the subtle body composed of the five tanmatras, mind, intellect, and ego

Compound type : dvigu (pur+aṣṭaka)

• pur – city, stronghold
  noun (feminine)
• aṣṭaka – eight-fold, group of eight
  noun (neuter)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord! (bhagavan) (O Lord, O venerable one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - possessing fortune/glory/majesty; venerable, divine; a common address for deities or revered persons

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, appearance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature, image

कथय (kathaya) - tell, describe, relate

(verb)

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

Imperative (loṭ) 2nd person singular of the root 'kath' (often considered a denominative root from 'kathā' or a 10th class root).

Root: kath (class 10)

कीदृशम् (kīdṛśam) - of what kind, what sort, how

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kīdṛśa

kīdṛśa - of what kind, of what sort, how, what like