योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-69, verse-1

श्रीराम उवाच ।
कुतः शतत्वमायातं रुद्राणां मुनिनायक ।
ये गणास्ते तु ये रुद्रा उत नेति वदाशु मे ॥ १ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
kutaḥ śatatvamāyātaṃ rudrāṇāṃ munināyaka ,
ye gaṇāste tu ye rudrā uta neti vadāśu me 1

1. śrīrāma uvāca | kutaḥ śatatvam āyātam rudrāṇām munināyaka
| ye gaṇāḥ te tu ye rudrāḥ uta na iti vada āśu me || 1 ||

1. śrīrāma uvāca munināyaka rudrāṇām śatatvam kutaḥ āyātam?
ye gaṇāḥ te tu rudrāḥ ye uta na iti me āśu vada 1

1. Śrī Rāma said: "O chief among sages, how did the Rudras come to be a hundred? And are those who are attendants (gaṇas) indeed the Rudras, or not? Tell me quickly."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - how (did it happen) (from where, how, why)

• शतत्वम् (śatatvam) - hundred-ness, state of being a hundred

• आयातम् (āyātam) - come, arrived

• रुद्राणाम् (rudrāṇām) - of the Rudras

• मुनिनायक (munināyaka) - O chief of sages

• ये (ye) - those who (who, those who)

• गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - attendants (of Śiva) (hosts, attendants, groups)

• ते (te) - they, those

• तु (tu) - indeed (emphasizing the question) (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• ये (ye) - those who (who, those who)

• रुद्राः (rudrāḥ) - Rudras

• उत (uta) - or (in a question) (or, and, indeed)

• न (na) - not, no

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• वद (vada) - speak, tell

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Śrī Rāma (a name)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, goddess Lakṣmī, an honorific prefix
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – pleasing, charming, delightful; the seventh incarnation of Viṣṇu
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root 'vac' takes reduplication and strong stem for perfect. 'vac' becomes 'uvac' in perfect 3rd singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - how (did it happen) (from where, how, why)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'kim' (what) with 'tas' suffix.

शतत्वम् (śatatvam) - hundred-ness, state of being a hundred

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śatatva

śatatva - hundred-ness, state of being a hundred

Derived from 'śata' (hundred) with 'tva' (suffix for abstract noun).

Note: Object of implied verb 'come to be'

आयातम् (āyātam) - come, arrived

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āyāta

āyāta - come, arrived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'yā' (to go) with prefix 'ā' (towards) and suffix 'kta' (for PPP).

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'śatatvam'.

रुद्राणाम् (rudrāṇām) - of the Rudras

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rudra

rudra - a class of deities, often associated with Śiva; the god Rudra (Śiva)

From root 'rud' (to cry, to roar)

Root: rud (class 2)

Note: Possessive case, 'of the Rudras'.

मुनिनायक (munināyaka) - O chief of sages

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of munināyaka

munināyaka - chief of sages, leader of ascetics

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+nāyaka)

• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• nāyaka – leader, chief, guide
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'nī' (to lead) with suffix 'ṇvul' ('aka').
  Root: nī (class 1)

ये (ye) - those who (who, those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - attendants (of Śiva) (hosts, attendants, groups)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gaṇa

gaṇa - group, troop, collection, attendant (especially of Śiva)

Root: gaṇ (class 10)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

तु (tu) - indeed (emphasizing the question) (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

ये (ye) - those who (who, those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

रुद्राः (rudrāḥ) - Rudras

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rudra

rudra - a class of deities, often associated with Śiva; the god Rudra (Śiva)

From root 'rud' (to cry, to roar)

Root: rud (class 2)

उत (uta) - or (in a question) (or, and, indeed)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

वद (vada) - speak, tell

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of vad

Imperative Active

Root 'vad' in imperative 2nd singular.

Root: vad (class 1)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I, me

Enclitic form of 1st person pronoun.