योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-77, verse-3

श्रीराम उवाच ।
कोऽसौ शिखिध्वजो नाम कथं वा लब्धवान्पदम् ।
एतन्मे कथय ब्रह्मन्भूयो बोधविवृद्धये ॥ ३ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
ko'sau śikhidhvajo nāma kathaṃ vā labdhavānpadam ,
etanme kathaya brahmanbhūyo bodhavivṛddhaye 3

3. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca kaḥ asau śikhidhvajaḥ nāma katham vā labdhavān
padam etat me kathaya brahman bhūyaḥ bodhavivṛddhaye

3. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca brahman kaḥ asau
nāma śikhidhvajaḥ (asti) vā
katham padam labdhavān (iti) etat
me bhūyaḥ bodhavivṛddhaye kathaya

3. Śrī Rāma said: 'Who is this person named Śikhidhvaja, and how did he attain that state (of liberation or steadfastness)? O Brahmin, please tell me this for the further increase of my knowledge.'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Śrī Rāma (The venerable Rāma)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said

• कः (kaḥ) - who

• असौ (asau) - this (person) (that (person), he)

• शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Śikhidhvaja (Śikhidhvaja (name of a king))

• नाम (nāma) - by name (by name, indeed, namely)

• कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner)

• वा (vā) - and (in the sense of 'or, also') (or)

• लब्धवान् (labdhavān) - attained (obtained, gained)

• पदम् (padam) - state, position (referring to a spiritual state) (step, foot, state, position)

• एतत् (etat) - this

• मे (me) - to me (to me, my)

• कथय (kathaya) - tell (tell, narrate)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin (O Brahmin, O venerable one)

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - further (again, further, more)

• बोधविवृद्धये (bodhavivṛddhaye) - for the further increase of my knowledge (for the increase of knowledge)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Śrī Rāma (The venerable Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - The venerable Rāma (name of a Hindu deity and king)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – glory, prosperity, venerable
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – pleasing, delightful; name of the hero of Rāmāyaṇa
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Third person singular, perfect tense, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

कः (kaḥ) - who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun

Note: Interrogative for 'śikhidhvajaḥ'.

असौ (asau) - this (person) (that (person), he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, yonder

Demonstrative pronoun

शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Śikhidhvaja (Śikhidhvaja (name of a king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhidhvaja

śikhidhvaja - Name of a king; one whose banner is a peacock

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (śikhin+dhvaja)

• śikhin – crested, peacock
  noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dhvaj' (to move)
  Root: dhvaj (class 1)

Note: Noun in the question.

नाम (nāma) - by name (by name, indeed, namely)

(indeclinable)

Can also be a noun, 'nāman'. Here it functions as an adverbial particle.

कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb.

वा (vā) - and (in the sense of 'or, also') (or)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

लब्धवान् (labdhavān) - attained (obtained, gained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of labdhavat

labdhavat - one who has obtained or gained

Past Active Participle

From root 'labh' (to obtain) + suffix 'ktavat'

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Functions as a finite verb in compound tenses.

पदम् (padam) - state, position (referring to a spiritual state) (step, foot, state, position)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, place, position, state, word, mark

Root: pad (class 4)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the preceding questions.

मे (me) - to me (to me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

First person singular pronoun. Enclitic dative/genitive.

कथय (kathaya) - tell (tell, narrate)

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

Second person singular, imperative mood, active voice. Derived from root 'kath' (often treated as a 10th class root)

Root: kath (class 10)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin (O Brahmin, O venerable one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, priest, wise person, the Absolute (Brahman)

Vocative singular of 'brahman'

Root: bṛh (class 1)

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - further (again, further, more)

(indeclinable)

Comparative adverb of 'bahula' (much) or 'bhūri' (much)

बोधविवृद्धये (bodhavivṛddhaye) - for the further increase of my knowledge (for the increase of knowledge)

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of bodhavivṛddhi

bodhavivṛddhi - growth/increase of knowledge/understanding

Compound of 'bodha' (knowledge) and 'vivṛddhi' (increase)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bodha+vivṛddhi)

• bodha – knowledge, understanding, awakening
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'budh' (to know, awaken)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• vivṛddhi – growth, increase, prosperity
  noun (feminine)
  From 'vi' + root 'vṛdh' (to grow)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Purpose for asking.