योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-86, verse-28

एषोऽहमित्यखिलमेव यथानुभूतं ते वर्णितं ननु मया वनवासतज्ज्ञ ।
सन्तो हि संकथनमार्यजनोत्तमेषु निर्मान्त्यलं सुभगसंव्यवहारदक्षाः ॥ २८ ॥

eṣo'hamityakhilameva yathānubhūtaṃ te varṇitaṃ nanu mayā vanavāsatajjña ,
santo hi saṃkathanamāryajanottameṣu nirmāntyalaṃ subhagasaṃvyavahāradakṣāḥ 28

28. eṣaḥ aham iti akhilam eva yathānubhūtam
te varṇitam nanu mayā vanavāsatatjña
santaḥ hi saṃkathanam āryajanottameṣu
nirmānti alam subhagasaṃvyavahāradakṣāḥ

28. vanavāsatatjña mayā te yathānubhūtam
akhilam eva eṣaḥ aham iti nanu varṇitam
hi subhagasaṃvyavahāradakṣāḥ santaḥ
āryajanottameṣu saṃkathanam alam nirmānti

28. “This is what I am” — thus, all that was experienced by you, O knower of forest dwelling, has indeed been described by me. For truly, good persons, skillful in delightful conversation, greatly fashion discussions among the noblest of people.

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine nominative singular)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इति (iti) - thus, in this way, so

• अखिलम् (akhilam) - all, whole, entire, complete

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

• यथानुभूतम् (yathānubhūtam) - as experienced, as perceived

• ते (te) - by you, to you, of you

• वर्णितम् (varṇitam) - described, narrated, told

• ननु (nanu) - indeed, surely, certainly

• मया (mayā) - by me

• वनवासतत्ज्ञ (vanavāsatatjña) - A vocative address to the person being spoken to, presumably someone who has experienced forest life. (O knower of forest dwelling, O expert in living in the forest)

• सन्तः (santaḥ) - good people, virtuous ones, the existent

• हि (hi) - for, indeed, because

• संकथनम् (saṁkathanam) - conversation, discussion, talking together

• आर्यजनोत्तमेषु (āryajanottameṣu) - among the best of noble persons

• निर्मान्ति (nirmānti) - they fashion, they create, they compose

• अलम् (alam) - greatly, sufficiently, enough, adorned

• सुभगसंव्यवहारदक्षाः (subhagasaṁvyavahāradakṣāḥ) - skilled in pleasant conversation/interaction

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Demonstrative pronoun

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: First person singular pronoun

इति (iti) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle marking quotation or conclusion

अखिलम् (akhilam) - all, whole, entire, complete

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akhila

akhila - whole, entire, complete, undivided

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+khila)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• khila – deficient, incomplete, waste land
  adjective

Note: Modifies the implied object 'that which was described'

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

यथानुभूतम् (yathānubhūtam) - as experienced, as perceived

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yathānubhūta

yathānubhūta - as experienced, as perceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhū (to be, become) with prefix anu and indeclinable yathā

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+anubhūta)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• anubhūta – experienced, perceived, felt
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be, become) with prefix anu
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'akhilam'

ते (te) - by you, to you, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Enclitic form; here functions as genitive indicating the experiencer ('by you')

वर्णितम् (varṇitam) - described, narrated, told

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of varṇita

varṇita - described, narrated, depicted, painted

Past Passive Participle

From root varṇ (to describe, color)

Root: varṇ (class 10)

Note: Past passive participle, functioning as predicate

ननु (nanu) - indeed, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic or rhetorical particle

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: First person singular pronoun

वनवासतत्ज्ञ (vanavāsatatjña) - A vocative address to the person being spoken to, presumably someone who has experienced forest life. (O knower of forest dwelling, O expert in living in the forest)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vanavāsatatjña

vanavāsatatjña - one who knows about forest dwelling; expert in forest life

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vanavāsa+tatjña)

• vanavāsa – forest dwelling, residence in the forest
  noun (masculine)
• tatjña – knower of that, expert in that
  adjective (masculine)

सन्तः (santaḥ) - good people, virtuous ones, the existent

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sat

sat - good, virtuous, existent, being, real

Present Active Participle

From root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Present active participle used substantively

हि (hi) - for, indeed, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Causal or emphatic particle

संकथनम् (saṁkathanam) - conversation, discussion, talking together

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃkathana

saṁkathana - conversation, discussion, narration, talking together

nominalization

Derived from root kath (to tell, narrate) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: kath (class 10)

आर्यजनोत्तमेषु (āryajanottameṣu) - among the best of noble persons

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of āryajanottama

āryajanottama - best among noble people, foremost of noble persons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āryajana+uttama)

• āryajana – noble person, respectable people
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective

निर्मान्ति (nirmānti) - they fashion, they create, they compose

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of nirmā

Prefix: nir

Root: mā (class 2)

अलम् (alam) - greatly, sufficiently, enough, adorned

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of degree or sufficiency

सुभगसंव्यवहारदक्षाः (subhagasaṁvyavahāradakṣāḥ) - skilled in pleasant conversation/interaction

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of subhagasaṃvyavahāradakṣa

subhagasaṁvyavahāradakṣa - skilled in felicitous/pleasant interaction

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (subhaga+saṃvyavahāra+dakṣa)

• subhaga – fortunate, charming, pleasant, beloved
  adjective
• saṃvyavahāra – intercourse, transaction, conduct, conversation
  noun (masculine)
  From root hṛ (to carry) with prefixes sam, vi, ava
  Prefixes: sam+vi+ava
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• dakṣa – skillful, expert, capable, clever
  adjective

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