योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-108, verse-20

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अथास्मिन्कथयत्येवं त्वरार्तमपरश्चरः ।
उपप्लवजडोत्पीड इव हर्म्यं विवेश ह ॥ २० ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
athāsminkathayatyevaṃ tvarārtamaparaścaraḥ ,
upaplavajaḍotpīḍa iva harmyaṃ viveśa ha 20

20. śrī vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca atha asmin kathayati evam tvarārtam
aparaḥ caraḥ upaplavajaḍotpīḍaḥ iva harmyam viveśa ha

20. śrī vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca atha asmin evam kathayati tvarārtam
aparaḥ caraḥ upaplavajaḍotpīḍaḥ iva harmyam ha viveśa

20. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Then, as he was speaking thus, another messenger, agitated by urgency, entered the palace like the overwhelming force of a sudden flood.

Words meanings summery:

• श्री (śrī) - revered (holy, sacred, prosperity, glorious, revered)

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - while he (the previous messenger) (in this, on this, by this (one), while this (one))

• कथयति (kathayati) - while speaking (speaking, telling)

• एवम् (evam) - thus (as was speaking) (thus, in this manner, so)

• त्वरार्तम् (tvarārtam) - agitated by urgency (hurriedly, in haste, distressed by urgency)

• अपरः (aparaḥ) - another, other

• चरः (caraḥ) - messenger, spy, wanderer

• उपप्लवजडोत्पीडः (upaplavajaḍotpīḍaḥ) - like the overwhelming force of a sudden flood (overwhelming force of a flood (literally, 'flood-inert-pressure'))

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• हर्म्यम् (harmyam) - palace, mansion, large house

• विवेश (viveśa) - entered

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (particle of emphasis or past narration)

Words meanings and morphology

श्री (śrī) - revered (holy, sacred, prosperity, glorious, revered)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, revered

Note: Used as an honorific prefix.

वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - most excellent, best; name of a celebrated Vedic sage

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - while he (the previous messenger) (in this, on this, by this (one), while this (one))

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it (proximate demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction with kathayati.

कथयति (kathayati) - while speaking (speaking, telling)

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of kathayat

kathayat - speaking, telling

Present Active Participle

Derived from the verb root kath (to tell, relate).

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction with asmin.

एवम् (evam) - thus (as was speaking) (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

त्वरार्तम् (tvarārtam) - agitated by urgency (hurriedly, in haste, distressed by urgency)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tvarārta

tvarārta - distressed by haste, hurried

Compound type : Tatpurusha (tvarā+ārta)

• tvarā – speed, haste, urgency
  noun (feminine)
• ārta – distressed, afflicted, suffering
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root ṛ (to go, move) with prefix ā, or from root ṛt (to be in distress).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ṛ

Note: Used adverbially to describe the manner of entry.

अपरः (aparaḥ) - another, other

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent

चरः (caraḥ) - messenger, spy, wanderer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cara

cara - goer, wanderer, messenger, spy

उपप्लवजडोत्पीडः (upaplavajaḍotpīḍaḥ) - like the overwhelming force of a sudden flood (overwhelming force of a flood (literally, 'flood-inert-pressure'))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upaplavajaḍotpīḍa

upaplavajaḍotpīḍa - the heavy surge/pressure of a flood

Compound type : Tatpurusha (upaplava+jaḍa+utpīḍa)

• upaplava – flood, calamity, distress
  noun (masculine)
• jaḍa – inert, heavy, dull
  adjective
• utpīḍa – pressure, oppression, swelling, surge
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

हर्म्यम् (harmyam) - palace, mansion, large house

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of harmya

harmya - palace, large house, mansion

विवेश (viveśa) - entered

(verb)

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

Prefix: vi

Root: viś (class 6)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (particle of emphasis or past narration)

(indeclinable)