योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-119, verse-1

सहचरा ऊचुः ।
कथयत्येष पथिकः पश्य मन्दरगुल्मके ।
प्रियायाश्चिरलब्धाया वृत्तां विरहसंकथाम् ॥ १ ॥

sahacarā ūcuḥ ,
kathayatyeṣa pathikaḥ paśya mandaragulmake ,
priyāyāściralabdhāyā vṛttāṃ virahasaṃkathām 1

1. sahacarāḥ ūcuḥ kathayati eṣaḥ pathikaḥ paśya mandaragulmake
priyāyāḥ ciralabdhāyāḥ vṛttām virahasaṃkathām

1. sahacarāḥ ūcuḥ paśya eṣaḥ pathikaḥ mandaragulmake
ciralabdhāyāḥ priyāyāḥ vṛttām virahasaṃkathām kathayati

1. His companions said: 'Look! This traveler, sitting on a Mandara shrub, is narrating the story of his separation from his long-cherished beloved.'

Words meanings summery:

• सहचराः (sahacarāḥ) - companions, associates

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said, spoke

• कथयति (kathayati) - narrates, tells

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine)

• पथिकः (pathikaḥ) - traveler, wanderer

• पश्य (paśya) - see, behold

• मन्दरगुल्मके (mandaragulmake) - on the Mandara shrub/bush

• प्रियायाः (priyāyāḥ) - of the beloved

• चिरलब्धायाः (ciralabdhāyāḥ) - of the beloved who was long cherished or long united with, but now separated from (of the long-obtained, long-cherished)

• वृत्ताम् (vṛttām) - that which occurred, concerning the story; narrated (occurred, happened, narrated, elapsed)

• विरहसंकथाम् (virahasaṁkathām) - story of separation, tale of sorrow in separation

Words meanings and morphology

सहचराः (sahacarāḥ) - companions, associates

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahacara

sahacara - companion, associate

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saha+cara)

• saha – with, together
  indeclinable
• cara – moving, going
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root car (to move)
  Root: car (class 1)

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

कथयति (kathayati) - narrates, tells

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kath

Root: kath (class 10)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this

पथिकः (pathikaḥ) - traveler, wanderer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pathika

pathika - traveler, wanderer

पश्य (paśya) - see, behold

(verb)

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

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मन्दरगुल्मके (mandaragulmake) - on the Mandara shrub/bush

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mandaragulmaka

mandaragulmaka - Mandara bush/shrub

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mandara+gulmaka)

• mandara – Mandara mountain; coral tree
  proper noun (masculine)
• gulmaka – bush, shrub, cluster
  noun (masculine)

प्रियायाः (priyāyāḥ) - of the beloved

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of priyā

priyā - beloved, dear one

चिरलब्धायाः (ciralabdhāyāḥ) - of the beloved who was long cherished or long united with, but now separated from (of the long-obtained, long-cherished)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of ciralabdhā

ciralabdhā - long-obtained, long-cherished

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cira+labdhā)

• cira – long time
  indeclinable
• labdhā – obtained, acquired
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: labh

वृत्ताम् (vṛttām) - that which occurred, concerning the story; narrated (occurred, happened, narrated, elapsed)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - occurred, happened, transpired; narrated; past

Past Passive Participle

Root: vṛt (class 1)

विरहसंकथाम् (virahasaṁkathām) - story of separation, tale of sorrow in separation

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of virahasaṃkathā

virahasaṁkathā - story of separation, tale of sorrow in separation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viraha+saṃkathā)

• viraha – separation, parting
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkathā – conversation, narrative, story
  noun (feminine)

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