योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-123, verse-14

वर्षाण्यष्टावभूद्राजा नालिकेरनिवासिनाम् ।
पूर्वः परमधर्मिष्ठः प्राप्तवान्प्राक्स्मृतिं ततः ॥ १४ ॥

varṣāṇyaṣṭāvabhūdrājā nālikeranivāsinām ,
pūrvaḥ paramadharmiṣṭhaḥ prāptavānprāksmṛtiṃ tataḥ 14

14. varṣāṇi aṣṭau abhūt rājā nālikeranivāsinām pūrvaḥ
paramadharmisthaḥ prāptavān prāk-smṛtim tataḥ

14. (saḥ) nālikeranivāsinām rājā varṣāṇi aṣṭau abhūt
tataḥ pūrvaḥ paramadharmisthaḥ prāk-smṛtim prāptavān

14. He was king of the Nalikera (coconut) inhabitants for eight years. Then, being supremely righteous in his intrinsic nature (dharma), he attained recollection of past lives (prāk-smṛti).

Words meanings summery:

• वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years (duration) (years, rains)

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

• अभूत् (abhūt) - he was (he/she/it was, became)

• राजा (rājā) - king

• नालिकेरनिवासिनाम् (nālikeranivāsinām) - of the Nalikera (coconut) inhabitants (of the coconut dwellers, of those residing in Nalikera)

• पूर्वः (pūrvaḥ) - the former (person/state) (former, previous, eastern)

• परमधर्मिस्थः (paramadharmisthaḥ) - supremely righteous in his intrinsic nature (dharma) (most righteous, most devoted to dharma)

• प्राप्तवान् (prāptavān) - he attained (he obtained, he attained)

• प्राक्-स्मृतिम् (prāk-smṛtim) - recollection of past lives (prāk-smṛti) (recollection of past lives, previous memory)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, subsequently (then, thereafter, from that)

Words meanings and morphology

वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years (duration) (years, rains)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of varṣa

varṣa - year, rain

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate duration.

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

(numeral)

Note: It can function as both nominative and accusative plural.

अभूत् (abhūt) - he was (he/she/it was, became)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist

From root bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Subject complement for 'abhūt'.

नालिकेरनिवासिनाम् (nālikeranivāsinām) - of the Nalikera (coconut) inhabitants (of the coconut dwellers, of those residing in Nalikera)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nālikeranivāsin

nālikeranivāsin - coconut dweller, inhabitant of Nalikera

Compound: nālikera (coconut) + nivāsin (dweller/inhabitant)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nālikera+nivāsin)

• nālikera – coconut
  noun (masculine)
• nivāsin – dweller, resident, inhabitant
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from ni-√vas (to dwell)
  From root vas (to dwell) with upasarga ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Genitive of possession.

पूर्वः (pūrvaḥ) - the former (person/state) (former, previous, eastern)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūrva

pūrva - former, prior, eastern, earlier

Note: Agrees with the implicit subject (he).

परमधर्मिस्थः (paramadharmisthaḥ) - supremely righteous in his intrinsic nature (dharma) (most righteous, most devoted to dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramadharmistha

paramadharmistha - most righteous, most virtuous, most devoted to dharma

Superlative degree

Superlative of dharmika, preceded by parama (supreme)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+dharmistha)

• parama – supreme, highest, utmost
  adjective (masculine)
• dharmistha – most righteous, most virtuous (superlative of dharmika)
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative
  From dharma (intrinsic nature) with suffix -iṣṭha
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implicit subject (he).

प्राप्तवान् (prāptavān) - he attained (he obtained, he attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāptavat

prāptavat - having obtained, attained

Past Active Participle

From root āp (to obtain, reach) with upasarga pra and suffix -vat

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

प्राक्-स्मृतिम् (prāk-smṛtim) - recollection of past lives (prāk-smṛti) (recollection of past lives, previous memory)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prāk-smṛti

prāk-smṛti - recollection of past lives, previous memory

Compound: prāk (before, formerly) + smṛti (memory)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (prāk+smṛti)

• prāk – before, formerly, eastward
  indeclinable
• smṛti – memory, recollection, tradition
  noun (feminine)
  From root smṛ (to remember)
  Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'prāptavān'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, subsequently (then, thereafter, from that)

(indeclinable)