योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-140, verse-8

व्याध उवाच ।
असदेतद्यदि विभो स्वप्नसंभ्रममात्रकम् ।
कथितेन तदैतेन कोऽर्थः कल्याणकोविद ॥ ८ ॥

vyādha uvāca ,
asadetadyadi vibho svapnasaṃbhramamātrakam ,
kathitena tadaitena ko'rthaḥ kalyāṇakovida 8

8. vyādhaḥ uvāca asat etat yadi vibho svapnasaṃbhramamātrakam
kathitena tadā etena kaḥ arthaḥ kalyāṇakovida

8. vyādhaḥ uvāca vibho kalyāṇakovida yadi etat
svapnasaṃbhramamātrakam asat tadā kathitena etena kaḥ arthaḥ

8. The hunter said: "O master, if this is merely a delusion from a dream, then what is the purpose of what you have narrated, O expert in welfare?"

Words meanings summery:

• व्याधः (vyādhaḥ) - hunter, fowler

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• असत् (asat) - unreal, non-existent, false, bad

• एतत् (etat) - this

• यदि (yadi) - if

• विभो (vibho) - O lord, O master

• स्वप्नसंभ्रममात्रकम् (svapnasaṁbhramamātrakam) - merely a delusion of a dream

• कथितेन (kathitena) - by what has been said, by the narration

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• एतेन (etena) - by this

• कः (kaḥ) - what?, who?

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, meaning, object, wealth

• कल्याणकोविद (kalyāṇakovida) - O expert in welfare/good fortune

Words meanings and morphology

व्याधः (vyādhaḥ) - hunter, fowler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyādha

vyādha - hunter, fowler, killer

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

असत् (asat) - unreal, non-existent, false, bad

(adjective)

neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, bad, wicked

Root: as (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

विभो (vibho) - O lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - omnipresent, lord, master, powerful, pervading

स्वप्नसंभ्रममात्रकम् (svapnasaṁbhramamātrakam) - merely a delusion of a dream

(noun)

neuter, singular of svapnasaṃbhramamātraka

svapnasaṁbhramamātraka - merely a dream's delusion/confusion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+saṃbhrama+mātraka)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 1)
• saṃbhrama – confusion, agitation, delusion, haste
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhram' with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• mātraka – mere, only, small amount, solely
  adjective (neuter)
  Suffix 'ka' added to 'mātra'.

कथितेन (kathitena) - by what has been said, by the narration

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - said, spoken, narrated, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'kath' (to tell, speak).

Root: kath (class 10)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

एतेन (etena) - by this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)

कः (kaḥ) - what?, who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ka

ka - who?, which?, what? (interrogative pronoun)

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, meaning, object, wealth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth, value, thing

कल्याणकोविद (kalyāṇakovida) - O expert in welfare/good fortune

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kalyāṇakovida

kalyāṇakovida - expert in welfare, skilled in auspicious matters

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalyāṇa+kovida)

• kalyāṇa – welfare, auspiciousness, good, blessed
  noun/adjective (neuter)
• kovida – expert, skilled, wise, knowing
  adjective/noun (masculine)

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