योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-150, verse-9

एवमाश्चर्यमाख्यानमुच्यतां मे यथाक्रमम् ।
कुतः कस्य किमेतद्वा परमो हि स विस्मयः ॥ ९ ॥

evamāścaryamākhyānamucyatāṃ me yathākramam ,
kutaḥ kasya kimetadvā paramo hi sa vismayaḥ 9

9. evam āścaryam ākhyānam ucyatām me yathākramam
kutaḥ kasya kim etat vā paramaḥ hi saḥ vismayaḥ

9. evam āścaryam ākhyānam me yathākramam ucyatām
kutaḥ kasya vā kim etat saḥ hi paramaḥ vismayaḥ

9. Therefore, let this astonishing narrative be recounted to me in due order. From where does this originate, to whom does it belong, or what exactly is this? Indeed, that is the supreme wonder.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - wonderful, amazing, surprising

• आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative, story, account

• उच्यताम् (ucyatām) - let it be recounted (let it be said/told)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, my, for me)

• यथाक्रमम् (yathākramam) - in due order, sequentially, according to sequence

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from what source (from where, whence, for what reason)

• कस्य (kasya) - to whom (does it belong) (of whom, whose)

• किम् (kim) - what exactly (is this) (what, which, why)

• एतत् (etat) - this (story/phenomenon) (this, this one)

• वा (vā) - or, either

• परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme, highest, greatest

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely (indeed, surely, for, because)

• सः (saḥ) - that (referring to the mystery being asked about) (he, that)

• विस्मयः (vismayaḥ) - wonder, astonishment, surprise

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - wonderful, amazing, surprising

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āścarya

āścarya - wonder, surprise, astonishing, amazing

From root 'ā-car' with nominal suffix 'ṇya'.

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative, story, account

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākhyāna

ākhyāna - narration, story, legend, account

From root 'ā-khyā' (to tell) with nominal suffix 'ana'.

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

उच्यताम् (ucyatām) - let it be recounted (let it be said/told)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (lot) of vac

Imperative Mood, 3rd Person Singular, Passive Voice

Root 'vac' undergoes samprasāraṇa (v to u) in passive forms. Formed with '-yatām' suffix.

Root: vac (class 2)

मे (me) - to me (to me, my, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of mad

mad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Enclitic form of the first person pronoun 'mad' in dative/genitive singular.

यथाक्रमम् (yathākramam) - in due order, sequentially, according to sequence

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound of 'yathā' and 'krama'.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+krama)

• yathā – as, according to, in such a manner
  indeclinable
• krama – order, sequence, step
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kram' (to step, go).
  Root: kram (class 1)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from what source (from where, whence, for what reason)

(indeclinable)

From interrogative pronoun 'kim' with the suffix '-tas'.

कस्य (kasya) - to whom (does it belong) (of whom, whose)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Genitive singular of the interrogative pronoun 'kim' (masculine/neuter).

किम् (kim) - what exactly (is this) (what, which, why)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which, why

Nominative/accusative singular neuter of the interrogative pronoun 'kim'.

एतत् (etat) - this (story/phenomenon) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etas

etas - this, this one

Nominative/accusative singular neuter of the demonstrative pronoun 'etas'.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme, highest, greatest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, best, ultimate, most excellent

Superlative form of 'para' (other, beyond).

हि (hi) - indeed, surely (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic or causal particle.

सः (saḥ) - that (referring to the mystery being asked about) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Masculine nominative singular of the demonstrative pronoun 'tad'.

विस्मयः (vismayaḥ) - wonder, astonishment, surprise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vismaya

vismaya - wonder, astonishment, surprise, amazement

From 'vi-' + root 'smi' (to wonder, be surprised).

Prefix: vi

Root: smi (class 1)