योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-170, verse-21

श्रीराम उवाच ।
कलत्रमस्य मित्रस्य तदीयस्य मुनीश्वर ।
किं तत्किंरूपमेव स्यात्समासेनेव मे वद ॥ २१ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
kalatramasya mitrasya tadīyasya munīśvara ,
kiṃ tatkiṃrūpameva syātsamāseneva me vada 21

21. śrī-rāma uvāca kalatram asya mitrasya tadīyasya
munīśvara kim tat kim-rūpam eva syāt samāsena eva me vada

21. śrī-rāma uvāca munīśvara asya mitrasya tadīyasya
kalatram kim tat kim-rūpam eva syāt me samāsena eva vada

21. Shri Rama said: "O chief of sages! Regarding the wife of this friend – what is her nature? What form does she truly take? Please tell me briefly."

Words meanings summery:

• श्री-राम (śrī-rāma) - Lord Rama (Shri Rama)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• कलत्रम् (kalatram) - the wife (wife, spouse)

• अस्य (asya) - of this (friend) (of this, his)

• मित्रस्य (mitrasya) - of the friend

• तदीयस्य (tadīyasya) - of that (friend), his (friend's) (of his, belonging to him)

• मुनीश्वर (munīśvara) - O great sage (O chief of sages, O lord of ascetics)

• किम् (kim) - what (is her nature)? (what?, why?, whether)

• तत् (tat) - that (wife) (that, it)

• किम्-रूपम् (kim-rūpam) - what is her precise form/appearance (of what form, what kind of form)

• एव (eva) - truly, indeed (only, just, indeed, alone)

• स्यात् (syāt) - would she be (may be, should be, would be)

• समासेन (samāsena) - in a concise manner (by summary, in brief)

• एव (eva) - just, indeed (only, just, indeed, alone)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, for me)

• वद (vada) - please tell (tell, speak)

Words meanings and morphology

श्री-राम (śrī-rāma) - Lord Rama (Shri Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrī-rāma

śrī-rāma - Lord Rama

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – splendor, prosperity, revered, holy
  adjective
• rāma – Rama (a proper name, particularly a prominent deity in Hinduism)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: The speaker of the following words.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

कलत्रम् (kalatram) - the wife (wife, spouse)

(noun)

neuter, singular of kalatra

kalatra - wife, spouse

Note: The topic of the question.

अस्य (asya) - of this (friend) (of this, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to the friend mentioned in the previous verse.

मित्रस्य (mitrasya) - of the friend

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mitra

mitra - friend, companion

Note: Possessive case with 'kalatram'.

तदीयस्य (tadīyasya) - of that (friend), his (friend's) (of his, belonging to him)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tadīya

tadīya - his, belonging to him, that one's

Derived from 'tad' (that)

Note: Emphatic or redundant adjective modifying `mitrasya`.

मुनीश्वर (munīśvara) - O great sage (O chief of sages, O lord of ascetics)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of munīśvara

munīśvara - chief of sages, lord of ascetics

Compound type : tatpurusha (muni+īśvara)

• muni – sage, ascetic, hermit
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Addressed by Shri Rama.

किम् (kim) - what (is her nature)? (what?, why?, whether)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

Note: Interrogative pronoun.

तत् (tat) - that (wife) (that, it)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the `kalatram`.

किम्-रूपम् (kim-rūpam) - what is her precise form/appearance (of what form, what kind of form)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of kim-rūpa

kim-rūpa - of what form, what kind of appearance

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kim+rūpa)

• kim – what, which
  pronoun
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

Note: Interrogative adjective modifying implied subject.

एव (eva) - truly, indeed (only, just, indeed, alone)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the question.

स्यात् (syāt) - would she be (may be, should be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

समासेन (samāsena) - in a concise manner (by summary, in brief)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of samāsa

samāsa - compound, summary, conciseness

From prefix sam + root as (to throw, combine)

Prefix: sam

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Indicates manner.

एव (eva) - just, indeed (only, just, indeed, alone)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes `samāsena`.

मे (me) - to me (to me, for me)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Dative of recipient with `vada`.

वद (vada) - please tell (tell, speak)

(verb)

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

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Command from Rama to the sage.