योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-178, verse-26

तत्रैवमैन्दवाख्यानं श्रृणु श्रवणभूषणम् ।
मया च पूर्वमुक्तं तत्किंचान्यदभिवर्ण्यते ॥ २६ ॥

tatraivamaindavākhyānaṃ śrṛṇu śravaṇabhūṣaṇam ,
mayā ca pūrvamuktaṃ tatkiṃcānyadabhivarṇyate 26

26. tatra evam aindavākhyānam śṛṇu śravaṇabhūṣaṇam |
mayā ca pūrvam uktam tat kiñcit anyat abhivarnyaṭe

26. tatra eva śravaṇabhūṣaṇam aindavākhyānam śṛṇu ca tat pūrvam mayā uktam,
anyat kiñcit abhivarnyaṭe

26. Now, listen to the story of Aindava, which is truly an ornament to the ears. Indeed, it has already been narrated by me before; what else is there to describe?

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र एवम् (tatra evam) - now, in this regard (there, thus; in this manner)

• ऐन्दवाख्यानम् (aindavākhyānam) - the narrative concerning Aindava (the moon-god's lineage/story) (story of Aindava)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen!, hear!

• श्रवणभूषणम् (śravaṇabhūṣaṇam) - something that adorns the act of listening, hence delightful (an ornament to the ears, delightful to hear)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• च (ca) - indeed, moreover (and, also)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, formerly

• उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken, told

• तत् (tat) - that (story) (that, it)

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, anything, a little

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different

• अभिवर्न्यटे (abhivarnyaṭe) - is described, is narrated

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र एवम् (tatra evam) - now, in this regard (there, thus; in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : sandhi-compound of indeclinables (tatra+evam)

• tatra – there, then, in that place, in that matter
  indeclinable
• evam – thus, in this way, so
  indeclinable

Note: The combined form 'tatraivam' is typically treated as a single word in sandhi, but for 'roman_words_no_sandhi', it's separated as 'tatra evam'.

ऐन्दवाख्यानम् (aindavākhyānam) - the narrative concerning Aindava (the moon-god's lineage/story) (story of Aindava)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aindavākhyāna

aindavākhyāna - story/narrative of Aindava

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aindava+ākhyāna)

• aindava – relating to Indu (moon/Soma)
  adjective
  Derived from Indu (moon)
• ākhyāna – story, narrative, legend
  noun (neuter)
  From 'ā' + 'khyā' (to tell)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Object of 'śṛṇu'.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen!, hear!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Lot) of śru

Imperative

2nd person singular, imperative mood, active voice of root 'śru'

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Null subject is implied 'you'.

श्रवणभूषणम् (śravaṇabhūṣaṇam) - something that adorns the act of listening, hence delightful (an ornament to the ears, delightful to hear)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śravaṇabhūṣaṇa

śravaṇabhūṣaṇa - ear-ornament, ornament to the ears

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śravaṇa+bhūṣaṇa)

• śravaṇa – hearing, ear, the act of hearing
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun
  From root 'śru' (to hear)
  Root: śru (class 5)
• bhūṣaṇa – ornament, decoration, adornment
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'bhūṣ' (to adorn)
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'aindavākhyānam'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us

Note: Agent in passive construction.

च (ca) - indeed, moreover (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two clauses.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, formerly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken, told

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, told

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'tat'.

तत् (tat) - that (story) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Subject of the passive verb.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, anything, a little

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - something, anything, a little

Note: Subject in the rhetorical question.

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, different, another

Note: Qualifies 'kiñcit'.

अभिवर्न्यटे (abhivarnyaṭe) - is described, is narrated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (Lat) of abhivarṇ

Present Passive

3rd person singular, present tense, passive voice of root 'varṇ' with prefix 'abhi'

Prefix: abhi

Root: varṇ (class 10)

Note: Implicit 'kim' as the subject for the rhetorical question.

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