योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-180, verse-21

इत्युक्तवान्प्रयत्नेन सोऽनुबन्धेन वै मया ।
यदा पृष्टस्तदा तेन ममोक्तमिदमुत्तरम् ॥ २१ ॥

ityuktavānprayatnena so'nubandhena vai mayā ,
yadā pṛṣṭastadā tena mamoktamidamuttaram 21

21. iti uktavān prayatnena saḥ anubandhena vai mayā
yadā pṛṣṭaḥ tadā tena mama uktam idam uttaram

21. iti mayā prayatnena anubandhena vai yadā saḥ pṛṣṭaḥ,
tadā tena idam uttaram mama uktam.

21. Thus, when I earnestly and persistently questioned him, he then gave this answer to me.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus (referring to what follows) (thus, so, in this manner)

• उक्तवान् (uktavān) - he said (referring to the ascetic) (he said, he spoke)

• प्रयत्नेन (prayatnena) - diligently (with effort, diligently, carefully)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the ascetic, as the subject of the asking) (he, that)

• अनुबन्धेन (anubandhena) - with persistence (with attachment, with persistence, with consequence)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, verily, certainly)

• मया (mayā) - by me (the narrator) (by me)

• यदा (yadā) - when

• पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - when asked (by me) (asked, questioned)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• तेन (tena) - by him (the ascetic) (by him, by that)

• मम (mama) - to me (the narrator) (my, to me)

• उक्तम् (uktam) - was said (said, spoken)

• इदम् (idam) - this (answer) (this)

• उत्तरम् (uttaram) - answer (answer, response)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus (referring to what follows) (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

उक्तवान् (uktavān) - he said (referring to the ascetic) (he said, he spoke)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uktavat

uktavat - having said, having spoken

Past Active Participle

derived from root √vac (to speak), masculine nominative singular

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: functions as a finite verb 'he said'

प्रयत्नेन (prayatnena) - diligently (with effort, diligently, carefully)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prayatna

prayatna - effort, exertion, diligence

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: adverbial use

सः (saḥ) - he (the ascetic, as the subject of the asking) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: refers to the ascetic, subject of `pṛṣṭaḥ`

अनुबन्धेन (anubandhena) - with persistence (with attachment, with persistence, with consequence)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anubandha

anubandha - attachment, connection, persistence, consequence

Prefix: anu

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: adverbial use

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, verily, certainly)

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me (the narrator) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (pronoun)

Note: agent in passive construction `pṛṣṭaḥ`

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - when asked (by me) (asked, questioned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned, requested

Past Passive Participle

derived from root √prach (to ask)

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: agrees with `saḥ`

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by him (the ascetic) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: agent in passive construction `uktam`

मम (mama) - to me (the narrator) (my, to me)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (pronoun)

Note: here dative 'to me'

उक्तम् (uktam) - was said (said, spoken)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, mentioned

Past Passive Participle

derived from root √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: agrees with `uttaram`

इदम् (idam) - this (answer) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: agrees with `uttaram`

उत्तरम् (uttaram) - answer (answer, response)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - answer, reply, north, later

Root: tṛ