योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-185, verse-16

श्रीराम उवाच ।
स कुन्ददन्त इत्यादिकथाकथनकोविदः ।
स्थितस्ततःप्रभृत्येव मत्समीपगतः सदा ॥ १६ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
sa kundadanta ityādikathākathanakovidaḥ ,
sthitastataḥprabhṛtyeva matsamīpagataḥ sadā 16

16. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca saḥ kundadantaḥ iti-ādi-kathā-kathana-kovidaḥ
sthitaḥ tataḥ prabhṛti eva mat-samīpa-gataḥ sadā

16. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca saḥ kundadantaḥ iti-ādi-kathā-kathana-kovidaḥ
tataḥ prabhṛti eva mat-samīpa-gataḥ sadā sthitaḥ

16. Śrī Rāma said: "That Kundadanta, skilled in narrating such stories, has remained, from that time onwards, always by my side."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Śrī Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सः (saḥ) - referring to Kundadanta (he, that one)

• कुन्ददन्तः (kundadantaḥ) - name of the sage being discussed (Kundadanta (a proper name))

• इति-आदि-कथा-कथन-कोविदः (iti-ādi-kathā-kathana-kovidaḥ) - skilled in narrating stories and such

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - remained, stood, situated

• ततः (tataḥ) - from there, thence, then, afterwards

• प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - from, beginning with, since

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• मत्-समीप-गतः (mat-samīpa-gataḥ) - gone to my proximity, by my side

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Śrī Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rāma, an incarnation of Viṣṇu

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - referring to Kundadanta (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कुन्ददन्तः (kundadantaḥ) - name of the sage being discussed (Kundadanta (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kundadanta

kundadanta - jasmine-toothed (a proper name)

इति-आदि-कथा-कथन-कोविदः (iti-ādi-kathā-kathana-kovidaḥ) - skilled in narrating stories and such

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of iti-ādi-kathā-kathana-kovida

iti-ādi-kathā-kathana-kovida - skilled in narrating stories etc.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (iti-ādi+kathā-kathana+kovida)

• iti – thus, and so on
  indeclinable
• ādi – beginning, etcetera
  adjective
• kathā – story, tale, narrative
  noun (feminine)
• kathana – telling, narration, speech
  noun (neuter)
  formed from root √kath with suffix -ana
  Root: kath (class 10)
• kovida – skilled, expert, proficient
  adjective (masculine)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - remained, stood, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of √sthā

√sthā - to stand, stay, remain, be situated

Past Passive Participle

formed from root √sthā with suffix -ta

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: functions as an adjective describing the subject

ततः (tataḥ) - from there, thence, then, afterwards

(indeclinable)

प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - from, beginning with, since

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

मत्-समीप-गतः (mat-samīpa-gataḥ) - gone to my proximity, by my side

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mat-samīpa-gata

mat-samīpa-gata - gone to my proximity, having reached my side

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mat+samīpa+gata)

• mat – my
  pronoun
  genitive form of 'aham'
• samīpa – proximity, nearness
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, arrived, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  formed from root √gam with suffix -ta
  Root: gam (class 1)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

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