योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-203, verse-45

वसिष्ठस्य पितुश्चाग्रे राजीवदललोचनः ।
उवाच राघवो धीमान्मृदुवर्णमिदं वचः ॥ ४५ ॥

vasiṣṭhasya pituścāgre rājīvadalalocanaḥ ,
uvāca rāghavo dhīmānmṛduvarṇamidaṃ vacaḥ 45

45. vasiṣṭhasya pituḥ ca agre rājīvadalalocanaḥ
uvāca rāghavaḥ dhīmān mṛduvarṇam idam vacaḥ

45. rājīvadalalocanaḥ dhīmān rāghavaḥ vasiṣṭhasya
pituḥ ca agre mṛduvarṇam idam vacaḥ uvāca

45. And then, before Vasiṣṭha and his father, the intelligent Rāghava (Rāma), whose eyes resembled lotus petals, spoke these gentle words.

Words meanings summery:

• वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasiṣṭha

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of his (Rāma's) father, Daśaratha (of the father)

• च (ca) - and

• अग्रे (agre) - in front of, before, ahead

• राजीवदललोचनः (rājīvadalalocanaḥ) - the one whose eyes are like lotus petals (an epithet for Rāma) (having eyes like lotus petals)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, an epithet of Rāma)

• धीमान् (dhīmān) - intelligent, wise, discerning

• मृदुवर्णम् (mṛduvarṇam) - soft-worded, gentle-toned

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वचः (vacaḥ) - speech, word, saying

Words meanings and morphology

वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (proper name)

Superlative of vasu (excellent, good).

पितुः (pituḥ) - of his (Rāma's) father, Daśaratha (of the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अग्रे (agre) - in front of, before, ahead

(indeclinable)

Locative form of agra (front, tip) used as an indeclinable adverb.

राजीवदललोचनः (rājīvadalalocanaḥ) - the one whose eyes are like lotus petals (an epithet for Rāma) (having eyes like lotus petals)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājīvadalalocana

rājīvadalalocana - lotus-petal-eyed

Bahuvrīhi compound: one whose eyes (locana) are like lotus (rājīva) petals (dala).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rājīva+dala+locana)

• rājīva – (blue) lotus
  noun (neuter)
• dala – leaf, petal
  noun (neuter)
  From root dal (to burst, split).
  Root: dal (class 1)
• locana – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  From root loc (to see).
  Root: loc (class 10)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Reduplicated Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, an epithet of Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu (Rāma)

Formed with patronymic suffix 'a' from Raghu.

धीमान् (dhīmān) - intelligent, wise, discerning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, discerning

From dhī (thought, intellect) + suffix mat (possessing).

मृदुवर्णम् (mṛduvarṇam) - soft-worded, gentle-toned

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mṛduvarṇa

mṛduvarṇa - having soft words, gentle-toned

Compound of mṛdu (soft, gentle) and varṇa (syllable, word, color).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mṛdu+varṇa)

• mṛdu – soft, gentle, mild
  adjective
• varṇa – word, syllable, color, class
  noun (masculine)
  From root vṛ (to cover, choose).
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Qualifies 'vacaḥ'.

वचः (vacaḥ) - speech, word, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - speech, word, saying

From root vac (to speak), with -as suffix.

Root: vac (class 2)

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