योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-204, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
भूय एव महाबाहो श्रृणु मे परमं वचः ।
आदर्शो राजतेऽत्यर्थं पौनःपुन्येन मार्जितः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
bhūya eva mahābāho śrṛṇu me paramaṃ vacaḥ ,
ādarśo rājate'tyarthaṃ paunaḥpunyena mārjitaḥ 1

1. śrī vasiṣṭha uvāca bhūyaḥ eva mahābāho śṛṇu me paramam
vacaḥ ādarśaḥ rājate atyartham paunaḥpunyena mārjitaḥ

1. śrī vasiṣṭha uvāca mahābāho bhūyaḥ eva me paramam vacaḥ
śṛṇu paunaḥpunyena mārjitaḥ ādarśaḥ atyartham rājate

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: O great-armed one, listen again to my highest words. A mirror shines exceptionally bright when polished repeatedly.

Words meanings summery:

• श्री (śrī) - illustrious (an honorific prefix) (illustrious, glorious, prosperity)

• वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha (a proper noun))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again (again, further, more)

• एव (eva) - again (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O great-armed one (O mighty-armed one)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (listen, hear)

• मे (me) - my (my, to me)

• परमम् (paramam) - highest (highest, supreme, excellent)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, saying)

• आदर्शः (ādarśaḥ) - a mirror (mirror, reflection, ideal)

• राजते (rājate) - shines (shines, gleams, looks splendid)

• अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - exceptionally (exceedingly, very much, greatly)

• पौनःपुन्येन (paunaḥpunyena) - repeatedly (repeatedly, again and again)

• मार्जितः (mārjitaḥ) - polished (cleaned, polished, wiped)

Words meanings and morphology

श्री (śrī) - illustrious (an honorific prefix) (illustrious, glorious, prosperity)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, glory, beauty, wealth, goddess Lakṣmī

Note: Adjectival to Vasiṣṭha.

वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha (a proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a Vedic sage)

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: The form is `uvāca`, perfect tense, 3rd singular active.

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again (again, further, more)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

एव (eva) - again (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adds emphasis to `bhūyaḥ`.

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O great-armed one (O mighty-armed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, great-armed

Compound of mahā (great) and bāhu (arm)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressing an individual, likely Rama.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (listen, hear)

(verb)

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

Root: śru (class 5)

मे (me) - my (my, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Enclitic form of genitive.

परमम् (paramam) - highest (highest, supreme, excellent)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, excellent, most distant

Note: Qualifies `vacaḥ`.

वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

Note: Object of `śṛṇu`.

आदर्शः (ādarśaḥ) - a mirror (mirror, reflection, ideal)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādarśa

ādarśa - mirror, reflection, ideal, example

from ā-√dṛś (to see, look at)

Prefix: ā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject of `rājate`.

राजते (rājate) - shines (shines, gleams, looks splendid)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of rāj

Root: rāj (class 1)

अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - exceptionally (exceedingly, very much, greatly)

(indeclinable)

ati (beyond) + artha (purpose, meaning, wealth)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ati+artha)

• ati – beyond, over, excessively
  indeclinable
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverb modifying `rājate`.

पौनःपुन्येन (paunaḥpunyena) - repeatedly (repeatedly, again and again)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of paunaḥpunya

paunaḥpunya - repetition, frequency

from punaḥ-punaḥ (again and again) + -ya (suffix for abstract noun)

Note: Adverbial usage.

मार्जितः (mārjitaḥ) - polished (cleaned, polished, wiped)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārjita

mārjita - cleaned, polished, wiped away

Past Passive Participle

from √mṛj (to wipe, clean)

Root: mṛj (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `ādarśaḥ`.