योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-214, verse-30

राजन्रघुकुलैकेन्दो यदहं वच्मि तत्कुरु ।
इतिहासकथान्ते हि पूजनीया द्विजातयः ॥ ३० ॥

rājanraghukulaikendo yadahaṃ vacmi tatkuru ,
itihāsakathānte hi pūjanīyā dvijātayaḥ 30

30. rājan raghukulaikendo yat aham vacmi tat
kuru itihāsakathānte hi pūjanīyā dvijātayaḥ

30. rājan raghukulaikendo yat aham vacmi tat
kuru hi itihāsakathānte dvijātayaḥ pūjanīyā

30. O King, the sole moon of the Raghu dynasty, do what I tell you. Indeed, at the end of this historical narrative (itihāsa-kathā), the twice-born (dvijāti) should be honored.

Words meanings summery:

• राजन् (rājan) - O Daśaratha (O King)

• रघुकुलैकेन्दो (raghukulaikendo) - O Daśaratha, who is like the unique moon of the Raghu lineage. (O sole moon of the Raghu dynasty)

• यत् (yat) - that which I speak (what, which)

• अहम् (aham) - Vasiṣṭha (I)

• वच्मि (vacmi) - I speak, I say

• तत् (tat) - what I speak (that, it)

• कुरु (kuru) - do, perform

• इतिहासकथान्ते (itihāsakathānte) - at the end of the historical narrative, at the end of the legend

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• पूजनीया (pūjanīyā) - to be honored, worthy of worship

• द्विजातयः (dvijātayaḥ) - the Brahmins (the twice-born)

Words meanings and morphology

राजन् (rājan) - O Daśaratha (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, monarch

n-stem noun.

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Refers to Daśaratha.

रघुकुलैकेन्दो (raghukulaikendo) - O Daśaratha, who is like the unique moon of the Raghu lineage. (O sole moon of the Raghu dynasty)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of raghukulaikendu

raghukulaikendu - sole moon of the Raghu dynasty

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (raghu+kula+eka+indu)

• raghu – Raghu (name of an ancient king, progenitor of the Raghu dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kula – family, lineage, race, dynasty
  noun (neuter)
• eka – one, sole, unique
  numeral/adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
• indu – moon
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ind

यत् (yat) - that which I speak (what, which)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to the speech.

अहम् (aham) - Vasiṣṭha (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Refers to Vasiṣṭha.

वच्मि (vacmi) - I speak, I say

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vac

present tense, 1st person singular, active voice

From root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

तत् (tat) - what I speak (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'what I speak'.

कुरु (kuru) - do, perform

(verb)

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

imperative mood, 2nd person singular, active voice

From root kṛ (class 8).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Command to the king.

इतिहासकथान्ते (itihāsakathānte) - at the end of the historical narrative, at the end of the legend

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of itihāsakathānta

itihāsakathānta - end of a historical narrative or legend

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (itihāsa+kathā+anta)

• itihāsa – history, legend, epic narrative
  noun (masculine)
  Root: i (class 2)
• kathā – story, narrative, tale
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kath (class 10)
• anta – end, conclusion, limit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ant

Note: ante is locative singular of anta.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle or conjunction.

पूजनीया (pūjanīyā) - to be honored, worthy of worship

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pūjanīya

pūjanīya - to be honored, to be worshipped, venerable, respectable

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

From root pūj (class 10) with suffix anīya.

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Agrees in number and case with dvijātayaḥ, but not in gender as written.

द्विजातयः (dvijātayaḥ) - the Brahmins (the twice-born)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvijāti

dvijāti - twice-born (refers to members of the three upper varṇas: Brāhmaṇa, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya, but especially Brahmins; also a bird, a tooth, a snake)

From dvi (twice) and jāti (birth).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+jāti)

• dvi – two, twice
  numeral
• jāti – birth, origin, species, class
  noun (feminine)
  From root jan + ktin.
  Root: jan (class 4)