योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-216, verse-1

श्रीवाल्मीकिरुवाच ।
एतत्ते कथितं राजन्कुम्भयोनेः सुभाषितम् ।
अमुना तत्त्वमार्गेण तत्पदं प्राप्स्यसि ध्रुवम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvālmīkiruvāca ,
etatte kathitaṃ rājankumbhayoneḥ subhāṣitam ,
amunā tattvamārgeṇa tatpadaṃ prāpsyasi dhruvam 1

1. śrīvālmīkiḥ uvāca etat te kathitam rājan kumbhayoneḥ
subhāṣitam amunā tattvamārgeṇa tat padam prāpsyasi dhruvam

1. śrīvālmīkiḥ uvāca rājan etat te kumbhayoneḥ subhāṣitam kathitam
amunā tattvamārgeṇa [tvam] tat padam dhruvam prāpsyasi

1. Śrī Vālmīki said: O King, this excellent teaching has been recounted to you, originating from Kumbhayoni (Agastya). By following this path of truth (tattva), you will undoubtedly attain that supreme state.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवाल्मीकिः (śrīvālmīkiḥ) - Śrī Vālmīki

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• एतत् (etat) - this (teaching) (this, this one)

• ते (te) - to you (to you, for you)

• कथितम् (kathitam) - has been recounted (told, narrated, recounted)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (O King, king)

• कुम्भयोनेः (kumbhayoneḥ) - originating from Kumbhayoni (Agastya) (of Kumbhayoni, of Agastya)

• सुभाषितम् (subhāṣitam) - excellent teaching (good saying, well-spoken, excellent speech)

• अमुना (amunā) - by following this (by this, with this)

• तत्त्वमार्गेण (tattvamārgeṇa) - by following this path of truth (tattva) (by the path of truth, by the way of reality)

• तत् (tat) - that (supreme) (that, it)

• पदम् (padam) - state (supreme state) (state, position, foot, step, word)

• प्राप्स्यसि (prāpsyasi) - you will attain (you will obtain, you will attain, you will reach)

• ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - undoubtedly (certainly, undoubtedly, constant, firm)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवाल्मीकिः (śrīvālmīkiḥ) - Śrī Vālmīki

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvālmīki

śrīvālmīki - the revered Vālmīki (a famous sage, author of Ramayana)

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrī+vālmīki)

• śrī – venerable, sacred, prosperity, glory
  adjective (feminine)
• vālmīki – Vālmīki (name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active Indicative

Third person singular perfect active of root `vac`

Root: vac (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this (teaching) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun (neuter nominative/accusative singular)

ते (te) - to you (to you, for you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular or plural)

Second person pronoun (dative/genitive singular or plural)

कथितम् (kathitam) - has been recounted (told, narrated, recounted)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, spoken, narrated, described

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `kath` (to tell) with suffix `-ta`

Root: kath (class 10)

राजन् (rājan) - O King (O King, king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

N-stem declension

कुम्भयोनेः (kumbhayoneḥ) - originating from Kumbhayoni (Agastya) (of Kumbhayoni, of Agastya)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kumbhayoni

kumbhayoni - born from a jar; epithet of the sage Agastya

Compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kumbha+yoni)

• kumbha – jar, pot, pitcher
  noun (masculine)
• yoni – womb, origin, source, place of birth
  noun (feminine)
  Root: yu (class 3)

Note: Indicates origin or possession of the `subhāṣitam`.

सुभाषितम् (subhāṣitam) - excellent teaching (good saying, well-spoken, excellent speech)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of subhāṣita

subhāṣita - good saying, well-spoken, excellent speech, maxim

Past Passive Participle

Compound of `su-` (good) and `bhāṣita` (spoken). From root `bhāṣ` (to speak) with prefix `su-`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+bhāṣita)

• su – good, well, excellent
  prefix
• bhāṣita – spoken, said, speech
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `bhāṣ` (to speak) with suffix `-ta`
  Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

अमुना (amunā) - by following this (by this, with this)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this (more remote demonstrative)

Demonstrative pronoun (masculine/neuter instrumental singular)

तत्त्वमार्गेण (tattvamārgeṇa) - by following this path of truth (tattva) (by the path of truth, by the way of reality)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tattvamārga

tattvamārga - path of truth, way of reality, road to true knowledge

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tattva+mārga)

• tattva – truth, reality, principle, essence, true state
  noun (neuter)
• mārga – path, road, way, method, course
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛj (class 2)

Note: Indicates the means.

तत् (tat) - that (supreme) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Demonstrative pronoun (neuter nominative/accusative singular)

पदम् (padam) - state (supreme state) (state, position, foot, step, word)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, place, state, position, word

Note: Object of `prāpsyasi`.

प्राप्स्यसि (prāpsyasi) - you will attain (you will obtain, you will attain, you will reach)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of prāp

Future Active Indicative

Second person singular future active of root `āp` with prefix `pra-`

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Main verb.

ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - undoubtedly (certainly, undoubtedly, constant, firm)

(indeclinable)

Also functions adverbially.

Note: Formally an accusative neuter singular of an adjective, but functions as an adverb.

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