योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-216, verse-3

देवदूत उवाच ।
इत्युक्त्वासौ ततो राजा विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनः ।
उवाच वचनं मां तु मधुर श्लक्ष्णया गिरा ॥ ३ ॥

devadūta uvāca ,
ityuktvāsau tato rājā vismayotphullalocanaḥ ,
uvāca vacanaṃ māṃ tu madhura ślakṣṇayā girā 3

3. iti uktvā asau tataḥ rājā vismayotphullalocanaḥ
uvāca vacanam mām tu madhura ślakṣṇayā girā

3. rājā asau tataḥ vismayotphullalocanaḥ iti uktvā
mām tu madhura ślakṣṇayā girā vacanam uvāca

3. The celestial messenger said: Having said this, that king, whose eyes were wide open with astonishment, then spoke words to me with sweet and gentle speech.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - this (referring to the preceding statement) (thus, in this manner, so)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• असौ (asau) - that (king) (that (person/thing))

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, after that

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनः (vismayotphullalocanaḥ) - whose eyes were wide open with astonishment

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

• माम् (mām) - me, to me

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• मधुर (madhura) - sweetly (modifying speech) (sweet, pleasant)

• श्लक्ष्णया (ślakṣṇayā) - smooth, gentle, soft, refined

• गिरा (girā) - with speech, with words, by voice

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - this (referring to the preceding statement) (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from root vac (to speak) with suffix -tvā.

Root: vac (class 2)

असौ (asau) - that (king) (that (person/thing))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that

Note: Refers to `rājā`.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, after that

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनः (vismayotphullalocanaḥ) - whose eyes were wide open with astonishment

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vismayotphullalocana

vismayotphullalocana - whose eyes are wide open with astonishment

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (vismaya+utphulla+locana)

• vismaya – astonishment, wonder
  noun (masculine)
• utphulla – wide open, blooming, expanded
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root phull (to bloom) with prefix ut.
  Prefix: ut
  Root: phull
• locana – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: loc (class 10)

Note: Qualifies `rājā`.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Derived from root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying

Derived from root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of `uvāca`.

माम् (mām) - me, to me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Object of implicit 'spoke to'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

मधुर (madhura) - sweetly (modifying speech) (sweet, pleasant)

(adjective)

singular of madhura

madhura - sweet, pleasant, charming

Note: Functions adverbially with `ślakṣṇayā girā`.

श्लक्ष्णया (ślakṣṇayā) - smooth, gentle, soft, refined

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ślakṣṇa

ślakṣṇa - smooth, gentle, soft, delicate, refined

Root: ślakṣṇ (class 10)

Note: Qualifies `girā`.

गिरा (girā) - with speech, with words, by voice

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gir

gir - speech, voice, word

Root: gṛ (class 6)

Note: Instrument by which the king spoke.

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