योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-216, verse-8

ततो वाल्मीकिमापृच्छय आगतोऽस्मि त्वदन्तिके ।
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं त्वया पृष्टं ममानघे ।
इतः परं गमिष्यामि शक्रस्य सदनं प्रति ॥ ८ ॥

tato vālmīkimāpṛcchaya āgato'smi tvadantike ,
etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ tvayā pṛṣṭaṃ mamānaghe ,
itaḥ paraṃ gamiṣyāmi śakrasya sadanaṃ prati 8

8. tataḥ vālmīkim āpṛcchya āgataḥ asmi
tvadantike | etat te sarvam ākhyātam
tvayā pṛṣṭam mama anaghe | itaḥ param
gamiṣyāmi śakrasya sadanam prati ||

8. tataḥ vālmīkim āpṛcchya tvadantike
āgataḥ asmi anaghe tvayā mama pṛṣṭam
etat sarvam te ākhyātam itaḥ
param śakrasya sadanam prati gamiṣyāmi

8. Then, having taken leave of Vālmīki, I have come to your presence. O sinless one (anaghe), all this that you asked of me has been told. Hereafter, I will go to the abode of Śakra.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, afterwards (then, therefrom, afterwards, therefore)

• वाल्मीकिम् (vālmīkim) - Vālmīki (Vālmīki (a sage))

• आपृच्छ्य (āpṛcchya) - having bid farewell (having asked leave, having bid farewell)

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - come (arrived, come)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• त्वदन्तिके (tvadantike) - in your presence (near you, in your presence)

• एतत् (etat) - this (story/account) (this)

• ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, your)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (all, whole, every)

• आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - told, recounted (told, narrated, recounted)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• पृष्टम् (pṛṣṭam) - asked (by you) (asked, questioned)

• मम (mama) - to me, for me (datival sense, "asked of me") (my, of me)

• अनघे (anaghe) - O sinless one (O sinless one, O faultless one)

• इतः (itaḥ) - from here (from here, henceforth, from this)

• परम् (param) - after (this), hereafter (after, beyond, supreme, ultimate)

• गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I will go

• शक्रस्य (śakrasya) - of Śakra (Indra)

• सदनम् (sadanam) - abode (abode, dwelling, house, seat)

• प्रति (prati) - towards, to (towards, to, against, in respect of)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, afterwards (then, therefrom, afterwards, therefore)

(indeclinable)

वाल्मीकिम् (vālmīkim) - Vālmīki (Vālmīki (a sage))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vālmīki

vālmīki - Vālmīki (a celebrated ancient sage, author of the Rāmāyaṇa)

Note: Object of 'āpṛcchya'.

आपृच्छ्य (āpṛcchya) - having bid farewell (having asked leave, having bid farewell)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root pracch (to ask) with prefix ā and suffix -ya

Prefix: ā

Root: pracch (class 6)

Note: Forms a compound verb with 'gam' implicit, action prior to 'āgataḥ asmi'.

आगतः (āgataḥ) - come (arrived, come)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go) with prefix ā and suffix -ta

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective, main verb is 'asmi'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Present Active Indicative

Root 'as' in present tense

Root: as (class 2)

Note: The actual verb in the sentence, indicating the speaker (first person singular).

त्वदन्तिके (tvadantike) - in your presence (near you, in your presence)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tvadantika

tvadantika - near you, in your presence

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (yuṣmad+antika)

• yuṣmad – you (singular/plural)
  pronoun
• antika – near, proximity, presence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Forms a locative compound.

एतत् (etat) - this (story/account) (this)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to the whole narrative.

ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

Note: Indirect object of 'ākhyātam'.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (all, whole, every)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every, complete

Note: Modifies 'etat', functioning as an adjective.

आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - told, recounted (told, narrated, recounted)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of ākhyāta

ākhyāta - told, narrated, recounted, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root khyā (to tell) with prefix ā and suffix -ta

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Predicative adjective, forms a passive construction with 'tvayā' and 'mama'.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

Note: Agent in passive construction.

पृष्टम् (pṛṣṭam) - asked (by you) (asked, questioned)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned, interrogated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pracch (to ask) with suffix -ta

Root: pracch (class 6)

Note: Modifies 'etat sarvam'.

मम (mama) - to me, for me (datival sense, "asked of me") (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us

Note: Here used with a sense of dative or relation.

अनघे (anaghe) - O sinless one (O sinless one, O faultless one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure, innocent

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'agha' (sin)

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+agha)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• agha – sin, fault, evil
  noun (neuter)

Note: Addressed to the listener.

इतः (itaḥ) - from here (from here, henceforth, from this)

(indeclinable)

परम् (param) - after (this), hereafter (after, beyond, supreme, ultimate)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverb with 'itaḥ'.

गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I will go

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of gam

Future Active Indicative

Root 'gam' in future tense, first person singular

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: The main verb of the final clause.

शक्रस्य (śakrasya) - of Śakra (Indra)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Śakra (a name of Indra, king of gods), powerful, mighty

Note: Possessive case for 'sadanam'.

सदनम् (sadanam) - abode (abode, dwelling, house, seat)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sadana

sadana - abode, dwelling, house, seat, residence

Derived from root sad (to sit, settle)

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Object of 'prati'.

प्रति (prati) - towards, to (towards, to, against, in respect of)

(indeclinable)

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