योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-27

श्रीराम उवाच ।
यद्येवं मुनिशार्दूल तदहंप्रत्ययात्मकः ।
भवानेवेह किं तावद्वसिष्ठाख्यः स्थितो वद ॥ २७ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
yadyevaṃ muniśārdūla tadahaṃpratyayātmakaḥ ,
bhavāneveha kiṃ tāvadvasiṣṭhākhyaḥ sthito vada 27

27. śrīrāma uvāca yadi evam muniśārdūla tat ahampratyayātmakaḥ
bhavān eva iha kim tāvat vasiṣṭhākhyaḥ sthitaḥ vada

27. śrīrāma uvāca muniśārdūla yadi evam tat ahampratyayātmakaḥ
bhavān vasiṣṭhākhyaḥ iha kim tāvat sthitaḥ vada

27. Śrī Rāma said: 'O tiger among sages, if this is the case, then why are you, whose nature is the ego (ahampratyaya), remaining here by the name Vasiṣṭha? Please tell me.'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यदि (yadi) - if

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

• मुनिशार्दूल (muniśārdūla) - O eminent sage (Vasiṣṭha) (O tiger among sages, O eminent sage)

• तत् (tat) - then, therefore

• अहम्प्रत्ययात्मकः (ahampratyayātmakaḥ) - whose nature is the ego, consisting of the I-notion

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific)

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

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• किम् (kim) - why, what

• तावत् (tāvat) - for so long, to such an extent, for a certain time

• वसिष्ठाख्यः (vasiṣṭhākhyaḥ) - named Vasiṣṭha, called Vasiṣṭha

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, established, standing, remaining

• वद (vada) - tell, speak

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rāma, Rāma, son of Daśaratha

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense, 3rd person singular

From root vac, class 2

Root: vac (class 2)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

मुनिशार्दूल (muniśārdūla) - O eminent sage (Vasiṣṭha) (O tiger among sages, O eminent sage)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muniśārdūla

muniśārdūla - tiger among sages, eminent sage, foremost sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+śārdūla)

• muni – sage, ascetic, saint
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger, best, excellent, eminent
  noun (masculine)

तत् (tat) - then, therefore

(indeclinable)

अहम्प्रत्ययात्मकः (ahampratyayātmakaḥ) - whose nature is the ego, consisting of the I-notion

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahampratyayātmaka

ahampratyayātmaka - whose nature is the ego, consisting of the I-notion

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ahampratyaya+ātmaka)

• ahampratyaya – ego, I-notion, self-consciousness
  noun (masculine)
• ātmaka – whose nature is, consisting of, having the nature of
  adjective (masculine)

भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific), Sir, your honor, being, existing

present participle (honorific)

From root bhū, used as an honorific pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - why, what

(indeclinable)

तावत् (tāvat) - for so long, to such an extent, for a certain time

(indeclinable)

वसिष्ठाख्यः (vasiṣṭhākhyaḥ) - named Vasiṣṭha, called Vasiṣṭha

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭhākhya

vasiṣṭhākhya - named Vasiṣṭha, called by the name Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vasiṣṭha+ākhya)

• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ākhya – named, called, denominated
  adjective (masculine)
  From ā-khyā 'to say, declare'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: khyā (class 2)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, established, standing, remaining

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, existing, situated, firm, remaining

past passive participle

From root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

वद (vada) - tell, speak

(verb)

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

imperative, 2nd person singular

From root vad, class 1

Root: vad (class 1)

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