योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-5, verse-4

अत्रैवोदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
मम पूर्वं भुशुण्डेन कथितं मेरुमूर्धनि ॥ ४ ॥

atraivodāharantīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam ,
mama pūrvaṃ bhuśuṇḍena kathitaṃ merumūrdhani 4

4. atra eva udāharanti imam itihāsam purātanam |
mama pūrvam bhuśuṇḍena kathitam merumūrdhani ||

4. Right here, they cite this ancient historical account (itihāsa). It was narrated to me previously by Bhuśuṇḍa on the summit of Mount Meru.

Words meanings summery:

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this context

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

• उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they adduce, they narrate

• इमम् (imam) - this

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - historical account, story, legend

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old, venerable

• मम (mama) - to me, my, of me

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

• भुशुण्डेन (bhuśuṇḍena) - by Bhuśuṇḍa

• कथितम् (kathitam) - told, narrated, spoken

• मेरुमूर्धनि (merumūrdhani) - on the summit of Mount Meru

Words meanings and morphology

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this context

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they adduce, they narrate

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of udāhṛ

Prefixes: ut+ā

Root: हृ (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with 'itihāsam'

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - historical account, story, legend

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, historical account, legend, tradition, epic

Lit. 'thus it was'

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old, venerable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, primeval, former

From 'purā' (anciently) + suffix -tana

Note: Agrees with 'itihāsam'

मम (mama) - to me, my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Can function as dative in some contexts (to me)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

(indeclinable)

भुशुण्डेन (bhuśuṇḍena) - by Bhuśuṇḍa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhuśuṇḍa

bhuśuṇḍa - Name of a sage (often depicted as a crow)

कथितम् (kathitam) - told, narrated, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, narrated, spoken, said

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'kath' (to tell)

Root: कथ् (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'itihāsam' (implied subject of passive verb)

मेरुमूर्धनि (merumūrdhani) - on the summit of Mount Meru

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of merumūrdhan

merumūrdhan - summit of Meru, Meru's peak

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (meru+mūrdhan)

• meru – Mount Meru (mythical golden mountain, center of the universe)
  proper noun (masculine)
• mūrdhan – head, summit, top, highest point
  noun (masculine)

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