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.

4. בהקשר זה מביאים סיפור ישן, אשר סופר לי בעבר על ידי בְהוּשׁוּנְדַה (העורב הקדוש) על ראש הר מֵרוּ.

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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