योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-1, verse-28

इत्यहं देवराजेन सुभ्रूराज्ञापितस्तदा ।
दूत त्वं तत्र गच्छाशु गृहीत्वेदं विमानकम् ॥ २८ ॥

ityahaṃ devarājena subhrūrājñāpitastadā ,
dūta tvaṃ tatra gacchāśu gṛhītvedaṃ vimānakam 28

28. iti aham devarājena subhrūḥ ājñāpitaḥ tadā dūta
tvam tatra gaccha āśu gṛhītvā idam vimānakam

28. The divine messenger said: 'Thus, I, the fair-browed one, was commanded by the lord of the gods at that time: "Messenger, you must go there quickly, taking this small aerial car (vimānaka)."'

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, in this manner, indicates quotation)

• अहम् (aham) - I (the divine messenger) (I)

• देवराजेन (devarājena) - by Indra (by the lord of the gods (Indra))

• सुभ्रूः (subhrūḥ) - I, the divine messenger, described as fair-browed (fair-browed, having beautiful eyebrows)

• आज्ञापितः (ājñāpitaḥ) - commanded, ordered

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• दूत (dūta) - O messenger (Indra's address to the divine messenger) (O messenger, O envoy)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• गच्छ (gaccha) - go (imperative)

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, having seized

• इदम् (idam) - this (specific) aerial car (this (neuter nominative/accusative singular))

• विमानकम् (vimānakam) - small aerial car, small celestial chariot

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, in this manner, indicates quotation)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the speaker's account of being commanded.

अहम् (aham) - I (the divine messenger) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

देवराजेन (devarājena) - by Indra (by the lord of the gods (Indra))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of devarāja

devarāja - king of the gods, Indra

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+rājan)

• deva – god, divine
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

सुभ्रूः (subhrūḥ) - I, the divine messenger, described as fair-browed (fair-browed, having beautiful eyebrows)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of subhrū

subhrū - having beautiful eyebrows, fair-browed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+bhrū)

• su – good, well, beautiful (prefix)
  indeclinable
• bhrū – eyebrow
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to the speaker, the divine messenger.

आज्ञापितः (ājñāpitaḥ) - commanded, ordered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ājñāpita

ājñāpita - commanded, ordered, instructed

Past Passive Participle (Causative)

Derived from root jñā (to know) with upasarga ā- and causative suffix -api, then past passive participle suffix -ta.

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

दूत (dūta) - O messenger (Indra's address to the divine messenger) (O messenger, O envoy)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dūta

dūta - messenger, envoy

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

Derived from root dū (to go) with suffix -ta.

Root: dū (class 2)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the forest where the king is performing tapas.

गच्छ (gaccha) - go (imperative)

(verb)

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

Imperative form of root gam (class 1, ga-stem).

Root: gam (class 1)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, having seized

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Formed from root grah with suffix -tvā.

Root: grah (class 9)

इदम् (idam) - this (specific) aerial car (this (neuter nominative/accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Adjective to 'vimānakam'.

विमानकम् (vimānakam) - small aerial car, small celestial chariot

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vimānaka

vimānaka - small aerial car, small celestial chariot, small temple

Diminutive of vimāna.

Note: Small aerial car (vimānaka).