योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-1, verse-57

वाल्मीकिरुवाच ।
सनत्कुमारो निष्काम अवसद्ब्रह्मसद्मनि ।
वैकुण्ठादागतो विष्णुस्त्रैलोक्याधिपतिः प्रभुः ॥ ५७ ॥

vālmīkiruvāca ,
sanatkumāro niṣkāma avasadbrahmasadmani ,
vaikuṇṭhādāgato viṣṇustrailokyādhipatiḥ prabhuḥ 57

57. vālmīkiḥ uvāca sanatkumāraḥ niṣkāmaḥ avasat brahma-sadmani
vaikuṇṭhāt āgataḥ viṣṇuḥ trailokyādhipatiḥ prabhuḥ

57. Vālmīki said: Sanatkumāra, free from desire (niṣkāma), resided in Brahmā's abode. Viṣṇu, the Lord (prabhu) and sovereign of the three worlds, arrived from Vaikuṇṭha.

Words meanings summery:

• वाल्मीकिः (vālmīkiḥ) - The sage Vālmīki (Vālmīki)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सनत्कुमारः (sanatkumāraḥ) - The sage Sanatkumāra (Sanatkumāra)

• निष्कामः (niṣkāmaḥ) - Sanatkumāra, being free from desire (without desire, desireless, unattached)

• अवसत् (avasat) - Sanatkumāra resided (resided, dwelt)

• ब्रह्म-सद्मनि (brahma-sadmani) - in the abode of Brahmā

• वैकुण्ठात् (vaikuṇṭhāt) - from Vaikuṇṭha

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - Viṣṇu who has arrived (come, arrived)

• विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - The deity Viṣṇu (Viṣṇu)

• त्रैलोक्याधिपतिः (trailokyādhipatiḥ) - sovereign of the three worlds, lord of the three worlds

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, mighty

Words meanings and morphology

वाल्मीकिः (vālmīkiḥ) - The sage Vālmīki (Vālmīki)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vālmīki

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

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense

root 'vac' (class 2, parasmaipada)

Root: vac (class 2)

सनत्कुमारः (sanatkumāraḥ) - The sage Sanatkumāra (Sanatkumāra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sanatkumāra

sanatkumāra - Sanatkumāra (one of the four Kumāras, mind-born sons of Brahmā)

निष्कामः (niṣkāmaḥ) - Sanatkumāra, being free from desire (without desire, desireless, unattached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niṣkāma

niṣkāma - free from desire, having no wishes, unattached

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+kāma)

• nis – out, forth, away, without
  indeclinable
  prefix indicating negation or absence
• kāma – desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure
  noun (masculine)

अवसत् (avasat) - Sanatkumāra resided (resided, dwelt)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vas

imperfect tense

root 'vas' (class 1, parasmaipada)

Root: vas (class 1)

ब्रह्म-सद्मनि (brahma-sadmani) - in the abode of Brahmā

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of brahmasadman

brahmasadman - abode of Brahmā

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+sadman)

• brahman – Brahmā (the creator god), sacred utterance, the Absolute
  noun (masculine)
• sadman – abode, dwelling, house
  noun (neuter)

वैकुण्ठात् (vaikuṇṭhāt) - from Vaikuṇṭha

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vaikuṇṭha

vaikuṇṭha - Vaikuṇṭha (the abode of Viṣṇu)

आगतः (āgataḥ) - Viṣṇu who has arrived (come, arrived)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached

Past Passive Participle

formed from root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used here adjectivally to describe Viṣṇu.

विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - The deity Viṣṇu (Viṣṇu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu (a principal deity in Hinduism)

त्रैलोक्याधिपतिः (trailokyādhipatiḥ) - sovereign of the three worlds, lord of the three worlds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trailokyādhipati

trailokyādhipati - lord/sovereign of the three worlds

Compound type : tatpurusha (triloka+adhipati)

• triloka – the three worlds (heaven, earth, and the lower regions)
  noun (neuter)
• adhipati – lord, ruler, sovereign, master
  noun (masculine)

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, mighty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, sovereign, mighty, powerful

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)