योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-115, verse-1

श्रीवाल्मीकिरुवाच ।
एवमुक्तो भगवता वसिष्ठेन महात्मना ।
रामः कमलपत्राक्ष उन्मीलित इवाबभौ ॥ १ ॥

śrīvālmīkiruvāca ,
evamukto bhagavatā vasiṣṭhena mahātmanā ,
rāmaḥ kamalapatrākṣa unmīlita ivābabhau 1

1. śrīvālmīkiḥ uvāca evam uktaḥ bhagavatā vasiṣṭhena
mahātmanā rāmaḥ kamalapatrākṣaḥ unmīlitaḥ iva ababhau

1. śrīvālmīkiḥ uvāca mahātmanā bhagavatā vasiṣṭhena evam
uktaḥ kamalapatrākṣaḥ rāmaḥ unmīlitaḥ iva ababhau

1. Śrī Vālmīki said: Thus addressed by the revered and great-souled (ātman) Vasiṣṭha, Rāma, whose eyes resembled lotus petals, shone as if awakened.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवाल्मीकिः (śrīvālmīkiḥ) - The sage Vālmīki (who is narrating) (Śrī Vālmīki)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (introducing the narration) (spoke, said)

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (to Rāma) (spoken, said, addressed)

• भगवता (bhagavatā) - by the revered one (Vasiṣṭha) (by the lord, by the revered one)

• वसिष्ठेन (vasiṣṭhena) - by the sage Vasiṣṭha (by Vasiṣṭha)

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled one (Vasiṣṭha) (by the great-souled, by the noble)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Prince Rāma (Rāma)

• कमलपत्राक्षः (kamalapatrākṣaḥ) - having eyes like lotus petals (describing Rāma) (lotus-petal-eyed)

• उन्मीलितः (unmīlitaḥ) - awakened (from a state of mental obscurity) (opened, blossomed, awakened)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as if)

• अबभौ (ababhau) - shone (with revived understanding) (shone, appeared, became beautiful)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवाल्मीकिः (śrīvālmīkiḥ) - The sage Vālmīki (who is narrating) (Śrī Vālmīki)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvālmīki

śrīvālmīki - The revered Vālmīki

उवाच (uvāca) - said (introducing the narration) (spoke, said)

(verb)

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

perfect active

3rd person singular perfect active of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (to Rāma) (spoken, said, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, addressed, told

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle from √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

भगवता (bhagavatā) - by the revered one (Vasiṣṭha) (by the lord, by the revered one)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - blessed, fortunate, divine, revered, Lord

Possessive adjective from bhaga.

Note: Used as an agent in a passive construction (uktaḥ).

वसिष्ठेन (vasiṣṭhena) - by the sage Vasiṣṭha (by Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a prominent Vedic sage)

Note: Agrees with bhagavatā.

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled one (Vasiṣṭha) (by the great-souled, by the noble)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, (referring to a) great person (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with bhagavatā vasiṣṭhena.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Prince Rāma (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of a legendary prince, hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

कमलपत्राक्षः (kamalapatrākṣaḥ) - having eyes like lotus petals (describing Rāma) (lotus-petal-eyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kamalapatrākṣa

kamalapatrākṣa - lotus-petal-eyed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kamala+patra+akṣa)

• kamala – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• patra – leaf, petal
  noun (neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with rāmaḥ.

उन्मीलितः (unmīlitaḥ) - awakened (from a state of mental obscurity) (opened, blossomed, awakened)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of unmīlita

unmīlita - opened, unclosed, blossomed, awakened

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle from √mīl with prefix ud-

Prefix: ud

Root: mīl (class 10)

इव (iva) - as if (like, as if)

(indeclinable)

अबभौ (ababhau) - shone (with revived understanding) (shone, appeared, became beautiful)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhā

perfect active

3rd person singular perfect active of √bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)