योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-24, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
दूराद्दूरमभिप्लुत्य शनैरुच्चैः पदं गते ।
हस्तं हस्ते समालम्ब्य यान्त्यौ ददृशतुर्नभः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
dūrāddūramabhiplutya śanairuccaiḥ padaṃ gate ,
hastaṃ haste samālambya yāntyau dadṛśaturnabhaḥ 1

1. śrī-vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca dūrāt dūram abhiplutya śanaiḥ uccaiḥ
padam gate hastam haste sam ālambya yāntyau dadṛśatuḥ nabhaḥ

1. śrī-vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca dūrāt dūram abhiplutya śanaiḥ uccaiḥ
padam gate hastam haste sam ālambya yāntyau dadṛśatuḥ nabhaḥ

1. Shri Vasishtha said: Having flown further and further, and having slowly reached a high position, the two, proceeding hand in hand, then saw the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• श्री-वसिष्ठः (śrī-vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Shri Vasishtha (a revered sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• दूरात् (dūrāt) - from far, from a distance

• दूरम् (dūram) - far, to a distance

• अभिप्लुत्य (abhiplutya) - having flown towards, having soared, having reached by flying

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually, gently

• उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - high, loudly, aloft

• पदम् (padam) - a high position (in the sky) (place, position, step, state, rank)

• गते (gate) - having reached (a high position) (having gone, having reached, having attained)

• हस्तम् (hastam) - hand

• हस्ते (haste) - in the hand

• सम्-आलम्ब्य (sam-ālambya) - having held each other's hand (having held, having grasped, having supported)

• यान्त्यौ (yāntyau) - as the two (princesses) proceeded (going, proceeding (dual feminine))

• ददृशतुः (dadṛśatuḥ) - they two saw

• नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere, space

Words meanings and morphology

श्री-वसिष्ठः (śrī-vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Shri Vasishtha (a revered sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrī-vasiṣṭha

śrī-vasiṣṭha - Venerable Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – prosperity, glory, beauty, revered
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – best, most excellent; name of a celebrated Vedic sage
  proper noun (masculine)
  Superlative degree of `vasu`.
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect (Lit) form

Root `vac` (class 2, parasmāipada).

Root: vac (class 2)

दूरात् (dūrāt) - from far, from a distance

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of dūra

dūra - far, distant, remote

Note: Used adverbially.

दूरम् (dūram) - far, to a distance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dūra

dūra - far, distant, remote

Note: Used adverbially.

अभिप्लुत्य (abhiplutya) - having flown towards, having soared, having reached by flying

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From `abhi-` (prefix) + root `plu` (to fly) + `lyap` (ya) suffix.

Prefix: abhi

Root: plu (class 1)

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually, gently

(indeclinable)

उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - high, loudly, aloft

(indeclinable)

पदम् (padam) - a high position (in the sky) (place, position, step, state, rank)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, place, position, state, word

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Object of `gate` (as in 'gone to').

गते (gate) - having reached (a high position) (having gone, having reached, having attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of gata

gata - gone, arrived, reached, attained

Past Passive Participle

From root `gam` (to go) + `kta` (ta) suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subjects (the two princesses), hence feminine dual nominative.

हस्तम् (hastam) - hand

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hasta

hasta - hand, trunk of an elephant, cubit

Note: Object of `sam-ālabhya`.

हस्ते (haste) - in the hand

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of hasta

hasta - hand, trunk of an elephant, cubit

Note: Used with `hastam` for 'hand in hand'.

सम्-आलम्ब्य (sam-ālambya) - having held each other's hand (having held, having grasped, having supported)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From `sam-` (prefix) + `ā-` (prefix) + root `lamb` (to hang, cling) + `lyap` (ya) suffix.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: lamb (class 1)

यान्त्यौ (yāntyau) - as the two (princesses) proceeded (going, proceeding (dual feminine))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of yānt

yānt - going, moving

Present Active Participle

From root `yā` (to go) + `śatṛ` (at) suffix. Feminine form.

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with the implied subjects (the two princesses).

ददृशतुः (dadṛśatuḥ) - they two saw

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (Lit) of dṛś

Perfect (Lit) form

Root `dṛś` (class 1, parasmāipada).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere, space

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, cloud, space

Note: Object of `dadṛśatuḥ`.