योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-25, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
नभःस्थलाद्गिरिग्रामं गच्छन्त्यौ कंचिदेव ते ।
ज्ञप्तिचित्तस्थितं भूमितलं ददृशतुः स्त्रियौ ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
nabhaḥsthalādgirigrāmaṃ gacchantyau kaṃcideva te ,
jñapticittasthitaṃ bhūmitalaṃ dadṛśatuḥ striyau 1

1. śrī-vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca nabhaḥ-sthalāt
giri-grāmam gacchantyau
kaṃcit eva te jñapti-citta-sthitam
bhūmi-talam dadṛśatuḥ striyau

1. śrī-vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca te striyau
nabhaḥ-sthalāt kaṃcit eva
giri-grāmam gacchantyau
jñapti-citta-sthitam bhūmi-talam dadṛśatuḥ

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: As those two women were proceeding from the sky towards a certain mountain village, they saw an expanse of earth (bhūmi-talam) that existed only within their conscious mind (jñapti-citta).

Words meanings summery:

• श्री-वसिष्ठः (śrī-vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• नभः-स्थलात् (nabhaḥ-sthalāt) - from the sky, from space

• गिरि-ग्रामम् (giri-grāmam) - to the mountain village

• गच्छन्त्यौ (gacchantyau) - (the two) going, proceeding

• कंचित् (kaṁcit) - some, a certain

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• ते (te) - those two

• ज्ञप्ति-चित्त-स्थितम् (jñapti-citta-sthitam) - situated in the conscious mind

• भूमि-तलम् (bhūmi-talam) - earth's surface

• ददृशतुः (dadṛśatuḥ) - they two saw

• स्त्रियौ (striyau) - the two women

Words meanings and morphology

श्री-वसिष्ठः (śrī-vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrī-vasiṣṭha

śrī-vasiṣṭha - revered Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadharaya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – revered, glorious
  adjective (masculine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

नभः-स्थलात् (nabhaḥ-sthalāt) - from the sky, from space

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of nabhaḥ-sthala

nabhaḥ-sthala - sky, space, aerial region

Compound type : tatpurusha (nabhas+sthala)

• nabhas – sky, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)
• sthala – place, region, ground
  noun (neuter)

गिरि-ग्रामम् (giri-grāmam) - to the mountain village

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of giri-grāma

giri-grāma - mountain village

Compound type : tatpurusha (giri+grāma)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• grāma – village
  noun (masculine)

गच्छन्त्यौ (gacchantyau) - (the two) going, proceeding

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, dual of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving

Present Active Participle

from root `gam` (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

कंचित् (kaṁcit) - some, a certain

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - some, a certain

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of tad

tad - that

ज्ञप्ति-चित्त-स्थितम् (jñapti-citta-sthitam) - situated in the conscious mind

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jñapti-citta-sthita

jñapti-citta-sthita - situated in the conscious mind

Compound type : tatpurusha (jñapti+citta+sthita)

• jñapti – knowledge, understanding, consciousness
  noun (feminine)
• citta – mind, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
• sthita – situated, standing, abiding
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root `sthā` (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

भूमि-तलम् (bhūmi-talam) - earth's surface

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhūmi-tala

bhūmi-tala - earth's surface, ground

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūmi+tala)

• bhūmi – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, flat ground
  noun (neuter)

ददृशतुः (dadṛśatuḥ) - they two saw

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past perfect (lit) of dṛś

Perfect Active

3rd person dual

Root: dṛś (class 1)

स्त्रियौ (striyau) - the two women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of strī

strī - woman