योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-32, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अथ वीरवरोत्कण्ठनृत्यदप्सरसि स्थिता ।
लीलावलोकयामास व्योम्नि विद्यान्वितावनौ ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
atha vīravarotkaṇṭhanṛtyadapsarasi sthitā ,
līlāvalokayāmāsa vyomni vidyānvitāvanau 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca atha vīravara-utkaṇṭha-nṛtyat-apsarasi
sthitā līlā avalokayāmāsa vyomni vidyā-anvitā avanau

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca atha vidyā-anvitā līlā
vīravara-utkaṇṭha-nṛtyat-apsarasi sthitā vyomni avanau avalokayāmāsa

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Then, Līlā, who was endowed with knowledge, situated among apsarases dancing with longing for the best heroes, looked upon the earth from the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Vasiṣṭha, the venerable sage; glorious Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• वीरवर-उत्कण्ठ-नृत्यत्-अप्सरसि (vīravara-utkaṇṭha-nṛtyat-apsarasi) - among apsarases dancing with longing for the best heroes

• स्थिता (sthitā) - situated, standing, abiding

• लीला (līlā) - The proper name Līlā, referring to the protagonist of the Yoga Vasiṣṭha narrative. (Līlā, play, sport, divine play)

• अवलोकयामास (avalokayāmāsa) - she looked, observed, beheld

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space

• विद्या-अन्विता (vidyā-anvitā) - endowed with knowledge, accompanied by knowledge

• अवनौ (avanau) - on the earth, in the ground

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Vasiṣṭha, the venerable sage; glorious Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha, the venerable sage; glorious Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : tatpurusha (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – prosperity, glory, wealth; a respectful prefix
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – most excellent, best; name of a celebrated Vedic sage
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice (parasmaipada)

Root: vac (class 2)

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

वीरवर-उत्कण्ठ-नृत्यत्-अप्सरसि (vīravara-utkaṇṭha-nṛtyat-apsarasi) - among apsarases dancing with longing for the best heroes

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of vīravara-utkaṇṭha-nṛtyat-apsaras

vīravara-utkaṇṭha-nṛtyat-apsaras - apsaras longing and dancing for excellent heroes

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vīra+vara+utkaṇṭha+nṛtyat+apsaras)

• vīra – hero, warrior, brave man
  noun (masculine)
• vara – best, excellent, choice
  adjective
• utkaṇṭha – longing, eager, anxious
  adjective
  Prefix: ut
• nṛtyat – dancing
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root nṛt (to dance) with -at suffix
  Root: nṛt (class 4)
• apsaras – celestial nymph, apsaras
  noun (feminine)

स्थिता (sthitā) - situated, standing, abiding

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, abiding, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

लीला (līlā) - The proper name Līlā, referring to the protagonist of the Yoga Vasiṣṭha narrative. (Līlā, play, sport, divine play)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of līlā

līlā - play, sport, amusement, divine sport; name of a character in Yoga Vasiṣṭha

अवलोकयामास (avalokayāmāsa) - she looked, observed, beheld

(verb)

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

Periphrastic Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice (parasmaipada)

Prefix: ava

Root: lok (class 10)

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

विद्या-अन्विता (vidyā-anvitā) - endowed with knowledge, accompanied by knowledge

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vidyā-anvita

vidyā-anvita - endowed with knowledge, accompanied by knowledge

Compound type : tatpurusha (vidyā+anvita)

• vidyā – knowledge, learning, science, wisdom
  noun (feminine)
• anvita – joined, accompanied, endowed with
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root i (to go) with prefix anu, and -ta suffix
  Prefix: anu
  Root: i (class 2)

अवनौ (avanau) - on the earth, in the ground

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of avani

avani - earth, ground, land

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