योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-73, verse-61

वायुरालोकयन्नद्धा जम्बूद्वीपं निरीक्ष्य च ।
तत्प्राप हिमवच्छृङ्गं यत्र सूची तपस्विनी ॥ ६१ ॥

vāyurālokayannaddhā jambūdvīpaṃ nirīkṣya ca ,
tatprāpa himavacchṛṅgaṃ yatra sūcī tapasvinī 61

61. vāyuḥ ālokayan addhā jambūdvīpam nirīkṣya ca
tat prāpa himavat śṛṅgam yatra sūcī tapasvinī

61. vāyuḥ addhā jambūdvīpam ālokayan ca nirīkṣya
tat himavat śṛṅgam prāpa yatra tapasvinī sūcī

61. Vayu, having fully observed Jambūdvīpa, then reached the Himavat peak, where the female ascetic Sūcī resided.

Words meanings summery:

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Vayu, the personified deity of wind, who is the subject of the narrative (wind, air, Vayu (the god of wind))

• आलोकयन् (ālokayan) - observing, looking at, seeing

• अद्धा (addhā) - fully, completely (in the context of observing) (truly, indeed, exactly, certainly)

• जम्बूद्वीपम् (jambūdvīpam) - Jambūdvīpa (the continent)

• निरीक्ष्य (nirīkṣya) - having seen, after observing, having perceived

• च (ca) - and, also

• तत् (tat) - then (as an adverb) (that, then)

• प्राप (prāpa) - he reached, obtained, arrived at

• हिमवत् शृङ्गम् (himavat śṛṅgam) - the peak of the Himalayas (the peak of Himavat)

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• सूची (sūcī) - Sūcī, a female ascetic (Sūcī (a proper name); needle)

• तपस्विनी (tapasvinī) - female ascetic, renunciant

Words meanings and morphology

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Vayu, the personified deity of wind, who is the subject of the narrative (wind, air, Vayu (the god of wind))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, Vayu (a deity)

Root: vā (class 2)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

आलोकयन् (ālokayan) - observing, looking at, seeing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ālokayat

ālokayat - observing, looking at, seeing

Present Active Participle

From root lok (to see) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 10)

Note: Indicates a continuous action performed by Vayu.

अद्धा (addhā) - fully, completely (in the context of observing) (truly, indeed, exactly, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies `ālokayan`.

जम्बूद्वीपम् (jambūdvīpam) - Jambūdvīpa (the continent)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jambūdvīpa

jambūdvīpa - the continent of Jambū

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jambū+dvīpa)

• jambū – rose-apple tree
  noun (feminine)
• dvīpa – island, continent, region
  noun (masculine)

निरीक्ष्य (nirīkṣya) - having seen, after observing, having perceived

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root īkṣ (to see) with prefix nir.

Prefix: nir

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects `ālokayan` and `nirīkṣya` or implies a fuller observation.

तत् (tat) - then (as an adverb) (that, then)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb 'then'.

प्राप (prāpa) - he reached, obtained, arrived at

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

From root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

हिमवत् शृङ्गम् (himavat śṛṅgam) - the peak of the Himalayas (the peak of Himavat)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of himavacchṛṅga

himavacchṛṅga - the peak of Himavat (Himalayas)

Internal sandhi `t + ś → cch`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (himavat+śṛṅga)

• himavat – Himavat (the Himalaya mountain range), snowy
  proper noun (masculine)
• śṛṅga – peak, horn, summit
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śṛñj

Note: Object of `prāpa`.

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

Relativizing adverb of place.

Note: Introduces a subordinate clause describing the location.

सूची (sūcī) - Sūcī, a female ascetic (Sūcī (a proper name); needle)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sūcī

sūcī - Sūcī (proper name), needle, indicator

Root: sūc (class 10)

Note: Subject of the clause 'yatra sūcī tapasvinī'.

तपस्विनी (tapasvinī) - female ascetic, renunciant

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tapasvinī

tapasvinī - female ascetic, female renunciant, one who practices tapas

Feminine form of `tapasvin`.

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: In apposition to `sūcī`.