योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-74, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
तस्य तत्रोर्ध्वशृङ्गस्य तस्यां भुवि महावनौ ।
ददर्श मध्यमां सूचीं प्रोत्थितां सशिखामिव ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
tasya tatrordhvaśṛṅgasya tasyāṃ bhuvi mahāvanau ,
dadarśa madhyamāṃ sūcīṃ protthitāṃ saśikhāmiva 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca tasya tatra ūrdhvaśṛṅgasya tasyām bhuvi
mahāvanau dadarśa madhyamām sūcīm protthitām saśikhām iva

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca: tatra tasya
ūrdhvaśṛṅgasya tasyām bhuvi
mahāvanau (saḥ) madhyamām sūcīm
saśikhām iva protthitām dadarśa

1. Sage Vasiṣṭha spoke: There, on the ground of that high peak, within a great forest, he saw a central, needle-like form, standing erect as if with a fiery crest.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - The venerable sage Vasiṣṭha (Revered Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - commenced speaking (spoke, said)

• तस्य (tasya) - referring to the mountain or peak (of him, of it, its)

• तत्र (tatra) - indicating the location where the vision occurred (there, in that place)

• ऊर्ध्वशृङ्गस्य (ūrdhvaśṛṅgasya) - pertaining to the high summit of the mountain (of the high peak, of the upward-pointing horn)

• तस्याम् (tasyām) - referring to the specific ground (on that (feminine))

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on the specific land or ground of the mountain (on the earth, on the ground, in the world)

• महावनौ (mahāvanau) - within the dense, large woodland (in the great forest)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - observed, perceived visually (saw, beheld)

• मध्यमाम् (madhyamām) - located in the very center, or of an intermediate size/nature (central, middle, intermediate)

• सूचीम् (sūcīm) - a slender, pointed object resembling a needle or spire (needle, point, spire, index)

• प्रोत्थिताम् (protthitām) - standing prominently and upright (risen up, stood erect)

• सशिखाम् (saśikhām) - appearing as if crowned with a fiery crest or a distinct peak (with a peak, with a flame, with a top-knot)

• इव (iva) - indicating a simile or comparison (as if, like, as)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - The venerable sage Vasiṣṭha (Revered Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Revered Vasiṣṭha (proper noun)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'

उवाच (uvāca) - commenced speaking (spoke, said)

(verb)

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

Perfect (Lit)

Irregular perfect formation of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

तस्य (tasya) - referring to the mountain or peak (of him, of it, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, it

Note: Possessive, qualifying ūrdhvaśṛṅgasya

तत्र (tatra) - indicating the location where the vision occurred (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

ऊर्ध्वशृङ्गस्य (ūrdhvaśṛṅgasya) - pertaining to the high summit of the mountain (of the high peak, of the upward-pointing horn)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ūrdhvaśṛṅga

ūrdhvaśṛṅga - high peak, upward-pointing horn

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (ūrdhva+śṛṅga)

• ūrdhva – upward, high
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• śṛṅga – peak, horn
  noun (masculine/neuter)

Note: qualifies bhuvi indirectly, meaning "on the ground of the high peak"

तस्याम् (tasyām) - referring to the specific ground (on that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: refers to bhuvi

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the specific land or ground of the mountain (on the earth, on the ground, in the world)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, land

महावनौ (mahāvanau) - within the dense, large woodland (in the great forest)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāvana

mahāvana - great forest

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+vana)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)

ददर्श (dadarśa) - observed, perceived visually (saw, beheld)

(verb)

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

Perfect (Lit)

Reduplicated perfect formation of root dṛś.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मध्यमाम् (madhyamām) - located in the very center, or of an intermediate size/nature (central, middle, intermediate)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of madhyamā

madhyamā - central, middle

सूचीम् (sūcīm) - a slender, pointed object resembling a needle or spire (needle, point, spire, index)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sūcī

sūcī - needle, point, spire

Root: sūc (class 10)

प्रोत्थिताम् (protthitām) - standing prominently and upright (risen up, stood erect)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of protthita

protthita - risen up, stood erect

Past Passive Participle

From pra-ud-sthā (to stand up, to rise).

Prefixes: pra+ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

सशिखाम् (saśikhām) - appearing as if crowned with a fiery crest or a distinct peak (with a peak, with a flame, with a top-knot)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saśikhā

saśikhā - with a peak, with a flame, with a top-knot

Formed with prefix sa (with) + śikhā (peak/flame)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+śikhā)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• śikhā – peak, flame, crest
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - indicating a simile or comparison (as if, like, as)

(indeclinable)