योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-88, verse-4

इत्युक्तोऽथ मया भानुः संचिन्त्य सुचिरं धिया ।
इदमत्र वचो युक्तमुवाच स महामुने ॥ ४ ॥

ityukto'tha mayā bhānuḥ saṃcintya suciraṃ dhiyā ,
idamatra vaco yuktamuvāca sa mahāmune 4

4. iti uktaḥ atha mayā bhānuḥ saṃcintya suciram
dhiyā idam atra vacaḥ yuktam uvāca saḥ mahāmune

4. (O) mahāmune,
mayā iti uktaḥ atha,
saḥ bhānuḥ dhiyā suciram saṃcintya,
atra idam yuktam vacaḥ uvāca.

4. O great sage (mahāmuni)! Then, Bhānu, having been spoken to thus by me, and having pondered for a very long time with his intellect, spoke this appropriate statement here.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - Refers to the preceding speech by Brahmā (thus, so; indicating direct speech or thought)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - Having been spoken to (Bhānu as the recipient) (spoken, said)

• अथ (atha) - then, thereafter

• मया (mayā) - Agent of the passive participle 'uktaḥ' (by me)

• भानुः (bhānuḥ) - Referring to the sage Bhānu, the subject of the sentence (the sun; a particular sage)

• संचिन्त्य (saṁcintya) - having pondered, having considered thoroughly

• सुचिरम् (suciram) - for a very long time

• धिया (dhiyā) - by intellect, with the mind, with thought

• इदम् (idam) - Referring to the statement that follows (this)

• अत्र (atra) - In this context, at this point (here, in this matter)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, statement, speech

• युक्तम् (yuktam) - An appropriate statement (joined, fit, proper, appropriate)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सः (saḥ) - Referring to Bhānu (he, that)

• महामुने (mahāmune) - Vocative, Brahmā addressing his listener, a great sage (O great sage!)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - Refers to the preceding speech by Brahmā (thus, so; indicating direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - Having been spoken to (Bhānu as the recipient) (spoken, said)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

vac - to speak, say

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vac' (class 2) with suffix -kta.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'bhānuḥ', implying 'he having been spoken to'.

अथ (atha) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - Agent of the passive participle 'uktaḥ' (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

भानुः (bhānuḥ) - Referring to the sage Bhānu, the subject of the sentence (the sun; a particular sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhānu

bhānu - light, ray, sun, a particular sage

संचिन्त्य (saṁcintya) - having pondered, having considered thoroughly

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund) with prefix

Formed from root 'cint' (class 10) with upasarga 'sam' and suffix -lyap.

Prefix: sam

Root: cint (class 10)

सुचिरम् (suciram) - for a very long time

(indeclinable)

Compound 'su' (very) + 'cira' (long time).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+cira)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  prefix
• cira – long (time)
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Adverbial usage.

धिया (dhiyā) - by intellect, with the mind, with thought

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - intellect, mind, thought, understanding

इदम् (idam) - Referring to the statement that follows (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

अत्र (atra) - In this context, at this point (here, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, statement, speech

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, statement

Root: vac (class 2)

युक्तम् (yuktam) - An appropriate statement (joined, fit, proper, appropriate)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yukta

yuj - to join, unite, apply, employ

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'yuj' (class 7) with suffix -kta.

Root: yuj (class 7)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense form

From root 'vac' (class 2) in perfect tense (lit).

Root: vac (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - Referring to Bhānu (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महामुने (mahāmune) - Vocative, Brahmā addressing his listener, a great sage (O great sage!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)