योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-14, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अथ कालभृगू देवौ मन्दराचलकन्दरात् ।
गन्तुं प्रवृत्ताववनौ समङ्गासरितस्तटम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
atha kālabhṛgū devau mandarācalakandarāt ,
gantuṃ pravṛttāvavanau samaṅgāsaritastaṭam 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca atha kālabhṛgū devau mandarācalakandarāt
gantum pravṛttau avanau samaṅgāsaritaḥ taṭam

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca.
atha devau kālabhṛgū mandarācalakandarāt avanau samaṅgāsaritaḥ taṭam gantum pravṛttau.

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Then the two divine sages, Kāla and Bhṛgu, began to proceed from the cave of Mount Mandara towards the bank of the Samaṅgā river on earth.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

• कालभृगू (kālabhṛgū) - Kāla and Bhṛgu (the two sages) (Kāla and Bhṛgu)

• देवौ (devau) - the two divine sages (the two gods, divine ones)

• मन्दराचलकन्दरात् (mandarācalakandarāt) - from the cave of Mount Mandara

• गन्तुम् (gantum) - to proceed (to go, to proceed)

• प्रवृत्तौ (pravṛttau) - began to proceed (began, proceeded, commenced)

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

• समङ्गासरितः (samaṅgāsaritaḥ) - of the Samaṅgā river

• तटम् (taṭam) - the bank (bank, shore, edge)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The venerable Vasiṣṭha (a great sage)

Compound: śrī (venerable) + vasiṣṭha (proper name).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – prosperity, wealth, glory, veneration
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śrī
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Superlative of vasu (good).
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root vac (class 2)

Root: vac (class 2)

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks sequence of events.

कालभृगू (kālabhṛgū) - Kāla and Bhṛgu (the two sages) (Kāla and Bhṛgu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kālabhṛgu

kālabhṛgu - Kāla and Bhṛgu

Dvandva compound of two proper names.

Compound type : dvandva (kāla+bhṛgu)

• kāla – Kāla (name of a sage, also time, death)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: kal (class 10)
• bhṛgu – Bhṛgu (name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Subjects of pravṛttau.

देवौ (devau) - the two divine sages (the two gods, divine ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being, lord

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Appositional to kālabhṛgū.

मन्दराचलकन्दरात् (mandarācalakandarāt) - from the cave of Mount Mandara

(noun)

Ablative, masculine / neuter, singular of mandarācalakandara

mandarācalakandara - cave of Mount Mandara

Compound: mandara (name of a mountain) + acala (mountain) + kandara (cave).

Compound type : tatpurusha (mandara+acala+kandara)

• mandara – Mount Mandara (mythical mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: mand (class 1)
• acala – mountain (literally 'immobile')
  noun (masculine)
  a (not) + cala (moving).
  Prefix: a
  Root: cal (class 1)
• kandara – cave, grotto
  noun (masculine / neuter)
  Root: kand (class 1)

Note: Indicates origin of movement.

गन्तुम् (gantum) - to proceed (to go, to proceed)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root gam (class 1).

Root: gam (class 1)

प्रवृत्तौ (pravṛttau) - began to proceed (began, proceeded, commenced)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - begun, commenced, proceeded, engaged in

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛt with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with kālabhṛgū and devau.

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

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of avani

avani - earth, ground, land

Root: av (class 1)

Note: Indicates location.

समङ्गासरितः (samaṅgāsaritaḥ) - of the Samaṅgā river

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of samaṅgāsarit

samaṅgāsarit - Samaṅgā river

Compound: samaṅgā (name of a river) + sarit (river).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (samaṅgā+sarit)

• samaṅgā – Samaṅgā (proper name of a river)
  proper noun (feminine)
• sarit – river, stream
  noun (feminine)
  From root sṛ (to flow).
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Possessive, modifies taṭam.

तटम् (taṭam) - the bank (bank, shore, edge)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of taṭa

taṭa - bank, shore, riverbank, edge

Root: taṭ (class 1)

Note: Object of gantum.