योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-6, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अथ तां मनसा ध्यायंस्तत्रैवामीलितेक्षणः ।
आरब्धवान्मनोराज्यमिदमेकः किलोशना ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
atha tāṃ manasā dhyāyaṃstatraivāmīlitekṣaṇaḥ ,
ārabdhavānmanorājyamidamekaḥ kilośanā 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca atha tām manasā dhyāyan tatra eva
amīlitīkṣaṇaḥ ārabdhavān manorājyam idam ekaḥ kila uśanā

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca.
atha ekaḥ uśanā tatra eva amīlitīkṣaṇaḥ tām manasā dhyāyan idam manorājyam kila ārabdhavān.

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Then, Uśanā, alone, with his eyes closed right there, contemplating her (his wife) in his mind, truly began to construct this mental kingdom (manorājya).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• ताम् (tām) - her (the wife) (her, that (feminine))

• मनसा (manasā) - in his mind (by the mind, with the mind)

• ध्यायन् (dhyāyan) - contemplating, meditating

• तत्र (tatra) - right there (where he was sitting) (there, in that place)

• एव (eva) - exactly, right (indeed, only, exclusively)

• अमीलितीक्षणः (amīlitīkṣaṇaḥ) - with closed eyes

• आरब्धवान् (ārabdhavān) - he began, he undertook

• मनोराज्यम् (manorājyam) - this mental creation/daydream (mental kingdom, daydream, mental creation)

• इदम् (idam) - this (mental kingdom) (this, this one)

• एकः (ekaḥ) - alone, by himself (one, alone, solitary)

• किल (kila) - indeed, truly (indeed, surely, as is said, it is said)

• उशना (uśanā) - The sage Uśanā (Śukra) (Uśanā (name of a sage, Śukra))

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Name of a revered sage (Vasiṣṭha) with the honorific Śrī

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – splendor, glory, prosperity, honorific
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śrī
• vasiṣṭha – best, excellent; Name of a Vedic sage
  proper noun (masculine)
  superlative of `vasu`
  Root: vas

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense (Liṭ Lakāra)

Reduplicated past tense.

Root: vac (class 2)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - her (the wife) (her, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, her

Note: Object of `dhyāyan`.

मनसा (manasā) - in his mind (by the mind, with the mind)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding

Root: man

Note: Means/instrument of action.

ध्यायन् (dhyāyan) - contemplating, meditating

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhyāyat

dhyāyat - contemplating, meditating, thinking of (dhyāna)

Present Active Participle

from `dhyai` (to meditate) + `śatṛ` suffix

Root: dhyai (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - right there (where he was sitting) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - exactly, right (indeed, only, exclusively)

(indeclinable)

अमीलितीक्षणः (amīlitīkṣaṇaḥ) - with closed eyes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amīlitīkṣaṇa

amīlitīkṣaṇa - having closed eyes

`a-mīlita` (not opened, closed) + `īkṣaṇa` (eye)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (amīlita+īkṣaṇa)

• amīlita – closed, not opened
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  `a` (negation) + `mīlita` (closed, from `mīl` to close eyes)
  Root: mīl (class 1)
• īkṣaṇa – eye, seeing, looking
  noun (neuter)
  from `īkṣ` (to see)
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to Uśanā.

आरब्धवान् (ārabdhavān) - he began, he undertook

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārabdhavat

ārabdhavat - having begun, undertaken

Past Active Participle (kavatu)

from `ā` (prefix) + `rabh` (to begin) + `kavatu` suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

मनोराज्यम् (manorājyam) - this mental creation/daydream (mental kingdom, daydream, mental creation)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manorājya

manorājya - mind-kingdom, mental realm, daydream, castle in the air

`manas` (mind) + `rājya` (kingdom)

Compound type : tatpurusha (manas+rājya)

• manas – mind, intellect, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man
• rājya – kingdom, dominion, realm
  noun (neuter)
  from `rājan` (king)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Object of `ārabdhavān`.

इदम् (idam) - this (mental kingdom) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Adjective to `manorājyam`.

एकः (ekaḥ) - alone, by himself (one, alone, solitary)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

किल (kila) - indeed, truly (indeed, surely, as is said, it is said)

(indeclinable)

उशना (uśanā) - The sage Uśanā (Śukra) (Uśanā (name of a sage, Śukra))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uśanas

uśanas - Uśanā (a celebrated sage, preceptor of the Daityas, also identified with the planet Venus or Śukra)

Note: Subject of `ārabdhavān`.