योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-21, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
एवं प्रबोधितस्तेन तदा पुण्येन पावनः ।
प्रबोधमाप प्राकाश्यं प्रभात इव भूतलम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
evaṃ prabodhitastena tadā puṇyena pāvanaḥ ,
prabodhamāpa prākāśyaṃ prabhāta iva bhūtalam 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca evam prabodhitaḥ tena tadā puṇyena
pāvanaḥ prabodham āpa prākāśyam prabhātaḥ iva bhūtalam

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca tadā evam tena puṇyena prabodhitaḥ
pāvanaḥ prabhātaḥ iva bhūtalam prākāśyam prabodham āpa

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Thus, awakened by that virtuous one, the purified one then attained full enlightenment, just as the earth's surface becomes illuminated at dawn.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• प्रबोधितः (prabodhitaḥ) - awakened, enlightened, instructed

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• पुण्येन (puṇyena) - Refers to the person by whom the purification occurred. (by the meritorious, by the virtuous, by virtue)

• पावनः (pāvanaḥ) - The one who has been purified or made sacred through instruction. (purifier, purified, sacred)

• प्रबोधम् (prabodham) - awakening, enlightenment, knowledge

• आप (āpa) - attained, reached, obtained

• प्राकाश्यम् (prākāśyam) - clarity, illumination, brightness

• प्रभातः (prabhātaḥ) - dawn, morning

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• भूतलम् (bhūtalam) - earth's surface, ground

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Revered Vasiṣṭha (a well-known sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Formed from root `vac` (2nd class), irregular perfect.

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

प्रबोधितः (prabodhitaḥ) - awakened, enlightened, instructed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabodhita

prabodhita - awakened, enlightened, instructed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `budh` (to awaken, perceive) with prefix `pra-` and suffix `-ta`.

Prefix: pra

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Used adjectivally to describe `pāvanaḥ`.

तेन (tena) - by him, by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the one who awakened.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of `tad`.

पुण्येन (puṇyena) - Refers to the person by whom the purification occurred. (by the meritorious, by the virtuous, by virtue)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of puṇya

puṇya - meritorious, virtuous, sacred; merit, virtue

From root `puṇ` (to purify).

Root: puṇ (class 1)

पावनः (pāvanaḥ) - The one who has been purified or made sacred through instruction. (purifier, purified, sacred)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvana

pāvana - purifying, sacred, pure, holy; a purifier

Present Active Participle (secondary sense) or noun of agency.

From root `pū` (to purify) with suffix `-ana`.

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Functions as a noun here.

प्रबोधम् (prabodham) - awakening, enlightenment, knowledge

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prabodha

prabodha - awakening, enlightenment, perfect knowledge, consciousness

From root `budh` with prefix `pra-`.

Prefix: pra

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Object of `āpa`.

आप (āpa) - attained, reached, obtained

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root `āp` (5th class), irregular perfect.

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: The main verb of the sentence.

प्राकाश्यम् (prākāśyam) - clarity, illumination, brightness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prākāśya

prākāśya - clarity, illumination, brightness, manifestation

From `prakāśa` (light, splendor) + suffix `-ya` (abstract noun).

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

प्रभातः (prabhātaḥ) - dawn, morning

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prabhāta

prabhāta - dawn, morning

From `bhā` (to shine) with prefix `pra-` and suffix `-ta`.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Used with `iva`.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

भूतलम् (bhūtalam) - earth's surface, ground

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhūtala

bhūtala - earth's surface, ground, the world

Compound: `bhū` (earth) + `tala` (surface).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhū+tala)

• bhū – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plain, palm, sole
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of implicit verb, or predicate nominative.