योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-39, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
इति संचिन्त्य सर्वात्मा क्षीरोदादात्मकात्पुरात् ।
चचाल परिवारेण सह सानुरिवाचलः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
iti saṃcintya sarvātmā kṣīrodādātmakātpurāt ,
cacāla parivāreṇa saha sānurivācalaḥ 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca iti saṃcintya sarvātmā kṣīroda
ātmakāt purāt cacāla parivāreṇa saha sānuḥ iva acalaḥ

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca sarvātmā iti saṃcintya kṣīroda
ātmakāt purāt parivāreṇa saha cacāla acalaḥ sānuḥ iva

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Having thus reflected, the Universal Self (ātman) departed from his abode, which was like the Milk Ocean itself. He moved with his retinue, like a mountain (acala) accompanied by its peaks.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - the venerable Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

• संचिन्त्य (saṁcintya) - having reflected, having thought

• सर्वात्मा (sarvātmā) - the universal self (ātman), the all-pervading spirit

• क्षीरोद (kṣīroda) - milk ocean

• आत्मकात् (ātmakāt) - from its nature, from its self

• पुरात् (purāt) - from the city, from the abode

• चचाल (cacāla) - moved, departed

• परिवारेण (parivāreṇa) - with his retinue, by his attendants

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• सानुः (sānuḥ) - peak, ridge (of a mountain)

• इव (iva) - like, as

• अचलः (acalaḥ) - mountain (literally 'immovable')

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - the venerable Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Venerable Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated Vedic sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

संचिन्त्य (saṁcintya) - having reflected, having thought

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Prefix: sam

Root: cint (class 10)

सर्वात्मा (sarvātmā) - the universal self (ātman), the all-pervading spirit

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvātman

sarvātman - the universal soul, the all-pervading spirit

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+ātman)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

क्षीरोद (kṣīroda) - milk ocean

(noun)

masculine, singular of kṣīroda

kṣīroda - ocean of milk

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣīra+uda)

• kṣīra – milk
  noun (neuter)
• uda – water, ocean
  noun (masculine)

Note: Part of a compound 'kṣīrodādātmakāt'

आत्मकात् (ātmakāt) - from its nature, from its self

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ātmaka

ātmaka - relating to the self, forming the essence of, inherent in

Derived from ātman + ka (suffix indicating 'made of' or 'pertaining to')

पुरात् (purāt) - from the city, from the abode

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, stronghold, abode

चचाल (cacāla) - moved, departed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect indicative (lit) of cal

Root: cal (class 1)

परिवारेण (parivāreṇa) - with his retinue, by his attendants

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of parivāra

parivāra - retinue, attendants, household

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

सानुः (sānuḥ) - peak, ridge (of a mountain)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sānu

sānu - peak, ridge, table-land (of a mountain)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

अचलः (acalaḥ) - mountain (literally 'immovable')

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of acala

acala - immovable; mountain

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cala)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• cala – moving, unsteady
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: cal (class 1)

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