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

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
इदमुत्तमसिद्धान्तसुन्दरं सुन्दराकृते ।
उपशान्तिप्रकरणं श्रृणुष्वावहितो हितम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
idamuttamasiddhāntasundaraṃ sundarākṛte ,
upaśāntiprakaraṇaṃ śrṛṇuṣvāvahito hitam 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca idam uttamasiddhāntasundaram
sundarākṛte upaśāntiprakaraṇam śṛṇuṣva avahitaḥ hitam

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca he sundarākṛte avahitaḥ san hitam
idam uttamasiddhāntasundaram upaśāntiprakaraṇam śṛṇuṣva

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: O beautiful one (sundarākṛte), listen attentively and for your benefit to this chapter on supreme tranquility (upaśānti), which is made beautiful by its excellent (uttama) principles (siddhānta).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• उत्तमसिद्धान्तसुन्दरम् (uttamasiddhāntasundaram) - beautiful with excellent principles/doctrines

• सुन्दराकृते (sundarākṛte) - O beautiful one, O one of beautiful form

• उपशान्तिप्रकरणम् (upaśāntiprakaraṇam) - chapter on supreme tranquility

• शृणुष्व (śṛṇuṣva) - listen, hear

• अवहितः (avahitaḥ) - attentive, absorbed, careful

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, wholesome, salutary; benefit

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - the revered sage Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – glory, prosperity, beauty; an honorific prefix
  indeclinable (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – a Vedic sage, one of the Saptarishis
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Note: Direct object to 'śṛṇuṣva', referring to 'prakaraṇam'

उत्तमसिद्धान्तसुन्दरम् (uttamasiddhāntasundaram) - beautiful with excellent principles/doctrines

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttamasiddhāntasundara

uttamasiddhāntasundara - beautiful due to excellent doctrines

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (uttama+siddhānta+sundara)

• uttama – best, supreme, excellent, highest
  adjective (masculine)
• siddhānta – established doctrine, dogma, tenet, principle
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• sundara – beautiful, handsome, lovely, charming
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying 'upaśāntiprakaraṇam'

सुन्दराकृते (sundarākṛte) - O beautiful one, O one of beautiful form

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sundarākṛti

sundarākṛti - one whose form is beautiful, having a beautiful appearance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sundara+ākṛti)

• sundara – beautiful, handsome, lovely, charming
  adjective (masculine)
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance, figure
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Addressing the listener, likely Rāma

उपशान्तिप्रकरणम् (upaśāntiprakaraṇam) - chapter on supreme tranquility

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of upaśāntiprakaraṇa

upaśāntiprakaraṇa - a section or chapter dealing with supreme tranquility

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (upaśānti+prakaraṇa)

• upaśānti – supreme tranquility, perfect peace, quietude
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: śam (class 4)
• prakaraṇa – chapter, section, topic, treatise
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Direct object to 'śṛṇuṣva'

शृणुष्व (śṛṇuṣva) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

अवहितः (avahitaḥ) - attentive, absorbed, careful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avahita

avahita - attentive, careful, absorbed, fixed

Past Passive Participle

From √dhā (to place, hold) with prefix 'ava'

Prefix: ava

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Adjective modifying the implied listener (e.g., Rāma)

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, wholesome, salutary; benefit

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, good, wholesome; benefit, welfare

Past Passive Participle

From √dhā (to place, do) or √hi (to send, urge)

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Adjective modifying 'upaśāntiprakaraṇam' or used adverbially (for benefit)