योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-54, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
इति निर्णीय ततया धिया धवलया मुनिः ।
बद्धपद्मासनस्तस्थावर्धोन्मीलितलोचनः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
iti nirṇīya tatayā dhiyā dhavalayā muniḥ ,
baddhapadmāsanastasthāvardhonmīlitalocanaḥ 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca iti nirṇīya tatayā dhiyā dhavalayā
muniḥ baddhapadmāsanaḥ tasthau ardha-unmīlita-locanaḥ

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca muniḥ iti tatayā dhavalayā dhiyā nirṇīya,
baddhapadmāsanaḥ ardha-unmīlita-locanaḥ tasthau.

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Having thus resolved with a pure and profound intellect, the sage sat in the lotus posture (padmāsana) with his eyes half-closed.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• निर्णीय (nirṇīya) - having decided, having ascertained, having resolved

• ततया (tatayā) - by expanded, by vast, by profound

• धिया (dhiyā) - by intellect, by mind, by understanding

• धवलया (dhavalayā) - by pure, by white, by clear

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic

• बद्धपद्मासनः (baddhapadmāsanaḥ) - one who has assumed the lotus posture

• तस्थौ (tasthau) - he sat down (in the specified posture) (he stood, he remained, he sat)

• अर्ध-उन्मीलित-लोचनः (ardha-unmīlita-locanaḥ) - having half-closed eyes

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - the venerable Vasiṣṭha (name of a revered Vedic sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – fortune, prosperity, reverence, venerable
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – most excellent, best; name of a celebrated Vedic sage
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active indicative

3rd person singular perfect of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

निर्णीय (nirṇīya) - having decided, having ascertained, having resolved

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

gerund (absolutive) form of root nī with upasarga nir

Prefix: nir

Root: nī (class 1)

ततया (tatayā) - by expanded, by vast, by profound

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tata

tata - expanded, spread, extended, vast, profound

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root tan (to spread)

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Agrees with dhiyā.

धिया (dhiyā) - by intellect, by mind, by understanding

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - intellect, thought, understanding, mind, wisdom

धवलया (dhavalayā) - by pure, by white, by clear

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhavala

dhavala - white, pure, clean, bright

Note: Agrees with dhiyā.

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, an inspired holy man

From root man (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

बद्धपद्मासनः (baddhapadmāsanaḥ) - one who has assumed the lotus posture

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baddhapadmāsana

baddhapadmāsana - having assumed the lotus posture

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (baddha+padmāsana)

• baddha – bound, tied, fixed, assumed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root bandh
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• padmāsana – lotus posture (a yogic posture)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with muniḥ.

तस्थौ (tasthau) - he sat down (in the specified posture) (he stood, he remained, he sat)

(verb)

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

perfect active indicative

3rd person singular perfect of root sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

अर्ध-उन्मीलित-लोचनः (ardha-unmīlita-locanaḥ) - having half-closed eyes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ardha-unmīlita-locana

ardha-unmīlita-locana - having half-closed eyes

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ardha+unmīlita+locana)

• ardha – half
  adjective (neuter)
• unmīlita – opened, expanded
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root mīl with upasarga ud
  Prefix: ud
  Root: mīl (class 6)
• locana – eye
  noun (neuter)
  Root: loc (class 1)

Note: Agrees with muniḥ.