योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-8, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अस्त्यस्तमितसर्वापदुद्यत्संपदुदारधीः ।
विदेहानां महीपालो जनको नाम वीर्यवान् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
astyastamitasarvāpadudyatsaṃpadudāradhīḥ ,
videhānāṃ mahīpālo janako nāma vīryavān 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca asti astamita-sarva-āpad
udyat-sampad-udāra-dhīḥ videhānām mahī-pālaḥ janakaḥ nāma vīryavān

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca videhānām astamita-sarva-āpad
udyat-sampad-udāra-dhīḥ vīryavān janakaḥ nāma mahī-pālaḥ asti

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: There was a valorous king of the Videhas named Janaka, one whose misfortunes had all vanished, and whose rising prosperity had made his intellect generous and noble.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अस्ति (asti) - There was (implies existence in the past narrative) (is, exists, there is)

• अस्तमित-सर्व-आपद् (astamita-sarva-āpad) - one whose all misfortunes have vanished

• उद्यत्-सम्पद्-उदार-धीः (udyat-sampad-udāra-dhīḥ) - one whose rising fortunes make his intellect noble/generous

• विदेहानाम् (videhānām) - of the Videhas (people of Videha)

• मही-पालः (mahī-pālaḥ) - king, ruler of the earth

• जनकः (janakaḥ) - Janaka (proper name); father

• नाम (nāma) - by name (by name, named, indeed, verily)

• वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valorous, powerful, heroic

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha

Karmadhāraya compound, describing Vasiṣṭha as revered.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – prosperity, wealth, glory, revered, holy
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a prominent Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: vas (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense (lit)

Irregular perfect tense form from root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

अस्ति (asti) - There was (implies existence in the past narrative) (is, exists, there is)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

present tense

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Often used in a narrative past sense 'there was'.

अस्तमित-सर्व-आपद् (astamita-sarva-āpad) - one whose all misfortunes have vanished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of astamita-sarva-āpad

astamita-sarva-āpad - one for whom all calamities have set/vanished

Bahuvrīhi compound, describing Janaka. Literally 'whose all misfortunes have set'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (astamita+sarva+āpad)

• astamita – set, gone, vanished, disappeared
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From astam (setting, disappearance) + root i (to go). Literally 'gone to setting'.
  Prefix: astam
  Root: i (class 2)
• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun
• āpad – misfortune, calamity, distress
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: This is an adjective describing Janaka.

उद्यत्-सम्पद्-उदार-धीः (udyat-sampad-udāra-dhīḥ) - one whose rising fortunes make his intellect noble/generous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udyat-sampad-udāra-dhī

udyat-sampad-udāra-dhī - one whose rising prosperity makes their intellect generous and noble

Bahuvrīhi compound, describing Janaka. Literally 'whose rising wealth' (udyatsampad) 'has a noble intellect' (udāradhī).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (udyat+sampad+udāra+dhī)

• udyat – rising, ascending, emerging
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From root i (to go) with prefix ud.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)
• sampad – prosperity, success, fortune, accomplishment
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)
• udāra – noble, generous, exalted, liberal
  adjective
• dhī – intellect, thought, understanding, mind
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhī (class 1)

Note: This is an adjective describing Janaka.

विदेहानाम् (videhānām) - of the Videhas (people of Videha)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of videha

videha - name of an ancient kingdom and its inhabitants; one without a body

From vi + deha (body). Here, refers to the kingdom or its inhabitants.

Note: Refers to the people of the Videha kingdom.

मही-पालः (mahī-pālaḥ) - king, ruler of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahī-pāla

mahī-pāla - king, protector of the earth

Tatpurusha compound: mahī (earth) + pāla (protector).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  From root pāl (to protect).
  Root: pāl (class 10)

जनकः (janakaḥ) - Janaka (proper name); father

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janaka

janaka - Janaka (name of several ancient kings of Videha, especially the father of Sītā); father, progenitor

Root: jan (class 4)

नाम (nāma) - by name (by name, named, indeed, verily)

(indeclinable)

Here used as an indeclinable adverb to specify the name.

वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valorous, powerful, heroic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat

vīryavat - possessing valor, mighty, powerful, heroic

Possessive adjective formed with suffix -vat.