योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-114, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
परस्माद्ब्रह्मणः पूर्वं मनः प्रथममुत्थितम् ।
मननात्मकमाभोगि तत्स्थमेव स्थितिं गतम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
parasmādbrahmaṇaḥ pūrvaṃ manaḥ prathamamutthitam ,
mananātmakamābhogi tatsthameva sthitiṃ gatam 1

1. śrī vasiṣṭha uvāca parasmat brahmaṇaḥ pūrvam manaḥ prathamam
utthitam mananātmakam ābhogi tatstham eva sthitim gatam

1. śrī vasiṣṭha uvāca pūrvam parasmat brahmaṇaḥ prathamam manaḥ
utthitam mananātmakam ābhogi tatstham eva sthitim gatam

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Previously, the mind (manas) first arose from the supreme (brahman). This mind, characterized by thinking and all-pervading, attained its state of existence while remaining within that very (brahman).

Words meanings summery:

• श्री (śrī) - auspicious prefix for a revered person (auspicious, prosperous, glorious, beautiful; Goddess Śrī/Lakṣmī)

• वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - The sage Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha (a proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• परस्मत् (parasmat) - from the supreme (from the highest, from the supreme)

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - from brahman (the ultimate reality) (of brahman, from brahman)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously (before, previously, formerly)

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (manas) (mind, intellect, thought, consciousness)

• प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first (first, foremost)

• उत्थितम् (utthitam) - arose (arisen, emerged, originated)

• मननात्मकम् (mananātmakam) - characterized by thinking (consisting of thinking, of the nature of reflection)

• आभोगि (ābhogi) - all-pervading (all-pervading, extensive, enjoying)

• तत्स्थम् (tatstham) - abiding in it (brahman) (abiding in that, situated in that)

• एव (eva) - itself, very (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• स्थितिम् (sthitim) - its state of existence (state, condition, existence, remaining)

• गतम् (gatam) - attained (gone, attained, reached)

Words meanings and morphology

श्री (śrī) - auspicious prefix for a revered person (auspicious, prosperous, glorious, beautiful; Goddess Śrī/Lakṣmī)

(indeclinable)

Note: Honorific prefix, here acting as part of the proper noun 'Śrī Vasiṣṭha'.

वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - The sage Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - most excellent, best; proper name of a revered Vedic sage

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

परस्मत् (parasmat) - from the supreme (from the highest, from the supreme)

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of para

para - supreme, ultimate, highest, other, distant

Superlative form of an adjective, here used as a noun in the ablative case.

Note: Refers to brahman, hence masculine singular ablative.

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - from brahman (the ultimate reality) (of brahman, from brahman)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the ultimate reality, the absolute, the universal spirit

Note: Used in ablative case, hence 'from brahman'.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously (before, previously, formerly)

(indeclinable)

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (manas) (mind, intellect, thought, consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, intention

प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first (first, foremost)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prathama

prathama - first, foremost, principal

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ' in nominative neuter singular.

उत्थितम् (utthitam) - arose (arisen, emerged, originated)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utthita

utthita - arisen, stood up, emerged

Past Passive Participle

Formed from preposition 'ut' (ud) + verb root 'sthā' (to stand) + suffix '-kta'.

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ' in nominative neuter singular.

मननात्मकम् (mananātmakam) - characterized by thinking (consisting of thinking, of the nature of reflection)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mananātmaka

mananātmaka - consisting of thinking, of the nature of reflection

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manana+ātmaka)

• manana – thinking, meditating, pondering
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  From root 'man' (to think) with suffix '-ana'.
  Root: man (class 4)
• ātmaka – having the nature of, consisting of, characterized by
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'ātman' with suffix '-ka'.

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ' in nominative neuter singular.

आभोगि (ābhogi) - all-pervading (all-pervading, extensive, enjoying)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ābhogin

ābhogin - all-pervading, extensive, enjoying, a serpent

From 'ābhoga' (fulness, expanse) with suffix '-in'.

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ' in nominative neuter singular (long 'ī' in neuter nominative singular for -in stems).

तत्स्थम् (tatstham) - abiding in it (brahman) (abiding in that, situated in that)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tatstha

tatstha - abiding in that, situated in that

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+stha)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• stha – standing, staying, situated, abiding
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ' in nominative neuter singular.

एव (eva) - itself, very (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

स्थितिम् (sthitim) - its state of existence (state, condition, existence, remaining)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, staying, position, state, condition, existence, stability

From root 'sthā' (to stand) with suffix '-ti'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Object of 'gatam'.

गतम् (gatam) - attained (gone, attained, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, attained, understood

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'gam' (to go) + suffix '-kta'.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ' in nominative neuter singular.