योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-15, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
कुसुमापूर्णकल्पाभ्रकुन्तले तस्य मूर्धनि ।
कल्पाङ्गमहमद्राक्षं शाखाचक्रमिव स्थितम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
kusumāpūrṇakalpābhrakuntale tasya mūrdhani ,
kalpāṅgamahamadrākṣaṃ śākhācakramiva sthitam 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca kusumāpūrṇakalpābhrakuntale tasya
mūrdhani kalpāṅgam aham adrākṣam śākhācakram iva sthitam

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca.
aham tasya kusumāpūrṇakalpābhrakuntale mūrdhani śākhācakram iva sthitam kalpāṅgam adrākṣam.

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: On that summit of Mount Meru, whose cloud-like tresses were filled with blossoms, I beheld a part of the (cosmic age) kalpa, standing like a wheel of branches.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Venerable Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• कुसुमापूर्णकल्पाभ्रकुन्तले (kusumāpūrṇakalpābhrakuntale) - on its head, which had cloud-like locks of hair full of flowers

• तस्य (tasya) - of Meru (understood) (of it, his)

• मूर्धनि (mūrdhani) - on the head, on the summit

• कल्पाङ्गम् (kalpāṅgam) - a part of the (cosmic age) Kalpa

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अद्राक्षम् (adrākṣam) - I saw

• शाखाचक्रम् (śākhācakram) - a circle of branches, a wheel of branches

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, standing, established

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Venerable Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Venerable Vasiṣṭha (name of a revered sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (Lit) 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

कुसुमापूर्णकल्पाभ्रकुन्तले (kusumāpūrṇakalpābhrakuntale) - on its head, which had cloud-like locks of hair full of flowers

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of kusumāpūrṇakalpābhrakuntala

kusumāpūrṇakalpābhrakuntala - whose locks of hair (kuntala) are like clouds (abhrā) full (āpūrṇa) of flowers (kusuma)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kusuma+āpūrṇa+kalpa+abhrā+kuntala)

• kusuma – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• āpūrṇa – full, filled, complete
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root pṛ (to fill) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: pṛ (class 3)
• kalpa – resembling, like, similar to (often as the latter part of a compound)
  adjective (masculine)
• abhrā – cloud
  noun (masculine)
• kuntala – locks of hair, tresses
  noun (masculine)

Note: Locative singular, qualifying 'mūrdhani'.

तस्य (tasya) - of Meru (understood) (of it, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मूर्धनि (mūrdhani) - on the head, on the summit

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mūrdhan

mūrdhan - head, summit, top, peak

कल्पाङ्गम् (kalpāṅgam) - a part of the (cosmic age) Kalpa

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kalpāṅga

kalpāṅga - a part/limb of a Kalpa (cosmic age)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalpa+aṅga)

• kalpa – a cosmic age (day of Brahma), a long period of time
  noun (masculine)
• aṅga – limb, part, division
  noun (neuter)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (first person pronoun)

अद्राक्षम् (adrākṣam) - I saw

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, aorist (Luṅ) of dṛś

Aorist (Luṅ) 1st person singular

Root: dṛś (class 1)

शाखाचक्रम् (śākhācakram) - a circle of branches, a wheel of branches

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śākhācakra

śākhācakra - wheel/circle of branches

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śākhā+cakra)

• śākhā – branch, bough
  noun (feminine)
• cakra – wheel, disc, circle
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, standing, established

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular, qualifying 'kalpāṅgam'.