योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-16, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अथ तत्याहमपतं दीप्यमानवपुः पुरः ।
किंचिद्विक्षोभितसभः खान्नक्षत्रमिवाचले ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
atha tatyāhamapataṃ dīpyamānavapuḥ puraḥ ,
kiṃcidvikṣobhitasabhaḥ khānnakṣatramivācale 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca atha tatra aham apatam dīpyamānavapuḥ
puraḥ kiṃcitvikṣobhitasabhaḥ khāt nakṣatram iva acale

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca atha aham dīpyamānavapuḥ tatra puraḥ
apatam acale khāt nakṣatram iva kiṃcitvikṣobhitasabhaḥ

1. Sri Vasiṣṭha said: Then, I descended there in front, radiant in body, slightly stirring the assembly, much like a star falling from the sky onto a mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Sri Vasiṣṭha, the venerable Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अपतम् (apatam) - I fell, I descended

• दीप्यमानवपुः (dīpyamānavapuḥ) - with a shining body, radiant in form

• पुरः (puraḥ) - in front, before, ahead

• किंचित्विक्षोभितसभः (kiṁcitvikṣobhitasabhaḥ) - one whose assembly is slightly disturbed; having a somewhat agitated gathering

• खात् (khāt) - from the sky, from space

• नक्षत्रम् (nakṣatram) - star, constellation

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अचले (acale) - on a mountain, in a mountain

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Sri Vasiṣṭha, the venerable Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Venerable Vasiṣṭha (proper noun, a revered sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – venerable, glorious, prosperity
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a famous Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active

Perfect 3rd person singular, parasmaipada, from root √vac (2nd class). Irregular formation.

Root: vac (class 2)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' (that) + 'tra' (locative suffix).

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

अपतम् (apatam) - I fell, I descended

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pat

imperfect active

Imperfect 1st person singular, parasmaipada, from root √pat (1st class).

Prefix: a

Root: pat (class 1)

दीप्यमानवपुः (dīpyamānavapuḥ) - with a shining body, radiant in form

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīpyamānavapus

dīpyamānavapus - one whose body is shining, radiant-bodied

Bahuvrīhi compound: dīpyamāna (present participle of √dīp 'to shine') + vapus (body).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīpyamāna+vapus)

• dīpyamāna – shining, radiant
  adjective
  present passive participle
  Present participle (ātmanepada) from √dīp (4th class), meaning 'shining'.
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• vapus – body, form, figure
  noun (neuter)

पुरः (puraḥ) - in front, before, ahead

(indeclinable)

किंचित्विक्षोभितसभः (kiṁcitvikṣobhitasabhaḥ) - one whose assembly is slightly disturbed; having a somewhat agitated gathering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kiṃcitvikṣobhitasabha

kiṁcitvikṣobhitasabha - one whose assembly is slightly disturbed

Bahuvrīhi compound: kiṃcit (slightly) + vikṣobhita (disturbed) + sabha (assembly).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kiṃcit+vikṣobhita+sabha)

• kiṃcit – a little, somewhat, slightly
  indeclinable
• vikṣobhita – stirred, agitated, disturbed
  adjective
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of √kṣubh (4th/9th class) with prefix vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṣubh (class 4)
• sabha – assembly, gathering
  noun (feminine)

खात् (khāt) - from the sky, from space

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, space, ether, heaven

नक्षत्रम् (nakṣatram) - star, constellation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nakṣatra

nakṣatra - star, constellation, lunar mansion

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अचले (acale) - on a mountain, in a mountain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of acala

acala - mountain, immovable

Derived from 'a' (not) + 'cala' (moving).

Prefix: a

Root: cal (class 1)

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