योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-23, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अथासौ वायसश्रेष्ठो जिज्ञासार्थमिदं मया ।
भूयः पृष्टो महाबाहो कल्पवृक्षलताग्रके ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
athāsau vāyasaśreṣṭho jijñāsārthamidaṃ mayā ,
bhūyaḥ pṛṣṭo mahābāho kalpavṛkṣalatāgrake 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca atha asau vāyasaśreṣṭhaḥ jijñāsārtham
idam mayā bhūyaḥ pṛṣṭaḥ mahābāho kalpavṛkṣalatāgrake

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca.
mahābāho,
atha mayā jijñāsārtham idam asau vāyasaśreṣṭhaḥ kalpavṛkṣalatāgrake bhūyaḥ pṛṣṭaḥ.

1. Revered Vasiṣṭha said: Then, O mighty-armed one (mahābāho), for the purpose of further inquiry (jijñāsā), I again questioned this foremost of crows (vāyasa), while he was atop a creeper of the wish-fulfilling tree (kalpavṛkṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - The revered Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अथ (atha) - then, next, now

• असौ (asau) - Refers to Kakabhushundi. (that one, this one)

• वायसश्रेष्ठः (vāyasaśreṣṭhaḥ) - Refers to the sage Kakabhushundi. (the foremost of crows, the best crow)

• जिज्ञासार्थम् (jijñāsārtham) - for the purpose of inquiry

• इदम् (idam) - Refers to 'this matter' or 'this statement'. (this, this matter)

• मया (mayā) - Agent of the passive participle 'pṛṣṭaḥ'. (by me)

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, repeatedly

• पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - Agrees with 'vāyasaśreṣṭhaḥ'. (questioned, asked)

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - Vocative singular form. Often used to address Rama in Yoga Vashishtha. (O mighty-armed one!)

• कल्पवृक्षलताग्रके (kalpavṛkṣalatāgrake) - on the top of a creeper of the wish-fulfilling tree

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - The revered Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Revered Vasiṣṭha (a well-known Vedic sage)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

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

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active

3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

अथ (atha) - then, next, now

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - Refers to Kakabhushundi. (that one, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this (demonstrative pronoun, referring to something distant or previously mentioned)

वायसश्रेष्ठः (vāyasaśreṣṭhaḥ) - Refers to the sage Kakabhushundi. (the foremost of crows, the best crow)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyasaśreṣṭha

vāyasaśreṣṭha - best among crows, pre-eminent crow

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāyasa+śreṣṭha)

• vāyasa – crow
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of praśasya (excellent).

जिज्ञासार्थम् (jijñāsārtham) - for the purpose of inquiry

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (jijñāsā+artha)

• jijñāsā – desire to know, inquiry
  noun (feminine)
  desiderative noun
  Derived from desiderative stem of root jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• artha – purpose, aim, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)

इदम् (idam) - Refers to 'this matter' or 'this statement'. (this, this matter)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

मया (mayā) - Agent of the passive participle 'pṛṣṭaḥ'. (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

Root: bhū (class 1)

पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - Agrees with 'vāyasaśreṣṭhaḥ'. (questioned, asked)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root prach (to ask) with suffix kta.

Root: prach (class 6)

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - Vocative singular form. Often used to address Rama in Yoga Vashishtha. (O mighty-armed one!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed (epithet for heroes like Rama)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

कल्पवृक्षलताग्रके (kalpavṛkṣalatāgrake) - on the top of a creeper of the wish-fulfilling tree

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kalpavṛkṣalatāgraka

kalpavṛkṣalatāgraka - on the top of a creeper of the wish-fulfilling tree

Compound type : tatpurusha (kalpavṛkṣa+latā+agraka)

• kalpavṛkṣa – wish-fulfilling tree
  noun (masculine)
• latā – creeper, vine
  noun (feminine)
• agraka – top, summit, tip
  noun (neuter)