योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-3, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
भाविभूरितरङ्गाणां पयोवृन्दमिवाम्बुधौ ।
या चिद्वहत्यनन्तानि जगन्त्यनघ सो भवान् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
bhāvibhūritaraṅgāṇāṃ payovṛndamivāmbudhau ,
yā cidvahatyanantāni jagantyanagha so bhavān 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca bhāvi bhūri taraṅgāṇām payaḥ vṛndam iva
ambudhau yā cit vahati anantāni jaganti anagha saḥ bhavān

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca.
हे anagha,
ambudhau bhāvi bhūri taraṅgāṇām payaḥ vṛndam iva,
या cit anantāni jaganti vahati,
सः भवन् (असि).

1. Sri Vasishtha said: O faultless one, you are that consciousness which upholds infinite worlds, just as a mass of water holds countless future waves within the ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - the venerable Vasishtha

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• भावि (bhāvi) - yet to manifest, potential (future, about to be, impending)

• भूरि (bhūri) - numerous, abundant, many, much

• तरङ्गाणाम् (taraṅgāṇām) - of waves

• पयः (payaḥ) - water, milk, fluid

• वृन्दम् (vṛndam) - a collective body or mass (multitude, mass, heap, group)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्बुधौ (ambudhau) - in the ocean, in the sea

• या (yā) - which (feminine)

• चित् (cit) - the ultimate, foundational consciousness (consciousness, pure intelligence)

• वहति (vahati) - sustains and manifests (carries, bears, conveys, upholds)

• अनन्तानि (anantāni) - infinite, endless, countless

• जगन्ति (jaganti) - all existing realms and cosmic systems (worlds, universes)

• अनघ (anagha) - O perfectly pure one (addressing Rama) (O faultless one, sinless one)

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (demonstrative/correlative pronoun)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you, the venerable one (addressing Rama respectfully) (you (respectful), Sir, existing)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - the venerable Vasishtha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - the venerable Vasishtha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – prosperity, glory, venerable, sacred
  noun/adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasishtha (a prominent Vedic sage, guru of Rama)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

root 'vac' in perfect tense (lit), 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used to introduce a speech.

भावि (bhāvi) - yet to manifest, potential (future, about to be, impending)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhāvin

bhāvin - future, about to be, impending, existing, potential

agent noun/derivative

From root 'bhū' (to be) + ṇi (causative) + in (suffix for agent/quality)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Part of a compound `bhāvibhūritaraṅgāṇām`, agreeing with `taraṅgāṇām`.

भूरि (bhūri) - numerous, abundant, many, much

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūri

bhūri - numerous, abundant, many, much, great

Note: Part of a compound `bhāvibhūritaraṅgāṇām`, agreeing with `taraṅgāṇām`.

तरङ्गाणाम् (taraṅgāṇām) - of waves

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of taraṅga

taraṅga - wave, ripple, surge

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Genitive plural, referring to "of waves".

पयः (payaḥ) - water, milk, fluid

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of payas

payas - water, milk, fluid, vital sap

Note: Used here as the first part of a compound 'payaḥvṛndam'.

वृन्दम् (vṛndam) - a collective body or mass (multitude, mass, heap, group)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛnda

vṛnda - multitude, mass, heap, group, host

Note: Here used as nominative singular, forming the compound 'payaḥvṛndam' (multitude of waters).

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अम्बुधौ (ambudhau) - in the ocean, in the sea

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ambudhi

ambudhi - ocean, sea (literally, 'container of water')

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (ambus+dhī)

• ambus – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhī – holding, containing (often as a suffix)
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root 'dhā' (to place, hold) + i (suffix)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Locative singular.

या (yā) - which (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

Note: Feminine nominative singular, agreeing with 'cit'.

चित् (cit) - the ultimate, foundational consciousness (consciousness, pure intelligence)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, pure intelligence, understanding, mind

Note: Subject of 'vahati'.

वहति (vahati) - sustains and manifests (carries, bears, conveys, upholds)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vah

root 'vah' in present tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vah (class 1)

अनन्तानि (anantāni) - infinite, endless, countless

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of ananta

ananta - infinite, endless, limitless, eternal

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+anta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

Note: Accusative plural, agreeing with 'jaganti'.

जगन्ति (jaganti) - all existing realms and cosmic systems (worlds, universes)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving beings, all that moves

present active participle

present active participle of root 'gam' (to go) with reduplication

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'vahati'.

अनघ (anagha) - O perfectly pure one (addressing Rama) (O faultless one, sinless one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - faultless, sinless, pure, blameless

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+agha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• agha – fault, sin, evil, distress
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Rama, to whom Vasishtha is speaking.

सः (saḥ) - he, that (demonstrative/correlative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine nominative singular, correlative to 'yā'.

भवान् (bhavān) - you, the venerable one (addressing Rama respectfully) (you (respectful), Sir, existing)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (respectful), being, existing

present active participle

present active participle of 'bhū' (to be) used as a respectful pronoun

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Respectful form of 'you'. Predicate nominative to 'saḥ'.