योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-75, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अथ तस्य गुरोर्वक्त्रादित्याकर्ण्य भगीरथः ।
मनस्याहितकर्तव्यः स्वव्यापारपरोऽभवत् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
atha tasya gurorvaktrādityākarṇya bhagīrathaḥ ,
manasyāhitakartavyaḥ svavyāpāraparo'bhavat 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca | atha tasya
guroḥ vaktrāt iti ākarṇya
bhagīrathaḥ | manasi āhitakartavyaḥ
svavyāpāraparaḥ abhavat || 1 ||

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca atha bhagīrathaḥ tasya guroḥ vaktrāt
iti ākarṇya manasi āhitakartavyaḥ svavyāpāraparaḥ abhavat 1

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Then, having heard this from the mouth of that guru (teacher), Bhagīratha, with his duty firmly fixed in mind, became engrossed in his own affairs.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Shri Vashistha (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (of that, his)

• गुरोः (guroḥ) - of that teacher (guru) (of the guru, of the teacher)

• वक्त्रात् (vaktrāt) - from the mouth, from the face

• इति (iti) - this (referring to the discourse) (thus, so, this)

• आकर्ण्य (ākarṇya) - having heard, having listened

• भगीरथः (bhagīrathaḥ) - Bhagīratha (proper name)

• मनसि (manasi) - in the mind

• आहितकर्तव्यः (āhitakartavyaḥ) - with his duty firmly fixed in mind (one who has fixed/placed his duty)

• स्वव्यापारपरः (svavyāpāraparaḥ) - engrossed in his own affairs (intent on one's own task/affairs)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Shri Vashistha (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Revered Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – prosperity, wealth, glory, revered
  indeclinable
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a prominent Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

root 'vac' (2nd class), perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a new section or sequence of events.

तस्य (tasya) - of that (of that, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the guru (Vasiṣṭha's previous discourse).

गुरोः (guroḥ) - of that teacher (guru) (of the guru, of the teacher)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, preceptor, respected elder

Note: Governed by `vaktrāt`.

वक्त्रात् (vaktrāt) - from the mouth, from the face

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vaktra

vaktra - mouth, face, utterance

Note: Source of hearing.

इति (iti) - this (referring to the discourse) (thus, so, this)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the preceding discourse.

आकर्ण्य (ākarṇya) - having heard, having listened

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund (prefix)

from ā-kṛ (to hear) with suffix -ya (after prefix)

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Forms an adverbial clause.

भगीरथः (bhagīrathaḥ) - Bhagīratha (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagīratha

bhagīratha - Bhagīratha (a legendary king, famed for bringing the Ganges to earth)

Note: Subject of `abhavat`.

मनसि (manasi) - in the mind

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart

Note: Locative for 'in the mind'.

आहितकर्तव्यः (āhitakartavyaḥ) - with his duty firmly fixed in mind (one who has fixed/placed his duty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āhitakartavya

āhitakartavya - having duty fixed/placed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (āhita+kartavya)

• āhita – placed, fixed, performed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from ā-dhā (to place, fix)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• kartavya – duty, what ought to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  from root kṛ (to do) with suffix -tavya
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies `bhagīrathaḥ`.

स्वव्यापारपरः (svavyāpāraparaḥ) - engrossed in his own affairs (intent on one's own task/affairs)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svavyāpārapara

svavyāpārapara - intent on one's own business/activity

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+vyāpāra+para)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• vyāpāra – business, activity, occupation, affair
  noun (masculine)
  from vi-ā-pṛ (to be busy, engage)
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: pṛ (class 10)
• para – intent on, devoted to, supreme, other
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Predicate adjective for `bhagīrathaḥ`.

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect Active

from root 'bhū' (1st class), imperfect past tense, 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Main verb.