योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-77, verse-17

पितरि स्वर्गमापन्ने बाल एवोत्तमौजसा ।
कृत्वा षोडशवर्षाणि स्वयं दिग्विजयं वशी ॥ १७ ॥

pitari svargamāpanne bāla evottamaujasā ,
kṛtvā ṣoḍaśavarṣāṇi svayaṃ digvijayaṃ vaśī 17

17. pitari svargam āpanne bālaḥ eva uttama-ojasā
kṛtvā ṣoḍaśa-varṣāṇi svayam dig-vijayam vaśī

17. pitari svargam āpanne,
bālaḥ eva uttama-ojasā svayam ṣoḍaśa-varṣāṇi dig-vijayam kṛtvā vaśī

17. When his father attained heaven (svarga), he, though just a boy, with his supreme might, personally undertook a world-conquest (digvijaya) that lasted sixteen years, thus becoming a master.

Words meanings summery:

• पितरि (pitari) - in the father, when the father

• स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven, celestial world

• आपन्ने (āpanne) - having attained, having reached

• बालः (bālaḥ) - boy, child, young one

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

• उत्तम-ओजसा (uttama-ojasā) - with supreme might, by excellent valor

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed, having made

• षोडश-वर्षाणि (ṣoḍaśa-varṣāṇi) - sixteen years

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, personally, by oneself

• दिग्-विजयम् (dig-vijayam) - world conquest, conquest of the quarters

• वशी (vaśī) - self-controlled, master, subjugator

Words meanings and morphology

पितरि (pitari) - in the father, when the father

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven, celestial world

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, paradise, celestial abode

Note: Object of `āpanne`.

आपन्ने (āpanne) - having attained, having reached

(adjective (participle))

बालः (bālaḥ) - boy, child, young one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - boy, child, young, infant

Note: Refers to the subject of the sentence.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

उत्तम-ओजसा (uttama-ojasā) - with supreme might, by excellent valor

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of uttama-ojas

uttama-ojas - supreme might, excellent valor

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (uttama+ojas)

• uttama – highest, best, supreme, excellent
  adjective
  Superlative of `ud`
• ojas – might, power, strength, vital energy, valor
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates the means by which he achieved the conquest.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed, having made

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root √kṛ (to do, to make) + `ktvā` suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

षोडश-वर्षाणि (ṣoḍaśa-varṣāṇi) - sixteen years

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of ṣoḍaśa-varṣa

ṣoḍaśa-varṣa - sixteen years

Compound type : Dvigu (ṣoḍaśa+varṣa)

• ṣoḍaśa – sixteen
  numeral
• varṣa – year, rain, monsoon
  noun (neuter)

Note: Accusative of duration 'for sixteen years'.

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, personally, by oneself

(indeclinable)

दिग्-विजयम् (dig-vijayam) - world conquest, conquest of the quarters

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dig-vijaya

dig-vijaya - conquest of the directions, world conquest, triumphant tour

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (diś+vijaya)

• diś – direction, quarter of the sky, region
  noun (feminine)
  From root √diś (to point out)
  Root: diś (class 6)
• vijaya – victory, conquest, triumph
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix `vi` + root √ji (to conquer)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Object of `kṛtvā`.

वशी (vaśī) - self-controlled, master, subjugator

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaśin

vaśin - master, controller, self-controlled, independent

Agent Noun

From `vaśa` (control) + `in` suffix.

Note: Describes the subject.