योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-108, verse-28

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
इत्युक्त उत्तराशेशं प्रतिहारप्रवेशितम् ।
प्रणामपरमग्रेऽसौ राजाऽपश्यद्वलाधिपम् ॥ २८ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
ityukta uttarāśeśaṃ pratihārapraveśitam ,
praṇāmaparamagre'sau rājā'paśyadvalādhipam 28

28. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca iti ukte uttarāśeśam pratīhārapraveśitam
praṇāmaparam agre asau rājā apaśyat balādhipam

28. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca iti ukte asau rājā pratīhārapraveśitam
praṇāmaparam uttarāśeśam balādhipam agre apaśyat

28. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: "When this was spoken, the king saw the commander of the northern direction – who had been admitted by the doorkeeper and was profoundly intent on offering prostrations – standing before him."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Sri Vasishtha (a revered sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• उक्ते (ukte) - when it was said, having been spoken

• उत्तराशेशम् (uttarāśeśam) - the lord of the northern direction, the commander of the northern region

• प्रतीहारप्रवेशितम् (pratīhārapraveśitam) - admitted by the doorkeeper

• प्रणामपरम् (praṇāmaparam) - intent on bowing, deeply reverent, devoted to salutation

• अग्रे (agre) - in front, before, ahead

• असौ (asau) - Referring to the king from the previous verse. (that one, he)

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw

• बलाधिपम् (balādhipam) - the commander of the forces, army chief

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Sri Vasishtha (a revered sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Sri Vasishtha (proper name of a Vedic sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (irregular formation)

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

उक्ते (ukte) - when it was said, having been spoken

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, mentioned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

उत्तराशेशम् (uttarāśeśam) - the lord of the northern direction, the commander of the northern region

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttarāśeśa

uttarāśeśa - lord of the northern quarter

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (uttarāśā+īśa)

• uttarāśā – northern direction, northern quarter
  noun (feminine)
• īśa – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

प्रतीहारप्रवेशितम् (pratīhārapraveśitam) - admitted by the doorkeeper

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pratīhārapraveśita

pratīhārapraveśita - one caused to enter by the doorkeeper

Past Passive Participle compound (causative)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pratīhāra+praveśita)

• pratīhāra – doorkeeper, gatekeeper
  noun (masculine)
• praveśita – caused to enter, admitted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle (causative)
  Derived from the causative stem of root 'viś' with prefix 'pra-'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: viś (class 6)

प्रणामपरम् (praṇāmaparam) - intent on bowing, deeply reverent, devoted to salutation

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of praṇāmapara

praṇāmapara - intent on obeisance, devoted to salutation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (praṇāma+para)

• praṇāma – bowing, salutation, obeisance
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root 'nam' with prefix 'pra-'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: nam (class 1)
• para – intent on, devoted to, supreme, chief
  adjective (masculine)

अग्रे (agre) - in front, before, ahead

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially from a locative form.

असौ (asau) - Referring to the king from the previous verse. (that one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder, he/she/it (demonstrative pronoun)

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, monarch, ruler

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect tense

Root 'dṛś' takes 'paśya' as its stem in the present system. Imperfect forms with 'a-' prefix.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

बलाधिपम् (balādhipam) - the commander of the forces, army chief

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of balādhipa

balādhipa - commander of an army, chief of forces

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+adhipa)

• bala – strength, force, army
  noun (neuter)
• adhipa – ruler, chief, lord
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'adhi' (upon) + 'pā' (to protect/rule).
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)