योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-113, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
बलान्यनुतरन्तोऽथ तदित्थं द्रवतां द्विषाम् ।
दूराद्दूरतरं प्राप्ताश्चत्वारस्ते विपश्चितः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
balānyanutaranto'tha taditthaṃ dravatāṃ dviṣām ,
dūrāddūrataraṃ prāptāścatvāraste vipaścitaḥ 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca balāni anutarantaḥ atha tat ittham dravatām
dviṣām dūrāt dūrataraṃ prāptāḥ catvāraḥ te vipaścitaḥ

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca.
atha te catvāraḥ vipaścitaḥ tat ittham dravatām dviṣām balāni anutarantaḥ dūrāt dūrataraṃ prāptāḥ.

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Then, those four wise ones, pursuing the fleeing armies of the enemies in that manner, reached even further away.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Vasiṣṭha (an honored sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• बलानि (balāni) - armies, forces, powers

• अनुतरन्तः (anutarantaḥ) - following, pursuing, crossing after

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

• तत् (tat) - that, that one

• इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner, in such a way

• द्रवताम् (dravatām) - of those fleeing, of those running away

• द्विषाम् (dviṣām) - of the enemies, of the hostile ones

• दूरात् (dūrāt) - from afar, from a distance

• दूरतरं (dūrataraṁ) - further away, more distant

• प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - reached, attained, obtained

• चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four

• ते (te) - they, those

• विपश्चितः (vipaścitaḥ) - the wise, the learned, the intelligent ones

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Vasiṣṭha (an honored sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (a revered Vedic sage, often prefixed with 'śrī' for honor)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – prosperity, glory, beauty; honorific prefix
  indeclinable
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a prominent Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

बलानि (balāni) - armies, forces, powers

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army, military contingent

अनुतरन्तः (anutarantaḥ) - following, pursuing, crossing after

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anutarat

anutarat - one who is following or pursuing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'tṛ' (to cross, pass over) with prefix 'anu-'

Prefix: anu

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'catvāraḥ' and 'vipaścitaḥ'.

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

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, that one

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner, in such a way

(indeclinable)

द्रवताम् (dravatām) - of those fleeing, of those running away

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dravat

dravat - one who is running, flowing, fleeing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'dru' (to run, flee, flow)

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'dviṣām'.

द्विषाम् (dviṣām) - of the enemies, of the hostile ones

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dviṣ

dviṣ - enemy, hater, hostile person

Root: dviṣ (class 2)

दूरात् (dūrāt) - from afar, from a distance

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use of ablative case.

दूरतरं (dūrataraṁ) - further away, more distant

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dūratara

dūratara - more distant, further away (comparative of 'dūra')

Comparative degree of 'dūra'.

Note: Used adverbially.

प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - reached, attained, obtained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, attained, arrived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'āp' (to obtain, reach) with prefix 'pra-'

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'catvāraḥ' and 'vipaścitaḥ'.

चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'te' and 'vipaścitaḥ'.

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the four wise ones.

विपश्चितः (vipaścitaḥ) - the wise, the learned, the intelligent ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vipaścit

vipaścit - wise, learned, intelligent, knowing