योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-123, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
इत्येते दृश्यरूपाया अविद्याया विचारणे ।
प्रवृत्ताः पादचारेण समुद्रद्वीपगामिनः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
ityete dṛśyarūpāyā avidyāyā vicāraṇe ,
pravṛttāḥ pādacāreṇa samudradvīpagāminaḥ 1

1. śrī vasiṣṭha uvāca iti ete dṛśyarūpāyāḥ avidyāyāḥ
vicāraṇe pravṛttāḥ pādacāreṇa samudradvīpagāminaḥ

1. śrī vasiṣṭha uvāca iti ete dṛśyarūpāyāḥ avidyāyāḥ
vicāraṇe pādacāreṇa samudradvīpagāminaḥ pravṛttāḥ

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Thus, these [sages] embarked upon the investigation of ignorance (avidyā), which manifests in visible forms, like travelers going on foot to an island in the ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• श्री (śrī) - prosperity, welfare, divine essence, glory; an honorific prefix

• वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Vasiṣṭha (a proper name, a renowned Vedic sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so, such

• एते (ete) - these (referring to the implied sages or practitioners) (these (masculine/feminine nominative plural, or masculine nominative dual))

• दृश्यरूपायाः (dṛśyarūpāyāḥ) - of visible form, of the form of that which is seen, of apparent form

• अविद्यायाः (avidyāyāḥ) - of ignorance (avidyā), of nescience

• विचारणे (vicāraṇe) - in the investigation, for the examination, in the deliberation

• प्रवृत्ताः (pravṛttāḥ) - engaged, proceeded, undertaken, commenced

• पादचारेण (pādacāreṇa) - by walking, on foot, by foot-travel

• समुद्रद्वीपगामिनः (samudradvīpagāminaḥ) - like those going to an ocean island, island-travelers (in the ocean)

Words meanings and morphology

श्री (śrī) - prosperity, welfare, divine essence, glory; an honorific prefix

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, welfare, divine essence, glory, beauty, wealth; an honorific prefix

वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Vasiṣṭha (a proper name, a renowned Vedic sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a prominent Vedic sage, one of the Saptarishis)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak). Third person singular, Perfect tense, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so, such

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - these (referring to the implied sages or practitioners) (these (masculine/feminine nominative plural, or masculine nominative dual))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

दृश्यरूपायाः (dṛśyarūpāyāḥ) - of visible form, of the form of that which is seen, of apparent form

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of dṛśyarūpā

dṛśyarūpā - having a visible form, of the nature of appearance, perceptible

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dṛśya+rūpa)

• dṛśya – visible, perceptible, to be seen
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  From root 'dṛś' (to see) with suffix -ya.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

अविद्यायाः (avidyāyāḥ) - of ignorance (avidyā), of nescience

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of avidyā

avidyā - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance (avidyā), misconception

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+vidyā)

• a – not, non-, un- (privative prefix)
  indeclinable
• vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
  noun (feminine)

विचारणे (vicāraṇe) - in the investigation, for the examination, in the deliberation

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of vicāraṇā

vicāraṇā - investigation, examination, deliberation, inquiry, reflection

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

प्रवृत्ताः (pravṛttāḥ) - engaged, proceeded, undertaken, commenced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - engaged in, set about, commenced, started, active, manifested

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vṛt' with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

पादचारेण (pādacāreṇa) - by walking, on foot, by foot-travel

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pādacāra

pādacāra - walking, going on foot, a foot-traveler

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāda+cāra)

• pāda – foot, leg, quarter, step
  noun (masculine)
• cāra – motion, wandering, going
  noun (masculine)
  Root: car (class 1)

समुद्रद्वीपगामिनः (samudradvīpagāminaḥ) - like those going to an ocean island, island-travelers (in the ocean)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samudradvīpagāmin

samudradvīpagāmin - one who goes to an ocean island, island-traveler

Agent Noun (from 'gam')

Compound noun acting as an adjective. 'gāmin' is an agent noun from root 'gam' (to go).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samudra+dvīpa+gāmin)

• samudra – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• dvīpa – island, continent
  noun (masculine)
• gāmin – going, moving, a goer, traveler
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun (suffix -in)
  From root 'gam' (to go) with suffix '-in'.
  Root: gam (class 1)