योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-133, verse-1

विपश्चिदुवाच ।
कस्मिंश्चिदन्यत्र जगत्यपूर्वे दृष्टं मयेदं श्रृणु किं विचित्रम् ।
महाघवृत्तान्तदशासमानमविद्ययान्धेन बलात्कृतं यत् ॥ १ ॥

vipaściduvāca ,
kasmiṃścidanyatra jagatyapūrve dṛṣṭaṃ mayedaṃ śrṛṇu kiṃ vicitram ,
mahāghavṛttāntadaśāsamānamavidyayāndhena balātkṛtaṃ yat 1

1. vipaścit uvāca kasmin cit anyatra
jagati apūrve dṛṣṭam mayā idam śṛṇu
kim vicitram mahāghavṛttāntadaśāsamānam
avidyayā andhena balātkṛtam yat

1. vipaścit uvāca: śṛṇu! mayā kasmin cit anyatra apūrve jagati idam dṛṣṭam.
kim vicitram (tat) yat andhena avidyayā mahāghavṛttāntadaśāsamānam balātkṛtam.

1. The wise one said: "Listen! I witnessed something extraordinary elsewhere in an unprecedented world. How strange it was: a situation that was forcefully brought about by a blind (being) and by ignorance (avidyā), akin to the state of a grave misfortune."

Words meanings summery:

• विपश्चित् (vipaścit) - the wise one, a sage, learned person

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in which, in some

• चित् (cit) - any, some, a certain (indefinite particle)

• अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere, in another place

• जगति (jagati) - in the world, in the universe

• अपूर्वे (apūrve) - unprecedented, unheard of, new, incomparable

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - was seen, observed

• मया (mayā) - by me

• इदम् (idam) - this, this thing

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen!, hear!

• किम् (kim) - what, how (exclamatory)

• विचित्रम् (vicitram) - strange, wonderful, variegated

• महाघवृत्तान्तदशासमानम् (mahāghavṛttāntadaśāsamānam) - similar to the state of a great terrible event/calamity

• अविद्यया (avidyayā) - by ignorance (avidyā)

• अन्धेन (andhena) - by a blind individual (jīva/puruṣa) (by the blind, by a blind one)

• बलात्कृतम् (balātkṛtam) - forcefully brought about, compelled, violated, overpowered

• यत् (yat) - that which, whatever

Words meanings and morphology

विपश्चित् (vipaścit) - the wise one, a sage, learned person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vipaścit

vipaścit - wise, learned, sagacious, a sage, a seer

From vi-paś (to see clearly, perceive).

Prefix: vi

Root: paś (class 1)

Note: Subject of uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active indicative

3rd person singular, parasmaipada. Irregular perfect form.

Root: vac (class 2)

कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in which, in some

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative/Indefinite pronoun.

Note: Agrees with jagati.

चित् (cit) - any, some, a certain (indefinite particle)

(indeclinable)

Particle used to make pronouns indefinite.

अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere, in another place

(indeclinable)

From anya (other) + tra (suffix for place).

जगति (jagati) - in the world, in the universe

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, movable

From gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

अपूर्वे (apūrve) - unprecedented, unheard of, new, incomparable

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of apūrva

apūrva - unprecedented, never before, new, extraordinary

From a (negation) + pūrva (before).

Note: Agrees with jagati.

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - was seen, observed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived

Past Passive Participle

From dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Predicate for idam.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

1st person pronoun.

Note: Agent of the passive verb dṛṣṭam.

इदम् (idam) - this, this thing

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of dṛṣṭam.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen!, hear!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative active

2nd person singular, parasmaipada.

Root: śru (class 5)

किम् (kim) - what, how (exclamatory)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative/exclamatory particle.

विचित्रम् (vicitram) - strange, wonderful, variegated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vicitra

vicitra - variegated, manifold, diverse, strange, wonderful, surprising

From vi-citra.

Prefix: vi

Root: citr (class 10)

महाघवृत्तान्तदशासमानम् (mahāghavṛttāntadaśāsamānam) - similar to the state of a great terrible event/calamity

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahāghavṛttāntadaśāsamāna

mahāghavṛttāntadaśāsamāna - similar to the state of a great and grievous event

Tatpuruṣa compound ending with samāna.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahāgha+vṛttānta+daśā+samāna)

• mahāgha – great sin, great evil, great calamity
  noun (neuter)
  Karmadhāraya: mahā (great) + agha (sin/evil)
• vṛttānta – event, occurrence, narrative, news
  noun (masculine)
  From vṛt (to be) + anta (end).
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• daśā – state, condition, plight, period
  noun (feminine)
• samāna – similar, equal, like
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: sam

Note: Predicate adjective for yat.

अविद्यया (avidyayā) - by ignorance (avidyā)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of avidyā

avidyā - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance (avidyā)

From a (negation) + vidyā (knowledge).

Prefix: a

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Agent of balātkṛtam.

अन्धेन (andhena) - by a blind individual (jīva/puruṣa) (by the blind, by a blind one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of andha

andha - blind, dark, ignorant

Root: andh (class 10)

बलात्कृतम् (balātkṛtam) - forcefully brought about, compelled, violated, overpowered

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of balātkṛta

balātkṛta - done by force, compelled, overpowered, violated

Past Passive Participle

From balāt (by force) + kṛ (to do).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (balāt+kṛta)

• balāt – by force, forcefully
  indeclinable
  From bala (force) + suffix -āt (ablative used adverbially).
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate for yat.

यत् (yat) - that which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Relative pronoun.

Note: Subject of the relative clause.