योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-133, verse-4

आश्चर्यमात्रमुचितं किमिदं निमेषादित्यक्षि वै जगति यावदहं त्यजामि ।
खात्तावदद्रिमतुलं पुरुषाकृतिं द्रागावर्तवृत्तिभिरपश्यमहं पतन्तम् ॥ ४ ॥

āścaryamātramucitaṃ kimidaṃ nimeṣādityakṣi vai jagati yāvadahaṃ tyajāmi ,
khāttāvadadrimatulaṃ puruṣākṛtiṃ drāgāvartavṛttibhirapaśyamahaṃ patantam 4

4. āścaryamātram ucitam kim idam nimeṣāt
iti akṣi vai jagati yāvat aham tyajāmi
khāt tāvat adrimatulam puruṣākṛtim drāk
āvartavṛttibhiḥ apaśyam aham patantam

4. aham (kathayāmi) "idam kim āścaryamātram ucitam?" iti.
yāvat aham jagati akṣi nimeṣāt vai tyajāmi,
tāvat aham khāt drāk āvartavṛttibhiḥ patantam adrimatulam puruṣākṛtim apaśyam.

4. Exclaiming, 'What is this appropriate and utter marvel?', as soon as I averted my gaze from the world for a moment, I then swiftly saw from the sky an unparalleled, mountain-like entity in human form, falling with swirling movements.

Words meanings summery:

• आश्चर्यमात्रम् (āścaryamātram) - utter marvel (mere wonder, only astonishment)

• उचितम् (ucitam) - appropriate, proper, suitable

• किम् (kim) - what, which

• इदम् (idam) - this

• निमेषात् (nimeṣāt) - from a blink, in a moment, in an instant

• इति (iti) - introduces a quote or thought (thus, so)

• अक्षि (akṣi) - eye

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

• जगति (jagati) - in the world, on the earth

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, as soon as

• अहम् (aham) - I

• त्यजामि (tyajāmi) - I avert my gaze (I leave, I abandon, I avert)

• खात् (khāt) - from the sky, from space

• तावत् (tāvat) - then, at that moment, so long

• अद्रिमतुलम् (adrimatulam) - unparalleled like a mountain, mountain-like and incomparable

• पुरुषाकृतिम् (puruṣākṛtim) - human form, person-shaped

• द्राक् (drāk) - swiftly, quickly, instantly

• आवर्तवृत्तिभिः (āvartavṛttibhiḥ) - with swirling movements, with whirling motions

• अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw, I beheld

• अहम् (aham) - I

• पतन्तम् (patantam) - falling

Words meanings and morphology

आश्चर्यमात्रम् (āścaryamātram) - utter marvel (mere wonder, only astonishment)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āścaryamātra

āścaryamātra - mere wonder, only astonishment

Compound type : Tatpurusha (āścarya+mātra)

• āścarya – wonder, astonishment, surprise
  noun (neuter)
• mātra – mere, only, simply
  indeclinable

उचितम् (ucitam) - appropriate, proper, suitable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ucita

ucita - appropriate, proper, suitable

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak) or 'uc' (to be pleased)

Root: uc (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'āścaryamātram' and 'idam'

किम् (kim) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

Note: Interrogative pronoun

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

निमेषात् (nimeṣāt) - from a blink, in a moment, in an instant

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of nimeṣa

nimeṣa - blink, twinkling of an eye, moment

Root: miṣ (class 4)

इति (iti) - introduces a quote or thought (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

अक्षि (akṣi) - eye

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akṣi

akṣi - eye

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

जगति (jagati) - in the world, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'gam' (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, as soon as

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

त्यजामि (tyajāmi) - I avert my gaze (I leave, I abandon, I avert)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of tyaj

Present Active Indicative

1st person singular

Root: tyaj (class 1)

खात् (khāt) - from the sky, from space

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, space, ether

तावत् (tāvat) - then, at that moment, so long

(indeclinable)

अद्रिमतुलम् (adrimatulam) - unparalleled like a mountain, mountain-like and incomparable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adrimatula

adrimatula - unparalleled like a mountain, mountain-like and incomparable

Compound type : Tatpurusha (adri+a-tula)

• adri – mountain, stone
  noun (masculine)
• a-tula – unequaled, incomparable
  adjective
  Derived from 'tula' (likeness, comparison) with negation 'a-'
  Prefix: a

Note: Agrees with 'puruṣākṛtim' and 'patantam'

पुरुषाकृतिम् (puruṣākṛtim) - human form, person-shaped

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of puruṣākṛti

puruṣākṛti - human form, person-shaped

Compound type : Tatpurusha (puruṣa+ākṛti)

• puruṣa – person, human being, cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance
  noun (feminine)

द्राक् (drāk) - swiftly, quickly, instantly

(indeclinable)

आवर्तवृत्तिभिः (āvartavṛttibhiḥ) - with swirling movements, with whirling motions

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of āvartavṛtti

āvartavṛtti - swirling movement, whirling motion

Compound type : Tatpurusha (āvarta+vṛtti)

• āvarta – whirl, eddy, swirl
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
• vṛtti – movement, course, manner, mode of being
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw, I beheld

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of paś

Imperfect Active Indicative

1st person singular

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

पतन्तम् (patantam) - falling

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of patat

patat - falling, dropping

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'pat' (to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied object of 'apaśyam' (the entity in human form)