योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-155, verse-1

अग्निरुवाच ।
इत्याकर्ण्याथ स व्याधस्तदा तस्मिन्वनान्तरे ।
आसीच्चित्रकृताकार इव विस्मयमन्थरः ॥ १ ॥

agniruvāca ,
ityākarṇyātha sa vyādhastadā tasminvanāntare ,
āsīccitrakṛtākāra iva vismayamantharaḥ 1

1. agniḥ uvāca iti ākarṇya atha saḥ vyādhaḥ tadā tasmin
vanāntare āsīt citrakṛtākāraḥ iva vismayamantharaḥ

1. agniḥ uvāca iti ākarṇya atha saḥ vyādhaḥ tadā tasmin
vanāntare citrakṛtākāraḥ iva vismayamantharaḥ āsīt

1. Agni said: Having heard this, then, in that forest region, that hunter became like a figure made in a painting, motionless with astonishment.

Words meanings summery:

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - The deity Agni (Agni (the Vedic deity of fire), fire)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• इति (iti) - thus, in this way, so

• आकर्ण्य (ākarṇya) - having heard, upon hearing

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• सः (saḥ) - that hunter (he)

• व्याधः (vyādhaḥ) - the hunter

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that forest region (in that)

• वनान्तरे (vanāntare) - in the forest region, in the interior of the forest

• आसीत् (āsīt) - the hunter became (he/she/it was, he/she/it became)

• चित्रकृताकारः (citrakṛtākāraḥ) - having the appearance of a painting, like a figure made in a picture

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• विस्मयमन्थरः (vismayamantharaḥ) - motionless with wonder, overwhelmed by astonishment

Words meanings and morphology

अग्निः (agniḥ) - The deity Agni (Agni (the Vedic deity of fire), fire)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire; the god of fire

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

आकर्ण्य (ākarṇya) - having heard, upon hearing

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From ā-karṇ (to hear, listen)

Prefix: ā

Root: karṇ (class 10)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that hunter (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

व्याधः (vyādhaḥ) - the hunter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyādha

vyādha - hunter, fowler

From vi-ā-dhā (to pierce, to strike)

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Temporal adverb derived from tad

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that forest region (in that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वनान्तरे (vanāntare) - in the forest region, in the interior of the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vanāntara

vanāntara - interior of a forest, forest region, deep forest

Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+antara)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• antara – interior, inside, middle, interval, region
  noun (neuter)

आसीत् (āsīt) - the hunter became (he/she/it was, he/she/it became)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (luṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

चित्रकृताकारः (citrakṛtākāraḥ) - having the appearance of a painting, like a figure made in a picture

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citrakṛtākāra

citrakṛtākāra - having the appearance of a picture, appearing like a painting

Compound type : bahuvrihi (citra+kṛta+ākāra)

• citra – picture, painting, drawing; variegated, wonderful
  noun (neuter)
• kṛta – made, done, created
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, gesture
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-kṛ (to make, to form)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

विस्मयमन्थरः (vismayamantharaḥ) - motionless with wonder, overwhelmed by astonishment

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vismayamanthara

vismayamanthara - slowed or paralyzed by astonishment, motionless with wonder

Compound type : tatpurusha (vismaya+manthara)

• vismaya – wonder, astonishment, surprise
  noun (masculine)
  From vi-smi (to be astonished)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: smi (class 1)
• manthara – slow, sluggish, dull, motionless
  adjective (masculine)