योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-158, verse-7

ब्रह्मैवमस्त्विति प्रोच्य ययावभिमतां दिशम् ।
व्याधस्तपःफलं भोक्तुं खगवद्व्योम पुप्लुवे ॥ ७ ॥

brahmaivamastviti procya yayāvabhimatāṃ diśam ,
vyādhastapaḥphalaṃ bhoktuṃ khagavadvyoma pupluve 7

7. brahma evam astu iti procya yayau abhimatām diśam
vyādhaḥ tapas-phalam bhoktum khagavat vyoma pupluve

7. brahma evam astu iti procya abhimatām diśam yayau.
vyādhaḥ tapas-phalam bhoktum khagavat vyoma pupluve

7. Brahma, saying 'Let it be so,' went in his desired direction. The hunter, to experience the fruit of his ascetic practice (tapas), soared into the sky like a bird.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahma, the creator god (Brahma (the creator god), the Absolute Reality (brahman))

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, so be it

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

• प्रोच्य (procya) - having said, having declared

• ययौ (yayau) - he went

• अभिमताम् (abhimatām) - desired, chosen, favorite

• दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter

• व्याधः (vyādhaḥ) - hunter

• तपस्-फलम् (tapas-phalam) - fruit of asceticism

• भोक्तुम् (bhoktum) - to enjoy, to experience

• खगवत् (khagavat) - like a bird

• व्योम (vyoma) - sky, atmosphere

• पुप्लुवे (pupluve) - he flew, he soared, he sprang up

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahma, the creator god (Brahma (the creator god), the Absolute Reality (brahman))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahma (the creator god); the Absolute (brahman)

Note: Refers to the deity Brahma here.

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, so be it

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

imperative

from √as ('to be')

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)

प्रोच्य (procya) - having said, having declared

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from pra- + √vac ('to speak')

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

ययौ (yayau) - he went

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of yā

Perfect tense

from √yā ('to go')

Root: yā (class 2)

अभिमताम् (abhimatām) - desired, chosen, favorite

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of abhimata

abhimata - desired, wished, approved, favorite

past passive participle

from abhi- + √man ('to think')

Prefix: abhi

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with diśam.

दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

from √diś ('to point')

Root: diś (class 6)

व्याधः (vyādhaḥ) - hunter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyādha

vyādha - hunter, fowler

from vi- + ā- + √dhā

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

तपस्-फलम् (tapas-phalam) - fruit of asceticism

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapasphala

tapasphala - fruit/result of asceticism (tapas)

Compound of tapas and phala

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tapas+phala)

• tapas – asceticism, penance, spiritual austerity
  noun (neuter)
  from √tap ('to heat, suffer')
  Root: tap (class 1)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

भोक्तुम् (bhoktum) - to enjoy, to experience

(indeclinable)

infinitive

from √bhuj ('to enjoy, eat')

Root: bhuj (class 7)

खगवत् (khagavat) - like a bird

(indeclinable)

Compound of khaga and the suffix -vat (like)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (khaga+-vat)

• khaga – bird (lit. 'sky-goer')
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of kha (sky) and ga (going)
• -vat – like, similar to
  suffix
  primary suffix indicating similarity

व्योम (vyoma) - sky, atmosphere

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, air

Note: The form vyoma is the nominative/accusative singular of vyoman.

पुप्लुवे (pupluve) - he flew, he soared, he sprang up

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of plu

Perfect tense

from √plu ('to swim, float, fly')

Root: plu (class 1)