योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-160, verse-1

श्रीवाल्मीकिरुवाच ।
विपश्चिति वदत्येवं तद्वृत्तान्तमवेक्षितुम् ।
इव लोकान्तरं भानुः पादैर्दूरायतैर्ययौ ॥ १ ॥

śrīvālmīkiruvāca ,
vipaściti vadatyevaṃ tadvṛttāntamavekṣitum ,
iva lokāntaraṃ bhānuḥ pādairdūrāyatairyayau 1

1. śrīvālmīkiḥ uvāca vipaścitī vadati evam tatvṛttāntam
avekṣitum iva lokāntaram bhānuḥ pādaiḥ dūrāyataiḥ yayau

1. śrīvālmīkiḥ uvāca evaṃ vipaścitī vadati tatvṛttāntam
avekṣitum iva bhānuḥ dūrāyataiḥ pādaiḥ lokāntaram yayau

1. Śrī Vālmīki said: As the wise one was speaking thus, as if to witness his narrative, the sun (bhānuḥ) ascended, stretching its rays (pādaiḥ) far and wide as if to another world.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवाल्मीकिः (śrīvālmīkiḥ) - the venerable Vālmīki

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• विपश्चिती (vipaścitī) - in the wise one, when the wise one

• वदति (vadati) - speaks, says

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• तत्वृत्तान्तम् (tatvṛttāntam) - his narrative, his story, its incident

• अवेक्षितुम् (avekṣitum) - to observe, to see, to look upon

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

• लोकान्तरम् (lokāntaram) - another world, a different world

• भानुः (bhānuḥ) - the sun, light, ray

• पादैः (pādaiḥ) - by rays (by feet, by rays)

• दूरायतैः (dūrāyataiḥ) - far-reaching, extended afar

• ययौ (yayau) - went, ascended, proceeded

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवाल्मीकिः (śrīvālmīkiḥ) - the venerable Vālmīki

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvālmīki

śrīvālmīki - the venerable Vālmīki

Compound type : tatpurusha (śrī+vālmīki)

• śrī – venerable, glorious, prosperity
  adjective (feminine)
• vālmīki – Vālmīki (name of the sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense form of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

विपश्चिती (vipaścitī) - in the wise one, when the wise one

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vipaścit

vipaścit - wise, learned

Note: Locative absolute construction with `vadati`.

वदति (vadati) - speaks, says

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vad

Present tense form of root vad

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies `vadati`.

तत्वृत्तान्तम् (tatvṛttāntam) - his narrative, his story, its incident

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tatvṛttānta

tatvṛttānta - his narrative, his story, its incident

Compound type : tatpurusha (tat+vṛttānta)

• tat – that, his/its
  pronoun (neuter)
• vṛttānta – story, narrative, incident
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Object of `avekṣitum`.

अवेक्षितुम् (avekṣitum) - to observe, to see, to look upon

(verb)

infinitive (tumun) of avekṣ

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root īkṣ with upasarga ava-

Prefix: ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Expresses purpose.

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)

लोकान्तरम् (lokāntaram) - another world, a different world

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of lokāntara

lokāntara - another world, a different world

Compound type : tatpurusha (loka+antara)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 1)
• antara – other, different, interval, interior
  adjective

Note: Object of implied motion, linked with `yayau`.

भानुः (bhānuḥ) - the sun, light, ray

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhānu

bhānu - the sun, light, ray

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Subject of `yayau`.

पादैः (pādaiḥ) - by rays (by feet, by rays)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāda

pāda - foot, ray of light, chapter

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Means "by means of its rays".

दूरायतैः (dūrāyataiḥ) - far-reaching, extended afar

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dūrāyata

dūrāyata - far-reaching, extended afar

Past Passive Participle

Formed from dūra (distance) + āyata (extended). Compound ending in a PPP.

Compound type : tatpurusha (dūra+āyata)

• dūra – far, distant
  indeclinable
• āyata – extended, long, drawn out
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root yam with upasarga ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `pādaiḥ`.

ययौ (yayau) - went, ascended, proceeded

(verb)

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

Perfect tense form of root yā

Root: yā (class 2)