योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-189, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
आतिवाहिकदेहोऽसौ तस्याद्यस्य प्रजापतेः ।
काकतालीयवच्चित्त्वाद्यद्यथेत्यादि चेतति ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
ātivāhikadeho'sau tasyādyasya prajāpateḥ ,
kākatālīyavaccittvādyadyathetyādi cetati 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca ātivāhikadehaḥ asau tasya ādyasya
prajāpateḥ kākatālīyavat cittvāt yat yathā iti ādi cetati

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca asau tasya ādyasya prajāpateḥ
ātivāhikadehaḥ kākatālīyavat cittvāt yat yathā iti ādi cetati

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: That very first Prajāpati, whose body is subtle and transitional (ātivāhika-deha), by merely conceiving (cittvāt) things spontaneously, as if by a mere coincidence (kākatālīyavat), becomes conscious (cetati) of them as 'this is such and such,' and so forth.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• आतिवाहिकदेहः (ātivāhikadehaḥ) - referring to the subtle mental body which creates the universe (having a subtle and transitional body)

• असौ (asau) - that (first Prajāpati) (that one, this one (referring to something distant or emphasized))

• तस्य (tasya) - of that

• आद्यस्य (ādyasya) - of the first, of the primordial

• प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of the first Prajāpati (creator deity) (of Prajāpati, of the creator lord)

• काकतालीयवत् (kākatālīyavat) - like the crow and the palm fruit; by chance, spontaneously, coincidentally

• चित्त्वात् (cittvāt) - by merely conceiving or thinking (from consciousness, by means of thought/mind)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (object or phenomenon) (whatever, which, that)

• यथा (yathā) - as 'this' or 'such' (as, just as, in which way)

• इति (iti) - introduces direct or indirect speech, or refers to the preceding thought/concept (thus, so, named, for this reason)

• आदि (ādi) - and so forth, referring to other similar instances (beginning, first, etcetera, and so forth)

• चेतति (cetati) - becomes conscious, perceives, thinks

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - A revered sage, one of the Saptarishis.

Compound 'śrī' (reverential prefix) + 'vasiṣṭha' (name of sage).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – prosperity, wealth, glory, honorific prefix
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – name of a celebrated Vedic sage
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the first part of the sentence.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Irregular perfect form of 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

आतिवाहिकदेहः (ātivāhikadehaḥ) - referring to the subtle mental body which creates the universe (having a subtle and transitional body)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātivāhikadeha

ātivāhikadeha - subtle body, transitional body, a body composed of mind and intellect

Tatpurusha compound: 'ātivāhika' (subtle, ethereal, transitional) + 'deha' (body).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātivāhika+deha)

• ātivāhika – ethereal, subtle, transitional, carrying across
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'ati' + 'vah'
  Prefix: ati
  Root: vah (class 1)
• deha – body, physical form
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 4)

Note: Predicate noun for 'asau Prajāpatiḥ'.

असौ (asau) - that (first Prajāpati) (that one, this one (referring to something distant or emphasized))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, yonder (demonstrative pronoun)

Nominative singular masculine form.

Note: Subject.

तस्य (tasya) - of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Genitive singular masculine/neuter form.

आद्यस्य (ādyasya) - of the first, of the primordial

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ādya

ādya - first, primordial, earliest, original

From 'ādi' + 'ya' suffix.

प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of the first Prajāpati (creator deity) (of Prajāpati, of the creator lord)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, creator, progenitor, a class of deities

Compound 'prajā' (offspring, creatures) + 'pati' (lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)

• prajā – offspring, progeny, creatures, subjects
  noun (feminine)
  From 'pra' + 'jan'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jan (class 4)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

काकतालीयवत् (kākatālīyavat) - like the crow and the palm fruit; by chance, spontaneously, coincidentally

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed with suffix 'vat'. Compound 'kāka' (crow) + 'tālīya' (relating to palm fruit).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāka+tālīya)

• kāka – crow
  noun (masculine)
• tālīya – relating to a palm tree/fruit
  adjective (neuter)
  From 'tāla' (palm tree) + 'īya' suffix

Note: Functions adverbially.

चित्त्वात् (cittvāt) - by merely conceiving or thinking (from consciousness, by means of thought/mind)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of cittva

cittva - consciousness, intellect, being conscious

From 'cit' (consciousness) + 'tva' (abstract suffix).

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Could also be interpreted as an absolutive 'cittvā' in some contexts, but here sandhi suggests ablative 'cittvāt'.

यत् (yat) - whatever (object or phenomenon) (whatever, which, that)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever (relative pronoun/adjective)

Nominative/Accusative singular neuter.

Note: Functions as part of a correlative pair 'yat...tat'.

यथा (yathā) - as 'this' or 'such' (as, just as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

इति (iti) - introduces direct or indirect speech, or refers to the preceding thought/concept (thus, so, named, for this reason)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

आदि (ādi) - and so forth, referring to other similar instances (beginning, first, etcetera, and so forth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, first, origin, principal, and so forth, etcetera

Often used as '...ādi' meaning 'and others/etc.'

Note: Used idiomatically as 'etc.' or 'and so forth'.

चेतति (cetati) - becomes conscious, perceives, thinks

(verb)

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

Present active indicative, 3rd person singular.

From root 'cit' (class 1, 10). Here class 1.

Root: cit (class 1)