योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-75, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अथाग्रस्थब्रह्मलोको ब्रह्मणि ध्यानशालिनि ।
निक्षिप्ताक्षः शनैर्दिक्षु दृष्टवानहमग्रतः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
athāgrasthabrahmaloko brahmaṇi dhyānaśālini ,
nikṣiptākṣaḥ śanairdikṣu dṛṣṭavānahamagrataḥ 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca atha agrasthabrahmalokaḥ brahmaṇi
dhyānaśālini nikṣiptākṣaḥ śanaiḥ dikṣu dṛṣṭavān aham agrataḥ

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca atha aham agrasthabrahmalokaḥ dhyānaśālini
brahmaṇi nikṣiptākṣaḥ (san) śanaiḥ agrataḥ dikṣu dṛṣṭavān

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Then, I, with my gaze fixed (nikṣiptākṣaḥ) on Brahmā—who is the foremost (agrastha) lord of Brahmaloka and deeply engaged in meditation (dhyānaśālini)—gradually looked (dṛṣṭavān) forth (agrataḥ) in all directions (dikṣu).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अथ (atha) - then, next, now

• अग्रस्थब्रह्मलोकः (agrasthabrahmalokaḥ) - the foremost lord of Brahmaloka, Brahmā who is in front/supreme

• ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - on Brahmā

• ध्यानशालिनि (dhyānaśālini) - skilled in meditation, proficient in meditation

• निक्षिप्ताक्षः (nikṣiptākṣaḥ) - with fixed eyes, having cast one's eyes

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

• दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in the directions

• दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - saw, beheld

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, ahead, before

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac

अथ (atha) - then, next, now

(indeclinable)

अग्रस्थब्रह्मलोकः (agrasthabrahmalokaḥ) - the foremost lord of Brahmaloka, Brahmā who is in front/supreme

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agrasthabrahmaloka

agrasthabrahmaloka - the foremost lord of Brahmaloka; Brahmā in the supreme world

Compound type : Tatpurusha (agrastha+brahmaloka)

• agrastha – standing in front, foremost, supreme
  adjective
  From agra (front, top) and sthā (to stand).
  Prefix: agra
  Root: sthā
• brahmaloka – the world of Brahmā; Brahmā (as lord of that world)
  noun (masculine)

ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - on Brahmā

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator deity); (brahman) the Absolute Reality

ध्यानशालिनि (dhyānaśālini) - skilled in meditation, proficient in meditation

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of dhyānaśālin

dhyānaśālin - possessing (dhyāna) meditation, skilled in meditation

Suffix -śālin indicates possession or skill.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (dhyāna+śālin)

• dhyāna – meditation, contemplation (dhyāna)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhyai
• śālin – possessing, endowed with, skilled in
  adjective
  Suffix indicating possession/skill.

Note: Agrees with brahmaṇi.

निक्षिप्ताक्षः (nikṣiptākṣaḥ) - with fixed eyes, having cast one's eyes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nikṣiptākṣa

nikṣiptākṣa - having fixed eyes

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (nikṣipta+akṣa)

• nikṣipta – fixed, cast down, thrown, placed
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: ni
  Root: kṣip
• akṣa – eye
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with aham.

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

(indeclinable)

दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in the directions

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - saw, beheld

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭavat

dṛṣṭavat - having seen, beheld

Past Active Participle

Formed with the ktavatu suffix from root dṛś.

Root: dṛś

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I (first person singular pronoun)

अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, ahead, before

(indeclinable)