योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-81, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अथ राघव रुद्रं तं तदा तस्मिन्महाम्बरे ।
प्रवृत्तं नर्तितुं मत्तमपश्यं वितताकृतिम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
atha rāghava rudraṃ taṃ tadā tasminmahāmbare ,
pravṛttaṃ nartituṃ mattamapaśyaṃ vitatākṛtim 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca | atha rāghava rudram tam tadā tasmin
mahāmbare pravṛttam nartitum mattam apaśyam vitatākṛtim

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca atha rāghava tadā tasmin mahāmbare
nartitum pravṛttam mattam vitatākṛtim tam rudram apaśyam

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: "Then, O Rāghava, in that vast expanse, I saw that Rudra—who was maddened, of immense form, and had begun to dance."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - the venerable Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rāma (descendant of Raghu)

• रुद्रम् (rudram) - Rudra (a name of Śiva)

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• महाम्बरे (mahāmbare) - in the great sky, in the vast expanse

• प्रवृत्तम् (pravṛttam) - commenced, engaged, set about

• नर्तितुम् (nartitum) - to dance

• मत्तम् (mattam) - maddened, intoxicated, frenzied

• अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw, I beheld

• वितताकृतिम् (vitatākṛtim) - having an expanded form, of vast size

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - the venerable Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - venerable Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – venerable, glorious, prosperity
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active Indicative

3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāma (descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

रुद्रम् (rudram) - Rudra (a name of Śiva)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rudra

rudra - Rudra (a Vedic deity, later identified with Śiva)

Note: Object of 'apaśyam'.

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rudra.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'mahāmbare'.

महाम्बरे (mahāmbare) - in the great sky, in the vast expanse

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahāmbara

mahāmbara - great sky, vast expanse

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ambara)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ambara – sky, space, garment
  noun (neuter)

प्रवृत्तम् (pravṛttam) - commenced, engaged, set about

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - begun, commenced, engaged in

Past Passive Participle

From the root √vṛt (to be, to exist) with upasarga 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

नर्तितुम् (nartitum) - to dance

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of nṛt

Infinitive

Root: nṛt (class 4)

Note: Expresses purpose or action to be performed.

मत्तम् (mattam) - maddened, intoxicated, frenzied

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of matta

matta - maddened, intoxicated, excited, frenzied

Past Passive Participle

From the root √mad (to be exhilarated, mad)

Root: mad (class 4)

अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw, I beheld

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect Active Indicative

1st person singular

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वितताकृतिम् (vitatākṛtim) - having an expanded form, of vast size

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vitatākṛti

vitatākṛti - having an expanded form, vast-formed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vitata+ākṛti)

• vitata – expanded, vast, spread out
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From the root √tan (to stretch) with upasarga 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: tan (class 8)
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā

Note: Modifies 'rudram' (masculine accusative singular).