योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-83, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
चिन्मात्रपरमाकाश एष यः कथितो मया ।
एषोऽसौ शिव इत्युक्तस्तदा रुद्रः प्रनृत्यति ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
cinmātraparamākāśa eṣa yaḥ kathito mayā ,
eṣo'sau śiva ityuktastadā rudraḥ pranṛtyati 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca cinmātraparamākāśaḥ eṣaḥ yaḥ kathitaḥ
mayā eṣaḥ asau śivaḥ iti uktaḥ tadā rudraḥ pranṛtyati

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca.
mayā yaḥ cinmātraparamākāśaḥ eṣaḥ kathitaḥ,
eṣaḥ asau śivaḥ iti uktaḥ.
tadā rudraḥ pranṛtyati.

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: This supreme expanse (ākāśa) of pure consciousness (cit) that I have described, this very (reality) is called Śiva. Then, Rudra dances vigorously.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (proper noun) (the venerable Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• चिन्मात्रपरमाकाशः (cinmātraparamākāśaḥ) - the supreme space (ākāśa) of pure consciousness (cit) (the supreme space of pure consciousness, the highest ether of mere thought)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (referring to the previously described consciousness) (this, this one)

• यः (yaḥ) - which (who, which, what)

• कथितः (kathitaḥ) - described (said, told, described)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this very (reality) (this, this one)

• असौ (asau) - (that same reality) (that, that one (masculine/feminine nominative singular of adas))

• शिवः (śivaḥ) - Śiva (the deity/ultimate principle) (Śiva, auspicious, benevolent, prosperous)

• इति (iti) - is called thus (marks the name) (thus, so, in this manner (marks direct or indirect speech, or specification))

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - is called (said, spoken, called)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra (the deity, fierce aspect of Śiva) (Rudra, a roarer, a terrifying deity)

• प्रनृत्यति (pranṛtyati) - dances vigorously (dances, leaps, performs a vigorous dance)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (proper noun) (the venerable Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage)

Compound of Śrī (auspicious, venerable) and Vasiṣṭha (name of a prominent Vedic sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya

• śrī – auspicious, venerable, prosperity
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (a sage), most excellent
  proper noun (masculine)
  Superlative of vasu (good), also a proper name.
  Root: vas (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

चिन्मात्रपरमाकाशः (cinmātraparamākāśaḥ) - the supreme space (ākāśa) of pure consciousness (cit) (the supreme space of pure consciousness, the highest ether of mere thought)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cinmātraparamākāśa

cinmātraparamākāśa - the supreme space of pure consciousness

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa

• cit – consciousness, pure thought
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• mātra – only, mere, consisting of
  adjective
  Suffix meaning 'only' or 'just'
• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective
• ākāśa – space, ether, sky
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Refers to the ultimate reality.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (referring to the previously described consciousness) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Agrees with cinmātraparamākāśaḥ.

यः (yaḥ) - which (who, which, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun

Note: Refers to cinmātraparamākāśaḥ.

कथितः (kathitaḥ) - described (said, told, described)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kathita

kathita - said, told, described, spoken

Past Passive Participle

From root kath (to tell) + suffix -ta

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'yaḥ'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

1st person singular pronoun

Note: Agent in passive construction "kathitaḥ mayā".

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this very (reality) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers back to the supreme consciousness.

असौ (asau) - (that same reality) (that, that one (masculine/feminine nominative singular of adas))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine/feminine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one, yonder

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine/feminine nominative singular

शिवः (śivaḥ) - Śiva (the deity/ultimate principle) (Śiva, auspicious, benevolent, prosperous)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śiva

śiva - auspicious, benevolent, prosperous, Śiva (a major deity)

From root śī (to lie, rest) or śva (to swell, grow) + -va suffix. Or simply 'Śiva' as proper name.

Note: Predicate nominative to eṣaḥ asau.

इति (iti) - is called thus (marks the name) (thus, so, in this manner (marks direct or indirect speech, or specification))

(indeclinable)

Particle used to mark direct quotation, thought, or definition

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - is called (said, spoken, called)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, called

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root vac (to speak) with suffix -ta, with samprasarana (u instead of va)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with eṣaḥ asau.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Formed from pronoun tad + suffix -dā

रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra (the deity, fierce aspect of Śiva) (Rudra, a roarer, a terrifying deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rudra

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

From root rud (to cry, roar) + suffix -ra

Root: rud (class 2)

Note: Subject of pranṛtyati.

प्रनृत्यति (pranṛtyati) - dances vigorously (dances, leaps, performs a vigorous dance)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of pranṛt

Present indicative, 3rd person singular

Prefix: pra

Root: nṛt (class 4)