योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-91, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
ततोऽहमभवं तेजस्तेजोधारणयेद्धया ।
चन्द्रार्कतारकाग्न्यादिविचित्रावयवान्वितम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
tato'hamabhavaṃ tejastejodhāraṇayeddhayā ,
candrārkatārakāgnyādivicitrāvayavānvitam 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca | tataḥ aham abhavam tejaḥ tejodhāraṇayā
iddhyā candrārkatārakāgnyādivicitrāvayavānvitam

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca tataḥ aham tejodhāraṇayā iddhyā
candrārkatārakāgnyādivicitrāvayavānvitam tejaḥ abhavam

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Then, through the practice of concentrating on light (tejas-dhāraṇā), I became a brilliant light (tejas) that was intensely kindled, imbued with diverse constituents like the moon, sun, stars, and fire.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Revered Vasistha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, thence

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अभवम् (abhavam) - I became, I was

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - a brilliant light (tejas) (light, brilliance, energy, splendor)

• तेजोधारणया (tejodhāraṇayā) - through the practice of concentrating on light (tejas-dhāraṇā) (by the concentration on light)

• इद्ध्या (iddhyā) - by intense kindling or augmentation (by kindling, by prosperity, by growth)

• चन्द्रार्कतारकाग्न्यादिविचित्रावयवान्वितम् (candrārkatārakāgnyādivicitrāvayavānvitam) - endowed with diverse parts like the moon, sun, stars, and fire, etc.

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Revered Vasistha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Revered Vasistha (a prominent Vedic sage)

Compound of 'śrī' (revered, glorious) and 'vasiṣṭha' (name of the sage).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – glory, wealth, prosperity, revered
  indeclinable (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasistha (name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, thence

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I (first person singular pronoun)

अभवम् (abhavam) - I became, I was

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect (luṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

तेजः (tejaḥ) - a brilliant light (tejas) (light, brilliance, energy, splendor)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, light, energy, spiritual power

Note: Used here as the complement of 'abhavam'.

तेजोधारणया (tejodhāraṇayā) - through the practice of concentrating on light (tejas-dhāraṇā) (by the concentration on light)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tejodhāraṇā

tejodhāraṇā - concentration on light or brilliance

Compound of 'tejas' (light, energy) and 'dhāraṇā' (concentration, retention).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tejas+dhāraṇā)

• tejas – splendor, brilliance, light, energy, spiritual power
  noun (neuter)
• dhāraṇā – concentration, retention, firm holding
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'dhṛ' (to hold, support). Often related to dhyāna (meditation).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

इद्ध्या (iddhyā) - by intense kindling or augmentation (by kindling, by prosperity, by growth)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of iddhi

iddhi - prosperity, success, accomplishment, growth, kindling

Derived from root 'idh' (to kindle, inflame) or 'idh' (to prosper, grow).

Root: idh (class 7)

चन्द्रार्कतारकाग्न्यादिविचित्रावयवान्वितम् (candrārkatārakāgnyādivicitrāvayavānvitam) - endowed with diverse parts like the moon, sun, stars, and fire, etc.

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of candrārkatārakāgnyādivicitrāvayavānvita

candrārkatārakāgnyādivicitrāvayavānvita - endowed with diverse limbs/parts such as the moon, sun, stars, and fire

A long bahuvrīhi compound describing the nature of the light.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (candra+arka+tāraka+agni+ādi+vicitra+avayava+anvita)

• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
• arka – sun, ray, praise
  noun (masculine)
• tāraka – star, pupil of the eye
  noun (masculine)
• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on
  indeclinable
• vicitra – diverse, variegated, wonderful
  adjective
• avayava – part, limb, constituent
  noun (masculine)
• anvita – accompanied by, endowed with, possessed of
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'anu' (after, with) and 'vi' (apart, distinctly).
  Prefixes: anu+vi
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'tejaḥ'.