योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-92, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अथ वातमयीं कृत्वा जगत्प्रेक्षणकौतुकात् ।
धारणां धीरया वृत्त्या विततामहमागतः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
atha vātamayīṃ kṛtvā jagatprekṣaṇakautukāt ,
dhāraṇāṃ dhīrayā vṛttyā vitatāmahamāgataḥ 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca atha vātamayīm kṛtvā jagatprekṣaṇakautukāt
dhāraṇām dhīrayā vṛttyā vitatām aham āgataḥ

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca atha jagatprekṣaṇakautukāt aham
dhīrayā vṛttyā vitatām dhāraṇām kṛtvā vātamayīm āgataḥ

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Then, driven by the curiosity to observe the world, I transformed myself into a being of wind, having attained an expansive mental concentration (dhāraṇā) with a steadfast attitude.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The venerable sage Vasiṣṭha, who is narrating (Śrī Vasiṣṭha; the venerable Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke, declared

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon, therefore

• वातमयीम् (vātamayīm) - having taken a wind-like form (implied 'tanum' or 'māyām') (wind-like, consisting of wind, made of wind)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having transformed into (having made, having done, having created)

• जगत्प्रेक्षणकौतुकात् (jagatprekṣaṇakautukāt) - from the curiosity of observing the world

• धारणाम् (dhāraṇām) - mental concentration (dhāraṇā) as a step in yoga (concentration, retention, visualization, mental form)

• धीरया (dhīrayā) - by or with steadfast, firm, steady, resolute

• वृत्त्या (vṛttyā) - by a steadfast mode of mind or attitude (by or with attitude, mode, manner, conduct, state)

• वितताम् (vitatām) - extensive, widespread, expansive, stretched out

• अहम् (aham) - I

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - arrived, come, attained, reached

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The venerable sage Vasiṣṭha, who is narrating (Śrī Vasiṣṭha; the venerable Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The venerable Vasiṣṭha; a proper name of a celebrated Vedic sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – sacred, holy; prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, veneration
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a prominent Vedic rishi)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: vas (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke, declared

(verb)

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

Perfect active 3rd singular

From root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon, therefore

(indeclinable)

वातमयीम् (vātamayīm) - having taken a wind-like form (implied 'tanum' or 'māyām') (wind-like, consisting of wind, made of wind)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vātamaya

vātamaya - consisting of wind, wind-like

Formed with suffix mayat (मय) indicating 'consisting of' or 'made of'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāta+maya)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vā (class 2)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix
  mayat suffix.

Note: Refers to an implied accusative feminine noun like 'tanum' (form) or 'māyām' (illusion/form).

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having transformed into (having made, having done, having created)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (ktvā ending)

Formed from root kṛ with ktvā suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

जगत्प्रेक्षणकौतुकात् (jagatprekṣaṇakautukāt) - from the curiosity of observing the world

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of jagatprekṣaṇakautuka

jagatprekṣaṇakautuka - curiosity to observe the world

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+prekṣaṇa+kautuka)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• prekṣaṇa – seeing, looking at, observing
  noun (neuter)
  From pra + root īkṣ (to see).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)
• kautuka – curiosity, eagerness, longing
  noun (neuter)

धारणाम् (dhāraṇām) - mental concentration (dhāraṇā) as a step in yoga (concentration, retention, visualization, mental form)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dhāraṇā

dhāraṇā - concentration, retention, visualization, support, upholding (dhāraṇā)

From root dhṛ.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

धीरया (dhīrayā) - by or with steadfast, firm, steady, resolute

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhīra

dhīra - steady, firm, resolute, wise, calm, brave

Note: Agrees with vṛttyā.

वृत्त्या (vṛttyā) - by a steadfast mode of mind or attitude (by or with attitude, mode, manner, conduct, state)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vṛtti

vṛtti - mode of being, attitude, conduct, state, livelihood, function

From root vṛt.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

वितताम् (vitatām) - extensive, widespread, expansive, stretched out

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vitata

vitata - widespread, expansive, extended, stretched out

Past Passive Participle

From vi + root tan (to stretch).

Prefix: vi

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Agrees with dhāraṇām.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I

आगतः (āgataḥ) - arrived, come, attained, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - arrived, come, returned, obtained

Past Passive Participle

From ā + root gam (to go).

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: The participle āgataḥ acts as the main verb here for aham.