योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-94, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अथ हेममयाकाशविस्तीर्णायां महाभुवि ।
सौहार्दादेव सिद्धस्य तस्येदमहमुक्तवान् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
atha hemamayākāśavistīrṇāyāṃ mahābhuvi ,
sauhārdādeva siddhasya tasyedamahamuktavān 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca atha hemamayākāśavistīrṇāyām
mahābhuvi sauhārdāt eva siddhasya tasya idam aham uktavān

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca.
Atha,
hemamayākāśavistīrṇāyām mahābhuvi,
sauhārdāt eva tasya siddhasya idam aham uktavān.

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Then, on that great earth, which was expansive like a golden sky, I spoke this (message) to that accomplished one simply out of friendship.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The sage Vasiṣṭha, speaker of the Yogavasiṣṭha. (Venerable Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• अथ (atha) - Indicates the beginning of a new narrative section. (now, then, thereupon)

• हेममयाकाशविस्तीर्णायाम् (hemamayākāśavistīrṇāyām) - Describes the vastness of the earth. (in that which is extensive like a golden sky, vast as a golden expanse)

• महाभुवि (mahābhuvi) - Refers to the physical expanse or realm. (on the great earth, in the great land)

• सौहार्दात् (sauhārdāt) - from friendship, out of good-heartedness, from affection

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes `sauhārdāt`. "Only out of friendship." (indeed, only, just)

• सिद्धस्य (siddhasya) - Refers to the `siddha` mentioned earlier or another specific accomplished being. (of the perfected one, of the accomplished one)

• तस्य (tasya) - Refers to the `siddha`. (of him, to him)

• इदम् (idam) - Refers to the discourse Vasiṣṭha is about to deliver. (this, these (words))

• अहम् (aham) - Vasiṣṭha refers to himself. (I)

• उक्तवान् (uktavān) - I spoke, I said

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The sage Vasiṣṭha, speaker of the Yogavasiṣṭha. (Venerable Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Venerable Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated Vedic sage)

Compound. `śrī` (venerable, glorious) + `vasiṣṭha` (name of the sage).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – glory, wealth, prosperity, veneration
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a prominent sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active

3rd person singular perfect active. Root `vac`.

Root: vac (class 2)

अथ (atha) - Indicates the beginning of a new narrative section. (now, then, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

Used to introduce a new topic or sequence.

हेममयाकाशविस्तीर्णायाम् (hemamayākāśavistīrṇāyām) - Describes the vastness of the earth. (in that which is extensive like a golden sky, vast as a golden expanse)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of hemamayākāśavistīrṇā

hemamayākāśavistīrṇā - vast or expansive like a golden sky

Bahuvrīhi compound. "that whose vastness is like a golden sky".

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hemamaya+ākāśa+vistīrṇa)

• hemamaya – made of gold, golden
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from `heman` (gold) with suffix `mayaṭ` (made of).
• ākāśa – sky, space, ether
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)
• vistīrṇa – vast, extensive, wide, spread out
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `stṛ` (to spread) with prefix `vi`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: stṛ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies `mahābhuvi`.

महाभुवि (mahābhuvi) - Refers to the physical expanse or realm. (on the great earth, in the great land)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of mahābhu

mahābhu - great earth, great land

Compound. `mahā` (great) + `bhū` (earth, land).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhū)

• mahā – great, large, vast
  adjective (feminine)
• bhū – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Locative case indicating location.

सौहार्दात् (sauhārdāt) - from friendship, out of good-heartedness, from affection

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sauhārda

sauhārda - friendship, good-heartedness, affection, kindness

Derived from `suhṛd` (friend) + `aṇ` suffix.

Note: Indicates the reason or motive.

एव (eva) - Emphasizes `sauhārdāt`. "Only out of friendship." (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

सिद्धस्य (siddhasya) - Refers to the `siddha` mentioned earlier or another specific accomplished being. (of the perfected one, of the accomplished one)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of siddha

siddha - accomplished, perfected, successful, a perfected being

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `sidh` (to accomplish) with suffix `kta`.

Root: sidh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `tasya`.

तस्य (tasya) - Refers to the `siddha`. (of him, to him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Dative/Genitive, here functionally dative, "to him".

इदम् (idam) - Refers to the discourse Vasiṣṭha is about to deliver. (this, these (words))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this (neuter noun), these things

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of `uktavān`.

अहम् (aham) - Vasiṣṭha refers to himself. (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

First person singular pronoun.

Note: Subject of `uktavān`.

उक्तवान् (uktavān) - I spoke, I said

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uktavat

uktavat - having spoken, having said

Past Active Participle

From root `vac` (to speak) with suffix `ktavat`.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `aham`.

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