योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-95, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
ततश्चिदाकाशवपुर्भूतपञ्चकवर्जितः ।
विहरन्नहमाकाशे पिशाच इव संस्थितः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
tataścidākāśavapurbhūtapañcakavarjitaḥ ,
viharannahamākāśe piśāca iva saṃsthitaḥ 1

1. tataḥ cidākāśavapuḥ bhūtapañcakavarjitaḥ
viharan aham ākāśe piśācaḥ iva saṃsthitaḥ

1. tataḥ aham cidākāśavapuḥ bhūtapañcakavarjitaḥ
ākāśe viharan piśācaḥ iva saṃsthitaḥ

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Then, with a body of pure consciousness-space (cidākāśa) and devoid of the five gross elements, I (ahaṃ) wandered in space (ākāśa), existing like a ghost (piśāca).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thence, afterwards, therefore)

• चिदाकाशवपुः (cidākāśavapuḥ) - with a body of pure consciousness-space (cidākāśa) (whose body is consciousness-space, having a form of pure consciousness and ether)

• भूतपञ्चकवर्जितः (bhūtapañcakavarjitaḥ) - devoid of the five gross elements (devoid of the five elements)

• विहरन् (viharan) - wandered, moving about (wandering, moving about, sporting)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Vasiṣṭha) (I)

• आकाशे (ākāśe) - in space (ākāśa) (in the sky, in space, in the ether (ākāśa))

• पिशाचः (piśācaḥ) - a ghost (piśāca) (a ghost, demon, goblin)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• संस्थितः (saṁsthitaḥ) - existing (situated, placed, existing, standing)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thence, afterwards, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Ablative suffix tas from tad.

चिदाकाशवपुः (cidākāśavapuḥ) - with a body of pure consciousness-space (cidākāśa) (whose body is consciousness-space, having a form of pure consciousness and ether)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cidākāśavapus

cidākāśavapus - whose body is consciousness-space, having a form of pure consciousness and ether

Bahuvrīhi compound: cit (consciousness) + ākāśa (space/ether) + vapus (body/form). 'One whose body is consciousness-space'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cit+ākāśa+vapus)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, thought
  noun (feminine)
• ākāśa – sky, ether, space
  noun (masculine)
• vapus – body, form, figure
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to aham.

भूतपञ्चकवर्जितः (bhūtapañcakavarjitaḥ) - devoid of the five gross elements (devoid of the five elements)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūtapañcakavarjita

bhūtapañcakavarjita - devoid of the five elements

Past Passive Participle (for varjita)

Compound of bhūta (element) + pañcaka (group of five) + varjita (devoid, excluded from, from √vṛj (to shun) + ita P.P.P. suffix). bhūtapañcaka = 'group of five elements'. bhūtapañcakavarjita = 'one devoid of the group of five elements'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+pañcaka+varjita)

• bhūta – element, being, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  P.P.P. of √bhū (to be, become)
  Root: √bhū (class 1)
• pañcaka – group of five
  noun (neuter)
  From pañcan (five) + ka (suffix).
• varjita – devoid of, excluded from, free from
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  P.P.P. of √vṛj (to shun, avoid).
  Root: √vṛj (class 6)

Note: Refers to aham.

विहरन् (viharan) - wandered, moving about (wandering, moving about, sporting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viharan

viharan - wandering, moving about, sporting

Present Active Participle

From vi (prefix) + √hṛ (to take, carry). Masculine nominative singular, agreeing with aham.

Prefix: vi

Root: √hṛ (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I (Vasiṣṭha) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of the sentence.

आकाशे (ākāśe) - in space (ākāśa) (in the sky, in space, in the ether (ākāśa))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, ether, space, one of the five elements

Note: Refers to the cosmic space.

पिशाचः (piśācaḥ) - a ghost (piśāca) (a ghost, demon, goblin)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of piśāca

piśāca - ghost, demon, goblin

Note: Used in simile with iva.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

संस्थितः (saṁsthitaḥ) - existing (situated, placed, existing, standing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - situated, placed, existing, standing

Past Passive Participle

From sam (prefix) + √sthā (to stand) + ita (P.P.P. suffix). Masculine nominative singular, agreeing with aham.

Prefix: sam

Root: √sthā (class 1)