योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-96, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
पाषाणाख्यानमेतत्ते कथितं कार्यकोविद ।
अनयेमाः स्फुरद्दृष्ट्या सृष्टयो नभसि स्थिताः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
pāṣāṇākhyānametatte kathitaṃ kāryakovida ,
anayemāḥ sphuraddṛṣṭyā sṛṣṭayo nabhasi sthitāḥ 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca pāṣāṇākhyānam etat te kathitam kāryakovida
anayā imāḥ sphurat dṛṣṭyā sṛṣṭayaḥ nabhasi sthitāḥ

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca kāryakovida etat pāṣāṇākhyānam te
kathitam anayā sphurat dṛṣṭyā imāḥ sṛṣṭayaḥ nabhasi sthitāḥ

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: O expert in action, this narrative of the stone has been told to you. By means of this clear vision, these creations exist in space.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• पाषाणाख्यानम् (pāṣāṇākhyānam) - the narrative of the stone

• एतत् (etat) - this

• ते (te) - to you

• कथितम् (kathitam) - has been told, narrated

• कार्यकोविद (kāryakovida) - O expert in affairs/actions

• अनया (anayā) - by this

• इमाः (imāḥ) - these

• स्फुरत् (sphurat) - flashing, manifesting, clear, vibrant

• दृष्ट्या (dṛṣṭyā) - by vision, by insight, by viewpoint

• सृष्टयः (sṛṣṭayaḥ) - creations, emanations

• नभसि (nabhasi) - in space, in the sky, in ether

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - existing, situated, standing

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

पाषाणाख्यानम् (pāṣāṇākhyānam) - the narrative of the stone

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāṣāṇākhyāna

pāṣāṇākhyāna - story of a stone, narrative concerning a stone

Compound type : Tatpurusha (pāṣāṇa+ākhyāna)

• pāṣāṇa – stone, rock
  noun (masculine)
• ākhyāna – story, narrative, account
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'khyā' with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'kathitam'.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

ते (te) - to you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Can also be genitive.

कथितम् (kathitam) - has been told, narrated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, said, narrated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'kath' (to tell) with suffix '-ta'.

Root: kath (class 10)

कार्यकोविद (kāryakovida) - O expert in affairs/actions

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kāryakovida

kāryakovida - expert in action, skilled in affairs

Compound type : Tatpurusha (kārya+kovida)

• kārya – work, duty, affair, to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with suffix '-ya'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kovida – skilled, expert, learned
  adjective (masculine)

अनया (anayā) - by this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this (pronoun)

इमाः (imāḥ) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of idam

idam - this (pronoun)

स्फुरत् (sphurat) - flashing, manifesting, clear, vibrant

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sphurat

sphurat - flashing, throbbing, manifesting, clear

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'sphur' (to throb, flash) with suffix '-śatṛ'.

Root: sphur (class 6)

Note: Modifies 'dṛṣṭyā'.

दृष्ट्या (dṛṣṭyā) - by vision, by insight, by viewpoint

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - seeing, vision, insight, view, appearance

Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सृष्टयः (sṛṣṭayaḥ) - creations, emanations

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sṛṣṭi

sṛṣṭi - creation, production, emanation

Derived from root 'sṛj' (to create, emit).

Root: sṛj (class 6)

नभसि (nabhasi) - in space, in the sky, in ether

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, ether, space

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - existing, situated, standing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sthita

sthita - stood, existing, situated, abiding

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand, exist) with suffix '-ta'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'sṛṣṭayaḥ'.