योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-10, verse-24

बद्धपद्मासनः शून्यमना वामकरस्थले ।
कपोलतलमाधाय केवलं परितिष्ठति ॥ २४ ॥

baddhapadmāsanaḥ śūnyamanā vāmakarasthale ,
kapolatalamādhāya kevalaṃ paritiṣṭhati 24

24. baddhapadmāsanaḥ śūnyamanāḥ vāmakarasthale
kapolatalam ādhāya kevalam paritiṣṭhati

24. Having assumed the lotus posture, with a vacant mind, he rests his cheek on the palm of his left hand and simply remains there.

24. כשהוא יושב בתנוחת הלוטוס, כשפעילות מחשבותיו שקטה, מניח את לחי כף ידו השמאלית, הוא פשוט נשאר לשבת בלא תנועה.

Words meanings summery:

• बद्धपद्मासनः (baddhapadmāsanaḥ) - having assumed the lotus posture, in the lotus posture

• शून्यमनाः (śūnyamanāḥ) - with an empty mind, having a vacant mind

• वामकरस्थले (vāmakarasthale) - on the palm of the left hand, in the place of the left hand

• कपोलतलम् (kapolatalam) - cheek, surface of the cheek

• आधाय (ādhāya) - having placed, having rested, having put on

• केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, solely, only, purely

• परितिष्ठति (paritiṣṭhati) - he remains, he stays, he stands (around/firmly)

Words meanings and morphology

बद्धपद्मासनः (baddhapadmāsanaḥ) - having assumed the lotus posture, in the lotus posture

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baddhapadmāsana

baddhapadmāsana - bound in the lotus posture, having assumed the lotus posture

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (baddha+padmāsana)

• baddha – bound, tied, fixed, assumed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √bandh (to bind)
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• padmāsana – lotus posture (a yoga posture)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the subject of the sentence (implied 'he').

शून्यमनाः (śūnyamanāḥ) - with an empty mind, having a vacant mind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūnyamanas

śūnyamanas - empty-minded, vacant-minded

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śūnya+manas)

• śūnya – empty, void, vacant
  adjective (masculine)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the subject.

वामकरस्थले (vāmakarasthale) - on the palm of the left hand, in the place of the left hand

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vāmakarasthala

vāmakarasthala - place of the left hand, palm of the left hand

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāma+kara+sthala)

• vāma – left (side), reverse, adverse
  adjective (masculine)
• kara – hand, arm, ray
  noun (masculine)
• sthala – place, spot, ground, surface
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the location where the cheek is placed.

कपोलतलम् (kapolatalam) - cheek, surface of the cheek

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kapolatala

kapolatala - surface of the cheek, cheek

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kapola+tala)

• kapola – cheek
  noun (masculine)
• tala – surface, palm, sole
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'ādhāya'.

आधाय (ādhāya) - having placed, having rested, having put on

(indeclinable)

Prefix: ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) formed with the prefix 'ā'.

केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, solely, only, purely

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use of the accusative neuter singular.

परितिष्ठति (paritiṣṭhati) - he remains, he stays, he stands (around/firmly)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Prefix: pari

Root: sthā (class 1)

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