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.

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)