योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-18, verse-9

तात संतरणार्थेन गृहीतायां पुनःपुनः ।
नावि देहलतायां च कस्य स्यादात्मभावना ॥ ९ ॥

tāta saṃtaraṇārthena gṛhītāyāṃ punaḥpunaḥ ,
nāvi dehalatāyāṃ ca kasya syādātmabhāvanā 9

9. tāta saṃtaraṇa-arthena gṛhītāyām punaḥ punaḥ
nāvi deha-latāyām ca kasya syāt ātma-bhāvanā

9. O father, when this body, which is like a creeper, is repeatedly taken as a boat for the purpose of crossing over (the ocean of existence), how can anyone have a realization of the true Self (ātman)?

Words meanings summery:

• तात (tāta) - O father (father, dear one)

• संतरण-अर्थेन (saṁtaraṇa-arthena) - for the purpose of crossing over (the ocean of saṃsāra) (by the purpose of crossing over)

• गृहीतायाम् (gṛhītāyām) - in the (body-creeper) that has been taken/resorted to (in the one that has been taken/seized)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (in the sense of 'repeatedly') (again, furthermore)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (in the sense of 'repeatedly') (again, furthermore)

• नावि (nāvi) - in the boat

• देह-लतायाम् (deha-latāyām) - in the body-creeper

• च (ca) - and, also

• कस्य (kasya) - whose, of whom

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be, may be

• आत्म-भावना (ātma-bhāvanā) - realization of the true Self (ātman) (consciousness of the Self, realization of the Self)

Words meanings and morphology

तात (tāta) - O father (father, dear one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one

संतरण-अर्थेन (saṁtaraṇa-arthena) - for the purpose of crossing over (the ocean of saṃsāra) (by the purpose of crossing over)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saṃtaraṇa-artha

saṁtaraṇa-artha - purpose of crossing over

A tatpurusha compound meaning 'purpose for crossing over'

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃtaraṇa+artha)

• saṃtaraṇa – crossing over, traversing, deliverance
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root tṛ (to cross) with prefix sam, forming a noun of action
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tṛ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, object, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

गृहीतायाम् (gṛhītāyām) - in the (body-creeper) that has been taken/resorted to (in the one that has been taken/seized)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of gṛhīta

gṛhīta - taken, seized, accepted, acquired

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of the root grah (to seize, take)

Root: grah (class 9)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (in the sense of 'repeatedly') (again, furthermore)

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (in the sense of 'repeatedly') (again, furthermore)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in repetition 'punaḥ punaḥ' for emphasis, meaning 'again and again'.

नावि (nāvi) - in the boat

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of nau

nau - boat, ship

देह-लतायाम् (deha-latāyām) - in the body-creeper

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of deha-latā

deha-latā - body-creeper (metaphor for body)

A karmadhāraya compound meaning 'body which is a creeper'

Compound type : karmadhāraya (deha+latā)

• deha – body, form, mass
  noun (masculine)
• latā – creeper, vine
  noun (feminine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कस्य (kasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

स्यात् (syāt) - would be, may be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

आत्म-भावना (ātma-bhāvanā) - realization of the true Self (ātman) (consciousness of the Self, realization of the Self)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ātma-bhāvanā

ātma-bhāvanā - consciousness of the Self, contemplation of the Self

A tatpurusha compound meaning 'conception/realization of the Self'

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+bhāvanā)

• ātman – Self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• bhāvanā – conception, contemplation, imagination, realization, feeling
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root bhū (to be, exist) in the causative sense, forming a noun of action
  Root: bhū (class 1)