योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-20, verse-23

स्थितो ब्राह्मणगेहान्तर्द्विजजीवस्तदम्बरे ।
ससमुद्रवना पृथ्वी स्थिताब्ज इव षट्पदः ॥ २३ ॥

sthito brāhmaṇagehāntardvijajīvastadambare ,
sasamudravanā pṛthvī sthitābja iva ṣaṭpadaḥ 23

23. sthitaḥ brāhmaṇa-geha-antar dvija-jīvaḥ tat-ambare
sa-samudra-vanā pṛthvī sthitaḥ abje iva ṣaṭpadaḥ

23. dvija-jīvaḥ brāhmaṇa-geha-antar tat-ambare sthitaḥ; sa-samudra-vanā pṛthvī abje iva ṣaṭpadaḥ sthitaḥ (i.
e.
implied)

23. The individual soul (dvija-jīva) is situated within the brahmin's house, in its ethereal space, just as the earth with its oceans and forests is situated, like a bee on a lotus.

Words meanings summery:

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, abiding, standing, existing

• ब्राह्मण-गेह-अन्तर् (brāhmaṇa-geha-antar) - within the brahmin's house

• द्विज-जीवः (dvija-jīvaḥ) - individual soul, embodied soul (literally 'twice-born living being')

• तत्-अम्बरे (tat-ambare) - in its ethereal space, in that space

• स-समुद्र-वना (sa-samudra-vanā) - with oceans and forests

• पृथ्वी (pṛthvī) - earth

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, abiding, standing, existing

• अब्जे (abje) - on the lotus, in the lotus

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• षट्पदः (ṣaṭpadaḥ) - bee (literally 'six-footed')

Words meanings and morphology

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, abiding, standing, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, stable, firm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sthā (to stand, stay).

Root: sthā (class 1)

ब्राह्मण-गेह-अन्तर् (brāhmaṇa-geha-antar) - within the brahmin's house

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (brāhmaṇa+geha+antar)

• brāhmaṇa – brahmin, priestly class
  noun (masculine)
• geha – house, dwelling
  noun (neuter)
• antar – within, inside, between
  indeclinable

द्विज-जीवः (dvija-jīvaḥ) - individual soul, embodied soul (literally 'twice-born living being')

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija-jīva

dvija-jīva - twice-born soul, individual soul, embodied being

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dvija+jīva)

• dvija – twice-born (a brahmin, kshatriya, vaishya; also a bird, a tooth)
  noun (masculine)
• jīva – living being, soul, life, individual spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √jīv (to live).
  Root: jīv (class 1)

तत्-अम्बरे (tat-ambare) - in its ethereal space, in that space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tat-ambara

tat-ambara - that space/sky

Compound type : tatpurusha (tat+ambara)

• tat – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• ambara – sky, space, ether, clothing
  noun (neuter)

स-समुद्र-वना (sa-samudra-vanā) - with oceans and forests

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sa-samudra-vana

sa-samudra-vana - accompanied by oceans and forests

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+samudra+vana)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating accompaniment.
• samudra – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)

पृथ्वी (pṛthvī) - earth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthvī

pṛthvī - the earth, soil, land

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, abiding, standing, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, stable, firm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sthā (to stand, stay).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to ṣaṭpadaḥ

अब्जे (abje) - on the lotus, in the lotus

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of abja

abja - lotus (born from water)

Compound 'ap' (water) + 'ja' (born).

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

षट्पदः (ṣaṭpadaḥ) - bee (literally 'six-footed')

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṣaṭpada

ṣaṭpada - bee, (lit. 'six-footed')

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ṣaṣ+pada)

• ṣaṣ – six
  numeral
• pada – foot, step, word
  noun (masculine)