योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-27, verse-18

सदाऽदूरमहं मन्ये तद्भर्तुर्मम मण्डलम् ।
क्वचित्पार्श्वे स्थितमिह यथा पश्यामि तत्कुरु ॥ १८ ॥

sadā'dūramahaṃ manye tadbharturmama maṇḍalam ,
kvacitpārśve sthitamiha yathā paśyāmi tatkuru 18

18. sadā adūram aham manye tat bhartuḥ mama maṇḍalam
kvacit pārśve sthitam iha yathā paśyāmi tat kuru

18. aham sadā manye mama bhartuḥ tat maṇḍalam adūram
iha kvacit pārśve sthitam yathā paśyāmi tat kuru

18. I always believe that my husband's realm (maṇḍala) is not far from me, but situated right here, somewhere nearby. Therefore, arrange things so that I may see it.

Words meanings summery:

• सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever)

• अदूरम् (adūram) - not distant (not far, near, close)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• मन्ये (manye) - I believe (I think, I believe, I suppose)

• तत् (tat) - that (realm) (that, it)

• भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of my husband (of the husband, of the maintainer)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• मण्डलम् (maṇḍalam) - realm (realm, circle, sphere, region)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere (somewhere, at some time, by chance)

• पार्श्वे (pārśve) - nearby (on the side, near, beside)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated (situated, standing, placed (neuter singular nominative/accusative))

• इह (iha) - here (here, in this place)

• यथा (yathā) - so that (as, just as, so that)

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I may see (I see, I behold)

• तत् (tat) - that (arrangement) (that, it)

• कुरु (kuru) - please make it so (do, make)

Words meanings and morphology

सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever)

(indeclinable)

अदूरम् (adūram) - not distant (not far, near, close)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adūra

adūra - not far, near, close

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'dūra' (far)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dūra)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• dūra – far, distant
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Used here as an adverbial accusative, or as a predicate adjective with an implied verb 'to be'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Subject of 'manye'.

मन्ये (manye) - I believe (I think, I believe, I suppose)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

तत् (tat) - that (realm) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'maṇḍalam' and serves as the object of 'manye' (indirectly, as the clause itself is the object).

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of my husband (of the husband, of the maintainer)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, lord, maintainer, supporter

Note: Possessive of 'maṇḍalam'.

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

मण्डलम् (maṇḍalam) - realm (realm, circle, sphere, region)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maṇḍala

maṇḍala - circle, orb, disk, realm, region, community

Note: Subject of the dependent clause 'that my husband's realm is not far...'

क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere (somewhere, at some time, by chance)

(indeclinable)

पार्श्वे (pārśve) - nearby (on the side, near, beside)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pārśva

pārśva - side, flank, proximity

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated (situated, standing, placed (neuter singular nominative/accusative))

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - situated, standing, placed, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'maṇḍalam'.

इह (iha) - here (here, in this place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often combined with 'eva' for emphasis.

यथा (yathā) - so that (as, just as, so that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a purpose clause.

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I may see (I see, I behold)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that (arrangement) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of the verb 'kuru'.

कुरु (kuru) - please make it so (do, make)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: A command or request to the interlocutor.