योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-29, verse-32

अत्र मे संस्थितो भर्ता जीवाकाशतयाऽकृतिः ।
चतुःसमुद्रपर्यन्तमेखलाया भुवः पतिः ॥ ३२ ॥

atra me saṃsthito bhartā jīvākāśatayā'kṛtiḥ ,
catuḥsamudraparyantamekhalāyā bhuvaḥ patiḥ 32

32. atra me saṃsthitaḥ bhartā jīvākāśatayā akṛtiḥ
catuḥsamudraparyantamekhālāyā bhuvaḥ patiḥ

32. atra me bhartā saṃsthitaḥ jīvākāśatayā akṛtiḥ
catuḥsamudraparyantamekhālāyā bhuvaḥ patiḥ

32. Here resides my husband, who is formless by the very nature of living space, and who is the lord of the earth, which is girdled by the four oceans.

Words meanings summery:

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• मे (me) - my, of me

• संस्थितः (saṁsthitaḥ) - situated, abiding, residing, dwelling

• भर्ता (bhartā) - husband, maintainer, lord

• जीवाकाशतया (jīvākāśatayā) - by the nature of living space, as the vital ether

• अकृतिः (akṛtiḥ) - formless, without shape, non-corporeal

• चतुःसमुद्रपर्यन्तमेखालाया (catuḥsamudraparyantamekhālāyā) - whose girdle extends up to the four oceans

• भुवः (bhuvaḥ) - of the earth, of the world

• पतिः (patiḥ) - lord, master, husband, protector

Words meanings and morphology

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

Locative adverb from idam.

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Enclitic form of 1st person pronoun.

Note: Also dative singular. Context indicates genitive.

संस्थितः (saṁsthitaḥ) - situated, abiding, residing, dwelling

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - standing, situated, dwelling, established

Past Passive Participle

From sam-√sthā (to stand together, reside) with suffix -ta.

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions here as an adjective or predicate.

भर्ता (bhartā) - husband, maintainer, lord

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, master, supporter, maintainer

Agent Noun

From root √bhṛ (to bear, support) with agent suffix tṛ.

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

जीवाकाशतया (jīvākāśatayā) - by the nature of living space, as the vital ether

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jīvākāśatā

jīvākāśatā - the state or nature of being living space/vital ether

Tatpurusha compound jīva-ākāśa + suffix tā.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (jīva+ākāśa)

• jīva – living, alive, soul (jīva), life principle
  noun (masculine)
  From root √jīv (to live).
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• ākāśa – space, ether, sky
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-√kāś (to shine, appear).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially, indicating 'by means of' or 'as'.

अकृतिः (akṛtiḥ) - formless, without shape, non-corporeal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akṛti

akṛti - formless, shapeless, non-corporeal (as adjective); non-action (as noun)

Negative compound a + kṛti.

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpurusha (a+kṛti)

• a – non-, un-, without
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• kṛti – form, shape, creation, action
  noun (feminine)
  From root √kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies bhartā.

चतुःसमुद्रपर्यन्तमेखालाया (catuḥsamudraparyantamekhālāyā) - whose girdle extends up to the four oceans

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of catuḥsamudraparyantamekhālā

catuḥsamudraparyantamekhālā - (earth) whose girdle extends to the four oceans

Bahuvrihi compound (catuḥsamudraparyantā mekhalā yasyāḥ sā)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (catur+samudra+paryanta+mekhalā)

• catur – four
  numeral
• samudra – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-√ud (to flow together).
  Prefixes: sam+ud
  Root: ud (class 2)
• paryanta – end, boundary, up to, limited by
  noun (masculine)
  From pari-√anta (all around end).
  Prefix: pari
  Root: ant (class 1)
• mekhalā – girdle, belt, zone
  noun (feminine)
  From √mikh (to encompass).
  Root: mikh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies bhuvaḥ.

भुवः (bhuvaḥ) - of the earth, of the world

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, world, existence

From root √bhū (to be, exist).

Root: bhū (class 1)

पतिः (patiḥ) - lord, master, husband, protector

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband, protector

i-stem noun.

Note: Predicate nominative for bhartā.

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