योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-56, verse-24

नरो यथैकदेशस्थो दूरदेशान्तरस्थितम् ।
संपश्यति निधानं स्वं मनसानारतं सदा ॥ २४ ॥

naro yathaikadeśastho dūradeśāntarasthitam ,
saṃpaśyati nidhānaṃ svaṃ manasānārataṃ sadā 24

24. naraḥ yathā ekadeśasthaḥ dūradeśāntarasthitam
saṃpaśyati nidhānam svam manasā anāratam sadā

24. yathā naraḥ ekadeśasthaḥ [san] manasā sadā anāratam
dūradeśāntarasthitam svam nidhānam saṃpaśyati

24. Just as a person, while remaining in one location, can always and ceaselessly perceive his own treasure situated in a distant land through his mind.

Words meanings summery:

• नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• एकदेशस्थः (ekadeśasthaḥ) - situated in one place, located in one region

• दूरदेशान्तरस्थितम् (dūradeśāntarasthitam) - situated in another, distant land

• संपश्यति (saṁpaśyati) - perceives, sees

• निधानम् (nidhānam) - treasure, deposit

• स्वम् (svam) - own, one's own

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind

• अनारतम् (anāratam) - constantly, ceaselessly, without interruption

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

Words meanings and morphology

नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

एकदेशस्थः (ekadeśasthaḥ) - situated in one place, located in one region

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekadeśastha

ekadeśastha - situated in one place, located in one region

Compound type : tatpurusha (ekadeśa+stha)

• ekadeśa – one place, one region
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, situated, located
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

दूरदेशान्तरस्थितम् (dūradeśāntarasthitam) - situated in another, distant land

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dūradeśāntarasthita

dūradeśāntarasthita - situated in another distant land

Compound type : tatpurusha (dūra+deśa+antara+sthita)

• dūra – distant, far
  adjective (neuter)
• deśa – place, country, region
  noun (masculine)
• antara – another, different, other
  adjective (neuter)
• sthita – situated, located, standing
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

संपश्यति (saṁpaśyati) - perceives, sees

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of paś

Present stem paśya-

The verb dṛś takes the stem paśya in the present tense.

Prefix: sam

Root: dṛś (class 1)

निधानम् (nidhānam) - treasure, deposit

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nidhāna

nidhāna - treasure, deposit, receptacle, secret place

From ni-dhā (to place down, deposit)

Prefix: ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

स्वम् (svam) - own, one's own

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

अनारतम् (anāratam) - constantly, ceaselessly, without interruption

(indeclinable)

Adverbial usage of the adjective anārata (not stopped).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+ārata)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• ārata – stopped, ceased
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of ā-rambh (to begin, to stop).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: rambh (class 1)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

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