योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-73, verse-26

बहिरन्तश्च वायूनामेकत्वमनुजातया ।
गन्धलेखिकयेवान्तः स्थितं दुर्बलया तथा ॥ २६ ॥

bahirantaśca vāyūnāmekatvamanujātayā ,
gandhalekhikayevāntaḥ sthitaṃ durbalayā tathā 26

26. bahiḥ antaḥ ca vāyūnām ekatvam anujātayā
gandhalekhikayā iva antaḥ sthitaṃ durbalayā tathā

26. durbalayā bahiḥ ca antaḥ vāyūnām ekatvam
anujātayā tathā gandhalekhikayā iva antaḥ sthitaṃ

26. And by the weak one, who had achieved the oneness of the outer and inner airs (vāyu), it was thus that, just like a fragrance-writer, (she managed) that which is subtly situated within.

Words meanings summery:

• बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside (outside, outwardly)

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside (inside, within, internally)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• वायूनाम् (vāyūnām) - of the outer and inner airs (prāṇas) (of the winds, of the airs, of the breaths)

• एकत्वम् (ekatvam) - the oneness, unity (oneness, unity, identity)

• अनुजातया (anujātayā) - by one who had achieved (by one who has attained, by one born after, by one who has followed)

• गन्धलेखिकया (gandhalekhikayā) - by a fragrance-writer (by a fragrance-writer, by a perfumer's assistant)

• इव (iva) - just as (just as, like, as it were)

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - subtly situated within (inside, within, internally)

• स्थितं (sthitaṁ) - that which is subtly situated (situated, standing, existing, remaining)

• दुर्बलया (durbalayā) - by the weak one (referring to the same entity) (by a weak one, by a feeble one)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner (thus, so, and)

Words meanings and morphology

बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside (outside, outwardly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside (inside, within, internally)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

वायूनाम् (vāyūnām) - of the outer and inner airs (prāṇas) (of the winds, of the airs, of the breaths)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, breath, vital air

Root: vā (class 2)

Note: Possessive, referring to the ekatvam.

एकत्वम् (ekatvam) - the oneness, unity (oneness, unity, identity)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ekatva

ekatva - oneness, unity, singularity, identity

Note: Object of anujātayā.

अनुजातया (anujātayā) - by one who had achieved (by one who has attained, by one born after, by one who has followed)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of anujātā

anujātā - followed, conformed to, attained, born after (feminine)

Past Passive Participle

From root JAN (to be born) with prefix ANU. Means 'followed after', 'conformed to', 'attained'.

Prefix: anu

Root: jan (class 4)

गन्धलेखिकया (gandhalekhikayā) - by a fragrance-writer (by a fragrance-writer, by a perfumer's assistant)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gandhalekhikā

gandhalekhikā - fragrance-writer, perfumer's assistant, one who composes fragrances

From gandha (fragrance) + lekhikā (writer/scribe, or associated with design/composition).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gandha+lekhikā)

• gandha – smell, fragrance, odor
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gadh (class 1)
• lekhikā – female writer, female artist, female composer (feminine of lekhaka)
  noun (feminine)
  From root LIKH (to write/draw).
  Root: likh (class 6)

Note: Used in comparison with iva.

इव (iva) - just as (just as, like, as it were)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

अन्तः (antaḥ) - subtly situated within (inside, within, internally)

(indeclinable)

स्थितं (sthitaṁ) - that which is subtly situated (situated, standing, existing, remaining)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - situated, standing, existing, firm, steady

Past Passive Participle

From root STHĀ (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

दुर्बलया (durbalayā) - by the weak one (referring to the same entity) (by a weak one, by a feeble one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of durbalā

durbalā - weak, feeble, frail (feminine)

From dur (bad/difficult) + bala (strength).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dur+bala)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill, hard
  indeclinable
  Prefix/Preposition.
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bal (class 10)

Note: The agent.

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner (thus, so, and)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial or conjunction.

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