योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-73, verse-38

तत्राजने महारण्ये स्थापयामास तामसौ ।
सर्वसंकल्परहिते पदे योगीव चेतनाम् ॥ ३८ ॥

tatrājane mahāraṇye sthāpayāmāsa tāmasau ,
sarvasaṃkalparahite pade yogīva cetanām 38

38. tatra ajane mahāraṇye sthāpayāmāsa tām asau
sarvasaṅkalparahite pade yogī iva cetanām

38. asau tatra ajane mahāraṇye sarvasaṅkalparahite
pade yogī iva cetanām tām sthāpayāmāsa

38. There, in that vast, desolate forest (mahāraṇya), he (the vulture) placed her (the needle-demoness), just as a yogi (yogin) establishes consciousness (cetanā) in a state (pada) devoid of all desires (saṅkalpa).

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there (in the forest) (there, in that place)

• अजने (ajane) - in the desolate (forest) (in the desolate, in the uninhabited)

• महारण्ये (mahāraṇye) - in the vast forest (mahāraṇya) (in the great forest)

• स्थापयामास (sthāpayāmāsa) - he placed (he placed, he established)

• ताम् (tām) - her (the needle-demoness) (her, that (fem))

• असौ (asau) - he (the vulture) (that, this (distant, specific))

• सर्वसङ्कल्परहिते (sarvasaṅkalparahite) - in the state devoid of all desires (saṅkalpa) (in the devoid of all desires)

• पदे (pade) - in a state (pada) (in the state, in the place, in the footstep)

• योगी (yogī) - a yogi (yogin) (yogi, ascetic)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• चेतनाम् (cetanām) - consciousness (cetanā) (consciousness, intelligence, mind)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there (in the forest) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Locative adverb.

अजने (ajane) - in the desolate (forest) (in the desolate, in the uninhabited)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ajana

ajana - without people, uninhabited, desolate

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+jana)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with mahāraṇye.

महारण्ये (mahāraṇye) - in the vast forest (mahāraṇya) (in the great forest)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahāraṇya

mahāraṇya - great forest, vast wilderness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+araṇya)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• araṇya – forest, wilderness
  noun (neuter)

स्थापयामास (sthāpayāmāsa) - he placed (he placed, he established)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of √sthāp

Perfect Indicative (causative)

3rd person singular, Parasmaipada, perfect tense of causative stem of √sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

ताम् (tām) - her (the needle-demoness) (her, that (fem))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Object of sthāpayāmāsa.

असौ (asau) - he (the vulture) (that, this (distant, specific))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this (demonstrative pronoun, referring to something specific or distant)

Note: Subject of sthāpayāmāsa, refers to the vulture (gṛdhraḥ).

सर्वसङ्कल्परहिते (sarvasaṅkalparahite) - in the state devoid of all desires (saṅkalpa) (in the devoid of all desires)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sarvasaṅkalparahita

sarvasaṅkalparahita - devoid of all desires/volitions/resolutions

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sarva+saṅkalpa+rahita)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun (neuter)
• saṅkalpa – intention, resolve, desire, mental formation
  noun (masculine)
• rahita – devoid of, free from, abandoned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √rah (to abandon) + -ita
  Root: rah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with pade.

पदे (pade) - in a state (pada) (in the state, in the place, in the footstep)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, place, state, word, position

योगी (yogī) - a yogi (yogin) (yogi, ascetic)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yogin

yogin - one who practices yoga, an ascetic, a contemplative

From yoga (union, discipline) + -in (possessive suffix)

Note: Subject of the simile.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

चेतनाम् (cetanām) - consciousness (cetanā) (consciousness, intelligence, mind)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cetanā

cetanā - consciousness, intelligence, mind, understanding

Note: Object of implied verb in simile (e.g., sthāpayati - 'places').