योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-73, verse-39

एकेनैवाशु सा तेन पादप्रान्तेन सुस्थिता ।
संप्रतिष्ठापितेवाद्रिमूर्ध्नि गृध्रेण देवता ॥ ३९ ॥

ekenaivāśu sā tena pādaprāntena susthitā ,
saṃpratiṣṭhāpitevādrimūrdhni gṛdhreṇa devatā 39

39. ekena eva āśu sā tena pādaprāntena susthitā
saṃpratiṣṭhāpitā iva adri-mūrdhni gṛdhreṇa devatā

39. sā susthitā tena gṛdhreṇa ekena eva pādaprāntena
āśu adri-mūrdhni saṃpratiṣṭhāpitā devatā iva

39. She (the subtle essence), though securely positioned, was quickly, by the vulture using merely the tip of one foot, established as if a deity (devatā) firmly installed on a mountain peak.

Words meanings summery:

• एकेन (ekena) - by one

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• तेन (tena) - by that (vulture) (by him, by that)

• पादप्रान्तेन (pādaprāntena) - by the tip of the foot

• सुस्थिता (susthitā) - well-placed, firmly stationed, securely positioned

• संप्रतिष्ठापिता (saṁpratiṣṭhāpitā) - firmly established, installed

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• अद्रि-मूर्ध्नि (adri-mūrdhni) - on the mountain peak

• गृध्रेण (gṛdhreṇa) - by the vulture

• देवता (devatā) - a deity, goddess, divine being

Words meanings and morphology

एकेन (ekena) - by one

(numeral/adjective)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

तेन (tena) - by that (vulture) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

पादप्रान्तेन (pādaprāntena) - by the tip of the foot

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pādaprānta

pādaprānta - tip of the foot

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāda+prānta)

• pāda – foot
  noun (masculine)
• prānta – tip, end, border
  noun (masculine)

सुस्थिता (susthitā) - well-placed, firmly stationed, securely positioned

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of susthita

susthita - well-placed, firmly stationed

Past Passive Participle

from su + √sthā

Prefix: su

Root: sthā (class 1)

संप्रतिष्ठापिता (saṁpratiṣṭhāpitā) - firmly established, installed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃpratiṣṭhāpita

saṁpratiṣṭhāpita - firmly established, installed

Causative Past Passive Participle

from sam + prati + √sthā

Prefixes: sam+prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

अद्रि-मूर्ध्नि (adri-mūrdhni) - on the mountain peak

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of adrimūrdhan

adrimūrdhan - mountain peak

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adri+mūrdhan)

• adri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• mūrdhan – head, summit, peak
  noun (masculine)

गृध्रेण (gṛdhreṇa) - by the vulture

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gṛdhra

gṛdhra - vulture

देवता (devatā) - a deity, goddess, divine being

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devatā

devatā - deity, goddess, divine being

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