योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-82, verse-18

इदानीं शिखरं गत्वा तदेव ध्याननिश्चला ।
यावदिच्छं सुखेनासे सजीवा शालभञ्जिका ॥ १८ ॥

idānīṃ śikharaṃ gatvā tadeva dhyānaniścalā ,
yāvadicchaṃ sukhenāse sajīvā śālabhañjikā 18

18. idānīm śikharam gatvā tat eva dhyāna-niścalā
yāvat iccham sukhena āse sajīvā śālabhañjikā

18. (aham) idānīm śikharam gatvā tat eva dhyāna-niścalā
sajīvā śālabhañjikā (iva) yāvat iccham sukhena āse

18. “Now, having gone to that very peak, firm in my meditation (dhyāna), I shall comfortably remain like an animated statue (śālabhañjikā) for as long as I wish.”

Words meanings summery:

• इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

• शिखरम् (śikharam) - peak, summit

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

• तत् (tat) - that (state/place) (that)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• ध्यान-निश्चला (dhyāna-niścalā) - firm/immobile in meditation

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as much as

• इच्छम् (iccham) - as much as *my* wish/desire (wish, desire (accusative singular))

• सुखेन (sukhena) - with ease, comfortably, happily

• आसे (āse) - I shall sit, I shall remain

• सजीवा (sajīvā) - living, animated

• शालभञ्जिका (śālabhañjikā) - a female statue, a doll, a figure carved on a tree/wall

Words meanings and morphology

इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

(indeclinable)

शिखरम् (śikharam) - peak, summit

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śikhara

śikhara - peak, summit, crest, top

Note: Object of 'gatvā'.

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

root gam (to go) + tvā suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that (state/place) (that)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the previous state of meditation.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'tat'.

ध्यान-निश्चला (dhyāna-niścalā) - firm/immobile in meditation

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhyāna-niścala

dhyāna-niścala - firm in meditation, unwavering in contemplation

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhyāna+niścala)

• dhyāna – meditation, contemplation, thought
  noun (neuter)
  From root dhyāi (to meditate)
  Root: dhyāi (class 1)
• niścala – immobile, firm, steady, unwavering
  adjective
  Prefix nis- + root cal (to move)
  Prefix: nis
  Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (Rākṣasī).

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as much as

(indeclinable)

Note: Corresponds with 'iccham'.

इच्छम् (iccham) - as much as *my* wish/desire (wish, desire (accusative singular))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of icchā

icchā - desire, wish, will

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Governed by 'yāvat', forming an adverbial phrase 'yāvat iccham'.

सुखेन (sukhena) - with ease, comfortably, happily

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, ease, comfort

Note: Adverbial usage of instrumental.

आसे (āse) - I shall sit, I shall remain

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ās

Present Middle

root ās, 1st person singular present middle

Root: ās (class 2)

सजीवा (sajīvā) - living, animated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sajīva

sajīva - living, animate, endowed with life

Prefix sa- (with) + jīva (life)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+jīva)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• jīva – life, living being, soul
  noun (masculine)
  From root jīv (to live)
  Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'śālabhañjikā'.

शालभञ्जिका (śālabhañjikā) - a female statue, a doll, a figure carved on a tree/wall

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śālabhañjikā

śālabhañjikā - female figure, doll, statue, tree-carving

Note: Predicate nominative for the implied subject (Rākṣasī).

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