योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-86, verse-4

तस्मिंस्तदा निवसतो नित्यं स्वजनमण्डले ।
तस्य प्राणसमा भार्या काचित्तस्यां महात्मनः ॥ ४ ॥

tasmiṃstadā nivasato nityaṃ svajanamaṇḍale ,
tasya prāṇasamā bhāryā kācittasyāṃ mahātmanaḥ 4

4. tasmin tadā nivasataḥ nityaṃ svajanamandale
tasya prāṇasamā bhāryā kācit tasyām mahātmanaḥ

4. tadā tasmin svajanamandale nityaṃ nivasataḥ
tasya mahātmanaḥ kācit prāṇasamā bhāryā tasyām

4. At that time, while that great-souled man (mahātman) was living constantly amidst his family circle, he had a certain wife, dear to him as his very life. Yet, in her...

4. בעודו מתגורר שם בקרב בני משפחתו, הייתה לאיש הנעלה הזה אישה שאותה אהב כבת נפשו.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, there

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• निवसतः (nivasataḥ) - living, dwelling, residing

• नित्यं (nityaṁ) - constantly, always, perpetually

• स्वजनमन्दले (svajanamandale) - in the family circle, in the circle of one's own people

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• प्राणसमा (prāṇasamā) - equal to life, dear as life

• भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

• काचित् (kācit) - a certain, some

• तस्याम् (tasyām) - in her, through her, from her

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one, of the noble one

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, there

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

निवसतः (nivasataḥ) - living, dwelling, residing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nivasat

nivasat - living, dwelling, residing

present active participle

Derived from verb 'vas' (to dwell) with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mahātmanaḥ'

नित्यं (nityaṁ) - constantly, always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverb here.

स्वजनमन्दले (svajanamandale) - in the family circle, in the circle of one's own people

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of svajanamandala

svajanamandala - family circle, circle of one's own people

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (svajana+maṇḍala)

• svajana – one's own people, kin, family
  noun (masculine)
• maṇḍala – circle, disc, region, group
  noun (neuter)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

प्राणसमा (prāṇasamā) - equal to life, dear as life

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prāṇasamā

prāṇasamā - equal to life, dear as life

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+samā)

• prāṇa – life, breath, vital air
  noun (masculine)
• samā – equal, similar, like
  adjective (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'bhāryā'

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife

gerundive/future passive participle

Derived from root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support), literally 'one to be supported/maintained'

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

काचित् (kācit) - a certain, some

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kācid

kācid - a certain, some, any

Note: Indefinite pronoun, agrees with 'bhāryā'.

तस्याम् (tasyām) - in her, through her, from her

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Refers to 'bhāryā'.

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one, of the noble one

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, (a title for) a great person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'tasya'.

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