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...

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'.