योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-86, verse-9

निस्पन्दमुत्थितौ वार्क्षी वृत्तिमाश्रित्य संस्थितौ ।
तस्थतुस्तौ तदा तत्र तावत्कालं तरुव्रतौ ॥ ९ ॥

nispandamutthitau vārkṣī vṛttimāśritya saṃsthitau ,
tasthatustau tadā tatra tāvatkālaṃ taruvratau 9

9. niṣpandam utthitau vārkṣīm vṛttim āśritya saṃsthitau
| tasthatuḥ tau tadā tatra tāvat-kālam taru-vratau

9. tadā tau tatra tāvat-kālam niṣpandam utthitau vārkṣīm
vṛttim āśritya saṃsthitau taru-vratau tasthatuḥ

9. Then, those two stood there motionless, having adopted the unwavering manner of trees (taru-vrata), and remained in that state for such a long time.

Words meanings summery:

• निष्पन्दम् (niṣpandam) - Standing motionlessly. (motionless, still, without movement)

• उत्थितौ (utthitau) - Standing upright. (having risen, having stood up, standing)

• वार्क्षीम् (vārkṣīm) - tree-like, belonging to a tree

• वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - manner, mode, conduct, way of life

• आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having relied upon, having adopted, having taken shelter of

• संस्थितौ (saṁsthitau) - Reinforces the idea of their immobility. (firmly established, remaining, standing)

• तस्थतुः (tasthatuḥ) - they two stood, they two remained

• तौ (tau) - Subject of 'tasthatuḥ', referring to the two ascetics. (those two, they two)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• तावत्-कालम् (tāvat-kālam) - for such a long time, for that period

• तरु-व्रतौ (taru-vratau) - Qualifies 'tau'. Implies immobility and steadfastness like a tree. (observing the vow of a tree, tree-vowed)

Words meanings and morphology

निष्पन्दम् (niṣpandam) - Standing motionlessly. (motionless, still, without movement)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of निस्पन्द

निस्पन्द - motionless, still

Note: Used adverbially with 'utthitau' and agrees in gender/number with 'tau'.

उत्थितौ (utthitau) - Standing upright. (having risen, having stood up, standing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of उत्थित

उत्थित - risen, standing up, produced

Past Passive Participle

From ud-√sthā.

Prefix: उत्

Root: स्था (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tau'.

वार्क्षीम् (vārkṣīm) - tree-like, belonging to a tree

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of वार्क्षी

वार्क्षी - belonging to a tree, arboreal

Feminine form of 'vārkṣa'.

Note: Qualifies 'vṛttim'.

वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - manner, mode, conduct, way of life

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of वृत्ति

वृत्ति - mode of action, manner, conduct, way of life, occupation

Note: Object of 'āśritya'.

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having relied upon, having adopted, having taken shelter of

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From ā-√śri.

Prefix: आ

Root: श्रि (class 1)

संस्थितौ (saṁsthitau) - Reinforces the idea of their immobility. (firmly established, remaining, standing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of संस्थित

संस्थित - firmly standing, well-established, remaining

Past Passive Participle

From sam-√sthā.

Prefix: सम्

Root: स्था (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tau'.

तस्थतुः (tasthatuḥ) - they two stood, they two remained

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (Lit) of स्था

Perfect (Lit)

3rd person dual, active voice, Perfect tense

Root: स्था (class 1)

तौ (tau) - Subject of 'tasthatuḥ', referring to the two ascetics. (those two, they two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of तत्

तत् - that, those

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

तावत्-कालम् (tāvat-kālam) - for such a long time, for that period

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of तावत्काल

तावत्काल - so long a time, for that period

Compound type : Karmadharaya (तावत्+काल)

• तावत् – so much, so many, so long
  indeclinable
• काल – time, period
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial accusative of duration.

तरु-व्रतौ (taru-vratau) - Qualifies 'tau'. Implies immobility and steadfastness like a tree. (observing the vow of a tree, tree-vowed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of तरुव्रत

तरुव्रत - one whose vow is to be like a tree (i.e., motionless)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (तरु+व्रत)

• तरु – tree
  noun (masculine)
• व्रत – vow, religious observance, sacred duty
  noun (neuter)