योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-98, verse-28

दृष्टवानहमेकान्ते पुनरन्यं तथा नरम् ।
सोऽपि प्रहारान्परितः प्रयच्छन्स्वयमात्मनि ॥ २८ ॥

dṛṣṭavānahamekānte punaranyaṃ tathā naram ,
so'pi prahārānparitaḥ prayacchansvayamātmani 28

28. dṛṣṭavān aham ekānte punaḥ anyaṃ tathā naram saḥ
api prahārān paritaḥ prayacchan svayam ātmani

28. aham ekānte punaḥ tathā anyaṃ naram dṛṣṭavān saḥ
api svayam ātmani paritaḥ prahārān prayacchan

28. In solitude, I again saw another man who, similarly, was himself inflicting blows all around upon his own self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - saw (saw, has seen, perceived)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• एकान्ते (ekānte) - in solitude (in solitude, in a secluded place, in private)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, furthermore, moreover)

• अन्यं (anyaṁ) - another (another, other, different)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, in that manner, similarly)

• नरम् (naram) - man (man, person, human being)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

• अपि (api) - too (also, even, too)

• प्रहारान् (prahārān) - blows (blows, strikes, attacks)

• परितः (paritaḥ) - all around (all around, on all sides, completely)

• प्रयच्छन् (prayacchan) - inflicting (giving, offering, inflicting, granting)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself (himself, by oneself, spontaneously)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - upon his own self (ātman) (upon the self, in the soul, upon oneself)

Words meanings and morphology

दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - saw (saw, has seen, perceived)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭavat

dṛṣṭavat - one who has seen, having seen, perceived

Past Active Participle

Derived from root 'dṛś' (class 1, 'paśyati') + 'ktavatu' suffix.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Subject of 'dṛṣṭavān'.

एकान्ते (ekānte) - in solitude (in solitude, in a secluded place, in private)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ekānta

ekānta - solitude, secluded place, private, exclusive, lonely

Compound type : tatpurusha (eka+anta)

• eka – one, single, sole, alone
  numeral (masculine)
• anta – end, limit, boundary, vicinity, proximity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Locative of place.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, furthermore, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अन्यं (anyaṁ) - another (another, other, different)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different, distinct, alien

Note: Agrees with 'naram'.

तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, in that manner, similarly)

(indeclinable)

नरम् (naram) - man (man, person, human being)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, human being, person, male

Note: Direct object of 'dṛṣṭavān'.

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अपि (api) - too (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

प्रहारान् (prahārān) - blows (blows, strikes, attacks)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prahāra

prahāra - blow, stroke, strike, assault, attack, wound

Derived from root 'hṛ' (to seize, take) with prefix 'pra-' (forward, forth).

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Direct object of 'prayacchan'.

परितः (paritaḥ) - all around (all around, on all sides, completely)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'pari' (around) with the 'tas' suffix.

प्रयच्छन् (prayacchan) - inflicting (giving, offering, inflicting, granting)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prayacchant

prayacchant - giving, offering, inflicting, granting, extending

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'yam' (class 1, 'yacchati') with prefix 'pra-' and 'śatṛ' suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: yam (class 1)

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself (himself, by oneself, spontaneously)

(indeclinable)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - upon his own self (ātman) (upon the self, in the soul, upon oneself)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual soul (ātman), essential nature, life, essence

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Indicates the location where blows are inflicted.