योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-32, verse-19

तस्मिंस्तद्भूमिपामात्यो नरसिंह इति श्रुतः ।
करामलकवद्दृष्टबन्धमोक्षो निवत्स्यति ॥ १९ ॥

tasmiṃstadbhūmipāmātyo narasiṃha iti śrutaḥ ,
karāmalakavaddṛṣṭabandhamokṣo nivatsyati 19

19. tasmin tat bhūmipāmātyaḥ narasiṃhaḥ iti śrutaḥ
| karāmalakavat dṛṣṭa bandhamokṣaḥ nivatsyati ||

19. tasmin tat bhūmipāmātyaḥ narasiṃhaḥ iti śrutaḥ karāmalakavat dṛṣṭabandhamokṣaḥ nivatsyati.

19. In that very place, a minister of that ruler, known as Narasiṃha, will reside, having perceived bondage and liberation (mokṣa) as clearly as an āmalaka fruit held in one's palm.

19. שם יתגורר שר המלך, בשם נַרַסִימְהָה, שקלט והבין את סוד הכבילה והשחרור בבהירות מוחלטת, כאילו החזיק פרי בכף ידו.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that place/situation (in that, there, in him/it)

• तत् (tat) - belonging to that (king/land) (that, his/her/its)

• भूमिपामात्यः (bhūmipāmātyaḥ) - minister of that particular ruler/landlord (king's minister, landlord's minister)

• नरसिंहः (narasiṁhaḥ) - The minister's proper name. (Narasimha (a proper name, literally 'man-lion'))

• इति (iti) - indicating a name or appellation, "known as" (thus, so, named, thinking)

• श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - known (by the name Narasiṃha) (heard, known, famous)

• करामलकवत् (karāmalakavat) - as clearly as an āmalaka fruit held in one's palm (like an āmalaka fruit in one's hand, clearly)

• दृष्ट (dṛṣṭa) - having clearly perceived (seen, perceived)

• बन्धमोक्षः (bandhamokṣaḥ) - the concepts of spiritual bondage and liberation (mokṣa) (bondage and liberation)

• निवत्स्यति (nivatsyati) - will live (in that place) (will reside, will dwell)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that place/situation (in that, there, in him/it)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Can also be neuter locative singular. Context suggests location.

तत् (tat) - belonging to that (king/land) (that, his/her/its)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Part of a compound 'bhūmipāmātyaḥ'. Acts as a genitive within the compound.

भूमिपामात्यः (bhūmipāmātyaḥ) - minister of that particular ruler/landlord (king's minister, landlord's minister)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūmipāmātya

bhūmipāmātya - king's minister, minister of a landlord

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūmipā+amātya)

• bhūmipā – king, landlord
  noun (masculine)
• amātya – minister, counsellor
  noun (masculine)

नरसिंहः (narasiṁhaḥ) - The minister's proper name. (Narasimha (a proper name, literally 'man-lion'))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of narasiṃha

narasiṁha - Narasimha (a name), man-lion (Viṣṇu's avatar)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+siṃha)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)

इति (iti) - indicating a name or appellation, "known as" (thus, so, named, thinking)

(indeclinable)

श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - known (by the name Narasiṃha) (heard, known, famous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, known, famous

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Narasiṃha.

करामलकवत् (karāmalakavat) - as clearly as an āmalaka fruit held in one's palm (like an āmalaka fruit in one's hand, clearly)

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix -vat (like, as)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kara+āmalaka)

• kara – hand
  noun (masculine)
• āmalaka – Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica) fruit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Functions as an adverb modifying "dṛṣṭa".

दृष्ट (dṛṣṭa) - having clearly perceived (seen, perceived)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: First member of the Bahuvrīhi compound 'dṛṣṭabandhamokṣaḥ', modifying Narasiṃha.

बन्धमोक्षः (bandhamokṣaḥ) - the concepts of spiritual bondage and liberation (mokṣa) (bondage and liberation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bandhamokṣa

bandhamokṣa - bondage and liberation

Compound type : dvandva (bandha+mokṣa)

• bandha – bondage, fetter, tie
  noun (masculine)
• mokṣa – liberation, release, emancipation
  noun (masculine)

Note: Part of the larger Bahuvrīhi compound 'dṛṣṭabandhamokṣaḥ', which attributes the quality of having seen bondage and liberation to Narasiṃha.

निवत्स्यति (nivatsyati) - will live (in that place) (will reside, will dwell)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vas

Future tense, from root vas

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Prefix 'ni-' implies 'down' or 'in, into'.

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