योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-50, verse-3

तत्रासौ व्योमलग्नायाः शाखायाः प्रान्तपल्लवे ।
विवेश विगताशङ्कमेकाग्रं तप आस्थितः ॥ ३ ॥

tatrāsau vyomalagnāyāḥ śākhāyāḥ prāntapallave ,
viveśa vigatāśaṅkamekāgraṃ tapa āsthitaḥ 3

3. tatra asau vyomalagnāyāḥ śākhāyāḥ prāntapallave
viveśa vigatāśaṅkam ekāgram tapaḥ āsthitaḥ

3. asau vigatāśaṅkam ekāgram tapaḥ āsthitaḥ tatra
vyomalagnāyāḥ śākhāyāḥ prāntapallave viveśa

3. There, he fearlessly settled on the tip of a new leaf of a branch that reached the sky, having undertaken focused asceticism (tapas).

3. שם, על עלה הקצה של ענף הנוגע בשמיים, הוא התיישב ללא פחד, כשהוא מוקדש כולו לטיפוח עוצמתו הרוחנית (תַפַּס).

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there (referring to the branch tip) (there, then)

• असौ (asau) - he (referring to the ascetic) (he, that one)

• व्योमलग्नायाः (vyomalagnāyāḥ) - of the sky-attached (branch) (of that which is attached to the sky, sky-attached)

• शाखायाः (śākhāyāḥ) - of a branch

• प्रान्तपल्लवे (prāntapallave) - on the tip of a new leaf (on the outermost sprout/leaf)

• विवेश (viveśa) - he settled (he entered, settled)

• विगताशङ्कम् (vigatāśaṅkam) - fearlessly (without fear, fearlessly)

• एकाग्रम् (ekāgram) - focused (concentrated, focused, one-pointed)

• तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism (tapas) (austerity, asceticism, penance (tapas))

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having undertaken (having undertaken, established, being in a state of)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there (referring to the branch tip) (there, then)

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - he (referring to the ascetic) (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder

व्योमलग्नायाः (vyomalagnāyāḥ) - of the sky-attached (branch) (of that which is attached to the sky, sky-attached)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of vyomalagna

vyomalagna - attached to the sky, reaching the sky

Compound formed from 'vyoma' (sky) and 'lagna' (attached).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyoma+lagna)

• vyoma – sky, atmosphere, space
  noun (neuter)
• lagna – attached, fixed, joined
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √lag (to stick, cling) with suffix -ta.
  Root: lag (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'śākhāyāḥ'.

शाखायाः (śākhāyāḥ) - of a branch

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of śākhā

śākhā - branch, bough

प्रान्तपल्लवे (prāntapallave) - on the tip of a new leaf (on the outermost sprout/leaf)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of prāntapallava

prāntapallava - outermost sprout, tip of a new leaf

Compound formed from 'prānta' (edge, tip) and 'pallava' (sprout, new leaf).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prānta+pallava)

• prānta – edge, border, tip, outermost
  noun (masculine)
• pallava – sprout, new leaf, blossom
  noun (masculine)

विवेश (viveśa) - he settled (he entered, settled)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vi-√viś

Prefix: vi

Root: viś (class 6)

विगताशङ्कम् (vigatāśaṅkam) - fearlessly (without fear, fearlessly)

(indeclinable)

Compound formed from 'vigata' (gone away) and 'āśaṅka' (fear).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vigata+āśaṅka)

• vigata – gone away, departed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √gam (to go) with upasarga 'vi' and suffix -ta.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)
• āśaṅka – fear, apprehension, doubt
  noun (feminine)

Note: Used adverbially.

एकाग्रम् (ekāgram) - focused (concentrated, focused, one-pointed)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ekāgra

ekāgra - one-pointed, concentrated, focused

Compound formed from 'eka' (one) and 'agra' (point, tip).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+agra)

• eka – one, single
  numeral (masculine)
• agra – front, tip, point, foremost
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying 'tapaḥ'.

तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism (tapas) (austerity, asceticism, penance (tapas))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, asceticism, penance, heat

Root: tap (class 1)

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having undertaken (having undertaken, established, being in a state of)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ā-√sthā

sthā - to stand, remain, undertake

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sthā (to stand) with upasarga 'ā' and suffix -ta.

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Participle referring to 'asau'.

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