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).

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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