योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-51, verse-4

नभोगतलतापत्रसंस्थितेनान्तरात्मना ।
सर्वाः स्वमनसा तेन कृता यज्ञक्रियाः क्रमात् ॥ ४ ॥

nabhogatalatāpatrasaṃsthitenāntarātmanā ,
sarvāḥ svamanasā tena kṛtā yajñakriyāḥ kramāt 4

4. nabhogatalatāpatrasaṃsthitena antarātmanā
sarvāḥ svamanasā tena kṛtāḥ yajñakriyāḥ kramāt

4. tena nabhogatalatāpatrasaṃsthitena antarātmanā
svamanasā sarvāḥ yajñakriyāḥ kramāt kṛtāḥ

4. By that inner self (ātman), situated on a creeper-leaf moving in the sky, all the acts of Vedic ritual (yajña) were performed sequentially by one's own mind.

4. בעוד העצמי הפנימי שלו שוכן על עלה המטפס בשמיים, הוא ביצע במחשבתו את כל שלבי הטקס הוודי (יַגְיַה) כסדרם.

Words meanings summery:

• नभोगतलतापत्रसंस्थितेन (nabhogatalatāpatrasaṁsthitena) - situated on a creeper-leaf that is moving in the sky

• अन्तरात्मना (antarātmanā) - by the inner self

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

• स्वमनसा (svamanasā) - by one's own mind

• तेन (tena) - by that

• कृताः (kṛtāḥ) - done, performed, made

• यज्ञक्रियाः (yajñakriyāḥ) - acts of Vedic ritual, ritual actions

• क्रमात् (kramāt) - in order, successively, according to procedure

Words meanings and morphology

नभोगतलतापत्रसंस्थितेन (nabhogatalatāpatrasaṁsthitena) - situated on a creeper-leaf that is moving in the sky

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nabhogatalatāpatrasaṃsthita

nabhogatalatāpatrasaṁsthita - situated on a creeper-leaf that is moving in the sky

Past Passive Participle

Complex compound: nabhogata (sky-going) + latāpatra (creeper-leaf) + saṃsthita (situated).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nabhogata+latāpatra+saṃsthita)

• nabhogata – sky-going, moving in the sky
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From nabhas (sky) + gata (gone).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• latāpatra – creeper-leaf
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of latā (creeper) + patra (leaf).
• saṃsthita – situated, resting, established
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √sthā (to stand) with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying antarātmanā.

अन्तरात्मना (antarātmanā) - by the inner self

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of antarātman

antarātman - inner self, soul (ātman)

Compound of antara (inner) + ātman (self, soul).

Compound type : tatpurusha (antara+ātman)

• antara – inner, interior, between
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every

Note: Also accusative plural possible. Nominative here.

स्वमनसा (svamanasā) - by one's own mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of svamanas

svamanas - one's own mind

Compound of sva (own) + manas (mind).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+manas)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• manas – mind, intellect, heart
  noun (neuter)

Note: Acts as an agent in conjunction with antarātmanā.

तेन (tena) - by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to antarātmanā.

कृताः (kṛtāḥ) - done, performed, made

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Forms the predicate for yajñakriyāḥ.

यज्ञक्रियाः (yajñakriyāḥ) - acts of Vedic ritual, ritual actions

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yajñakriyā

yajñakriyā - act of Vedic ritual, sacrificial rite, ritual action

Compound of yajña (Vedic ritual) + kriyā (action).

Compound type : tatpurusha (yajña+kriyā)

• yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
  From root √yaj (to worship, sacrifice).
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• kriyā – action, act, ritual
  noun (feminine)
  From root √kṛ (to do) with suffix -yā.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

क्रमात् (kramāt) - in order, successively, according to procedure

(indeclinable)

Ablative form used adverbially.

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Original form is ablative singular kramāt.

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