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.

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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