योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-58, verse-10

पूर्णस्तिष्ठामि मोदात्मा सुखमेकार्णवोपमः ।
इत्येवं भावयंस्तत्र कनकाचलकुञ्जके ॥ १० ॥

pūrṇastiṣṭhāmi modātmā sukhamekārṇavopamaḥ ,
ityevaṃ bhāvayaṃstatra kanakācalakuñjake 10

10. pūrṇaḥ tiṣṭhāmi moda-ātmā sukham eka-arṇava-upamah
iti evam bhāvayan tatra kanakācala-kuñjake

10. pūrṇaḥ moda-ātmā eka-arṇava-upamah sukham tiṣṭhāmi
iti evam tatra kanakācala-kuñjake bhāvayan

10. I remain complete, my Self (ātman) being joy, like a single ocean of happiness. Thus meditating in that golden mountain grotto (kuñjaka).

Words meanings summery:

• पूर्णः (pūrṇaḥ) - full, complete, perfect

• तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I stand, I remain, I abide

• मोद-आत्मा (moda-ātmā) - whose Self (ātman) is joy, having the nature of joy

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy, bliss

• एक-अर्णव-उपमह् (eka-arṇava-upamah) - resembling a single ocean

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks direct thought)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• भावयन् (bhāvayan) - meditating, contemplating, causing to be

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• कनकाचल-कुञ्जके (kanakācala-kuñjake) - in the grotto of the golden mountain

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्णः (pūrṇaḥ) - full, complete, perfect

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūrṇa

pūrṇa - full, complete, perfect, satisfied

Past Passive Participle

Root: pṛ (class 9)

तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I stand, I remain, I abide

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

मोद-आत्मा (moda-ātmā) - whose Self (ātman) is joy, having the nature of joy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of modātman

modātman - whose self is joy, full of joy

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (moda+ātman)

• moda – joy, delight, pleasure
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – Self, soul, individual self, essence
  noun (masculine)

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy, bliss

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, ease, comfort

Note: Used here as an appositive describing the state of 'I'.

एक-अर्णव-उपमह् (eka-arṇava-upamah) - resembling a single ocean

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekārṇavopama

ekārṇavopama - resembling a single ocean

Compound type : Tatpurusha (or Bahuvrihi if referring to 'one whose likeness is a single ocean') (eka+arṇava+upama)

• eka – one, single, sole
  numeral (masculine)
• arṇava – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• upama – resembling, like, similar
  adjective (masculine)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks direct thought)

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

भावयन् (bhāvayan) - meditating, contemplating, causing to be

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāvayat

bhāvayat - contemplating, making to be

Present Active Participle

Causative form of bhū, then present participle.

Root: bhū (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

कनकाचल-कुञ्जके (kanakācala-kuñjake) - in the grotto of the golden mountain

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kanakācalakuñjaka

kanakācalakuñjaka - golden mountain grotto/cave

Compound type : Tatpurusha (kanakācala+kuñjaka)

• kanakācala – golden mountain
  noun (masculine)
• kuñjaka – grotto, arbour, thicket
  noun (masculine)

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