योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-58, verse-2

कस्मिंश्चिन्मेरुगहनेऽतिष्ठन्सुरगुरोः सुतः ।
कदाचिदभ्यासवशाद्विश्रान्तिं प्राप चात्मनि ॥ २ ॥

kasmiṃścinmerugahane'tiṣṭhansuraguroḥ sutaḥ ,
kadācidabhyāsavaśādviśrāntiṃ prāpa cātmani 2

2. kasmin cit meru gahane atiṣṭhat sura guroḥ sutaḥ
kadā cit abhyāsa vaśāt viśrāntim prāpa ca ātmani

2. sura guroḥ sutaḥ kasmin cit meru gahane atiṣṭhat kadā cit abhyāsa vaśāt ca ātmani viśrāntim prāpa.

2. The son of Brihaspati (the preceptor of the gods) resided in a dense forest on Mount Meru. Once, through the power of his spiritual practice, he attained profound tranquility within his own self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in a certain (in which, in some)

• चित् (cit) - a certain (forest) ((particle indicating indefiniteness))

• मेरु (meru) - Mount Meru

• गहने (gahane) - in a dense forest (in the dense forest, in the thicket)

• अतिष्ठत् (atiṣṭhat) - he resided (he stayed, he resided)

• सुर (sura) - gods (part of 'preceptor of the gods') (god, deity)

• गुरोः (guroḥ) - of the preceptor (of the teacher, of the preceptor)

• सुतः (sutaḥ) - (Kacha,) the son (of Brihaspati) (son)

• कदा (kadā) - once (used with `cit` for indefiniteness) (when, at what time)

• चित् (cit) - once ((particle indicating indefiniteness))

• अभ्यास (abhyāsa) - spiritual practice (practice, repetition, study)

• वशात् (vaśāt) - by the power of (due to, by the power of, by means of)

• विश्रान्तिम् (viśrāntim) - profound tranquility (rest, repose, tranquility)

• प्राप (prāpa) - he attained (he obtained, he attained)

• च (ca) - and (used for emphasis or simply connecting ideas) (and, also)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - within his own self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul, in oneself)

Words meanings and morphology

कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in a certain (in which, in some)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Interrogative/indefinite pronoun.

Note: Used with `cit` to form an indefinite pronoun.

चित् (cit) - a certain (forest) ((particle indicating indefiniteness))

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable particle.

Note: Forms indefinite `kasmin cit`.

मेरु (meru) - Mount Meru

(proper noun)

masculine, singular of meru

meru - Meru (a mythical mountain, considered center of the universe)

Note: First part of a compound `merugahane`.

गहने (gahane) - in a dense forest (in the dense forest, in the thicket)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gahana

gahana - dense, deep, impenetrable; a dense forest, thicket

From root √gah (to be deep).

Root: gah (class 1)

Note: `meru-gahane` (locative) - 'in a dense forest on Meru'.

अतिष्ठत् (atiṣṭhat) - he resided (he stayed, he resided)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of sthā

imperfect active

From root √sthā (1st class, Parasmaipada). Augmented past tense.

Root: sthā (class 1)

सुर (sura) - gods (part of 'preceptor of the gods') (god, deity)

(noun)

masculine, plural of sura

sura - god, deity

Note: First part of the compound `suraguroḥ`.

गुरोः (guroḥ) - of the preceptor (of the teacher, of the preceptor)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide (guru), heavy, important

Root: gṝ (class 9)

Note: `sura-guroḥ` (genitive) - 'of the preceptor of the gods'.

सुतः (sutaḥ) - (Kacha,) the son (of Brihaspati) (son)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, produced, born

Past Passive Participle

From root √sū (to produce, to beget).

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Refers to Kacha.

कदा (kadā) - once (used with `cit` for indefiniteness) (when, at what time)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative/indefinite adverb.

Note: Used with `cit` to form an indefinite adverb 'once/sometimes'.

चित् (cit) - once ((particle indicating indefiniteness))

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable particle.

Note: Forms indefinite `kadā cit`.

अभ्यास (abhyāsa) - spiritual practice (practice, repetition, study)

(noun)

masculine, singular of abhyāsa

abhyāsa - practice, repetition, study, exercise, habit

From √as with prefix abhi-.

Prefix: abhi

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Part of the compound `abhyāsavaśāt`.

वशात् (vaśāt) - by the power of (due to, by the power of, by means of)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, power, control, subjection

From root √vaś (to wish, to control).

Root: vaś (class 2)

Note: `abhyāsa-vaśāt` - 'by the power of practice'.

विश्रान्तिम् (viśrāntim) - profound tranquility (rest, repose, tranquility)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of viśrānti

viśrānti - rest, repose, tranquility, cessation

From root √śram (to be weary) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Object of `prāpa`.

प्राप (prāpa) - he attained (he obtained, he attained)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of āp

perfect active

From root √āp (5th class, Parasmaipada) with prefix pra-. Irregular perfect form.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

च (ca) - and (used for emphasis or simply connecting ideas) (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Often placed after the word it connects.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - within his own self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul, in oneself)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)

Root: an (class 2)

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