योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-28, verse-15

अयं तदेवमेवेह तिष्ठन्दानवसत्तमाः ।
स्वात्मनि स्थितिमाप्नोतु पदं पश्यत्वनामयम् ॥ १५ ॥

ayaṃ tadevameveha tiṣṭhandānavasattamāḥ ,
svātmani sthitimāpnotu padaṃ paśyatvanāmayam 15

15. ayam tat evam eva iha tiṣṭhan dānavasattamāḥ
sva ātmani sthitim āpnotu padam paśyatu anāmayam

15. dānavasattamāḥ,
ayam iha tat evam eva tiṣṭhan svātmani sthitim āpnotu,
anāmayam padam paśyatu

15. O best of Dānavas, let him (Bali), remaining precisely as he is here, attain a steady state in his own inner being (ātman), and let him perceive the unblemished state.

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (ayam) - this (referring to Bali) (this)

• तत् (tat) - so, thus (that, so)

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

• एव (eva) - precisely, indeed (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• इह (iha) - here (in this state/place) (here, in this world)

• तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - remaining, abiding (standing, remaining, abiding)

• दानवसत्तमाः (dānavasattamāḥ) - O best of Dānavas (O best of Dānavas/demons)

• स्वात्मनि (svātmani) - in his own inner being (ātman) (in one's own self, in the soul)

• स्थितिम् (sthitim) - a steady state, firm position (state, stability, firm position, dwelling)

• आप्नोतु (āpnotu) - let him attain (let him attain, let him obtain)

• पदम् (padam) - the state (of liberation or peace) (state, position, abode, footstep)

• पश्यतु (paśyatu) - let him perceive (let him see, let him perceive)

• अनामयम् (anāmayam) - unblemished, faultless (free from illness, healthy, faultless, safe)

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - this (referring to Bali) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular nominative.

तत् (tat) - so, thus (that, so)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Neuter singular nominative/accusative of 'tad'. Here used adverbially.

Note: Used adverbially.

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

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - precisely, indeed (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here (in this state/place) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - remaining, abiding (standing, remaining, abiding)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tiṣṭhat

tiṣṭhat - standing, staying, remaining, existing

Present Active Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand, remain), class 1.

Root: sthā (class 1)

दानवसत्तमाः (dānavasattamāḥ) - O best of Dānavas (O best of Dānavas/demons)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of dānavasattama

dānavasattama - best among the Dānavas

Compound 'dānava' (Dānava) + 'sattama' (best).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dānava+sattama)

• dānava – descendant of Danu, a demon
  noun (masculine)
  From 'Danu' + 'a' (patronymic suffix).
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix 'tama' added to 'sat' (good, existing).
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Addressed by the speaker.

स्वात्मनि (svātmani) - in his own inner being (ātman) (in one's own self, in the soul)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svātman

svātman - one's own self, one's own soul

Compound 'sva' (own) + 'ātman' (self).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+ātman)

• sva – self, own
  pronoun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Locative indicating where the 'sthiti' is attained.

स्थितिम् (sthitim) - a steady state, firm position (state, stability, firm position, dwelling)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, position, state, stability, firm dwelling

From root 'sthā' (to stand) + 'kti' suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Object of āpnotu.

आप्नोतु (āpnotu) - let him attain (let him attain, let him obtain)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of āp

Imperative, 3rd person singular

From root 'āp' (to obtain), class 5 (śnu-vikaraṇa).

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Verb for ayam.

पदम् (padam) - the state (of liberation or peace) (state, position, abode, footstep)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, mark, state, position, rank, abode

From root 'pad' (to go) + 'a'.

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Object of paśyatu.

पश्यतु (paśyatu) - let him perceive (let him see, let him perceive)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of paś

Imperative, 3rd person singular

From root 'dṛś' (to see), class 1, with 'paśya' as the present stem.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Verb for ayam.

अनामयम् (anāmayam) - unblemished, faultless (free from illness, healthy, faultless, safe)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anāmaya

anāmaya - free from illness, healthy, faultless, safe, perfect

Compound 'an' (not) + 'āmaya' (illness, defect).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+āmaya)

• an – not, without
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• āmaya – illness, disease, defect
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ā' + 'am' (to go, be sick)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: am (class 1)