योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-28, verse-7

ध्यानमौनसमाधिस्थं चित्रार्पितमिवाचलम् ।
नमत्किरीटावलयो ददृशुर्बलिमादृताः ॥ ७ ॥

dhyānamaunasamādhisthaṃ citrārpitamivācalam ,
namatkirīṭāvalayo dadṛśurbalimādṛtāḥ 7

7. dhyāna-mauna-samādhistham citra-arpitam iva
acalam namat-kirīṭa-avalayaḥ dadṛśuḥ balim ādṛtāḥ

7. namat-kirīṭa-avalayaḥ ādṛtāḥ te dhyāna-mauna-samādhistham
citra-arpitam iva acalam balim dadṛśuḥ

7. With their rows of bowing crowns, they respectfully saw Bali, motionless as if painted in a picture, absorbed in meditation (dhyāna), silence, and deep concentration (samādhi).

7. ביראת כבוד ובהרכנת כתריהם הנוצצים, ראו את בָּלִי שרוי במדיטציה, בדממה ובסַמָאדְהִי (תודעה טהורה), ללא ניע, כאילו חרוט בתמונה.

Words meanings summery:

• ध्यान-मौन-समाधिस्थम् (dhyāna-mauna-samādhistham) - situated in meditation, silence, and deep concentration

• चित्र-अर्पितम् (citra-arpitam) - placed in a painting, depicted in a picture

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• अचलम् (acalam) - unmoving, motionless

• नमत्-किरीट-अवलयः (namat-kirīṭa-avalayaḥ) - (those with) rows of bowing crowns

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• बलिम् (balim) - Bali

• आदृताः (ādṛtāḥ) - respected, revered, honored; respectfully

Words meanings and morphology

ध्यान-मौन-समाधिस्थम् (dhyāna-mauna-samādhistham) - situated in meditation, silence, and deep concentration

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhyāna-mauna-samādhistha

dhyāna-mauna-samādhistha - one who is situated in meditation (dhyāna), silence (mauna), and deep concentration (samādhi)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhyāna+mauna+samādhi+stha)

• dhyāna – meditation, contemplation (dhyāna)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhyai (class 1)
• mauna – silence, taciturnity
  noun (neuter)
• samādhi – deep concentration, meditative absorption, spiritual absorption (samādhi)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• stha – standing, situated, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

चित्र-अर्पितम् (citra-arpitam) - placed in a painting, depicted in a picture

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of citra-arpita

citra-arpita - painted, depicted in a picture, placed like a picture

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citra+arpita)

• citra – picture, painting, drawing; variegated, wonderful
  noun (neuter)
• arpita – placed, offered, fixed, committed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ṛ (to go) with prefix api
  Prefix: api
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

अचलम् (acalam) - unmoving, motionless

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of acala

acala - immovable, steady, unmoving, mountain

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+cala)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• cala – moving, trembling, unsteady
  adjective (masculine)
  From root cal (to move)
  Root: cal (class 1)

नमत्-किरीट-अवलयः (namat-kirīṭa-avalayaḥ) - (those with) rows of bowing crowns

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of namat-kirīṭa-avali

namat-kirīṭa-avali - one whose rows of crowns are bowing; or a row of bowing crowns

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (namat+kirīṭa+avali)

• namat – bowing, bending, saluting
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root nam (to bow)
  Root: nam (class 1)
• kirīṭa – crown, diadem
  noun (neuter)
• avali – row, range, series, line
  noun (feminine)

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of dṛś

perfect

3rd person plural perfect active

Root: dṛś (class 1)

बलिम् (balim) - Bali

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bali

bali - Bali (name of a powerful Asura king)

आदृताः (ādṛtāḥ) - respected, revered, honored; respectfully

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ādṛta

ādṛta - respected, honored, attentive, regarded with respect

Past Passive Participle

From root dṛ (to honour, respect) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: dṛ (class 1)

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