योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-8, verse-8

विविक्तवासिनां नित्यं शैलकन्दरचारिणाम् ।
इमाः कमलपत्राक्ष गीता गीतात्मभावनाः ॥ ८ ॥

viviktavāsināṃ nityaṃ śailakandaracāriṇām ,
imāḥ kamalapatrākṣa gītā gītātmabhāvanāḥ 8

8. viviktavāsinām nityam śailakandaracāriṇām
imāḥ kamalapatrākṣa gītāḥ gītātmbhāvanāḥ

8. kamalapatrākṣa nityam viviktavāsinām
śailakandaracāriṇām imāḥ gītātmbhāvanāḥ gītāḥ

8. O lotus-eyed one (kamalapatrākṣa), these are the songs (gītā) that reveal the realization of the self (ātman), (spoken by those) who constantly reside in solitude and wander in mountain caves.

Words meanings summery:

• विविक्तवासिनाम् (viviktavāsinām) - of those dwelling in solitude

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• शैलकन्दरचारिणाम् (śailakandaracāriṇām) - of those wandering in mountain caves

• इमाः (imāḥ) - these (feminine plural)

• कमलपत्राक्ष (kamalapatrākṣa) - A vocative address to someone with beautiful eyes like lotus petals. (O lotus-eyed one)

• गीताः (gītāḥ) - The spoken verses. (songs, verses)

• गीतात्म्भावनाः (gītātmbhāvanāḥ) - Describing the content of the songs as being about self-realization. (which are contemplations of the self, revealing the nature of the self)

Words meanings and morphology

विविक्तवासिनाम् (viviktavāsinām) - of those dwelling in solitude

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of viviktavāsin

viviktavāsin - dwelling in solitude, hermit

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vivikta+vāsin)

• vivikta – solitary, secluded, pure
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root 'vic' (to separate) with 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vic (class 7)
• vāsin – dweller, resident
  adjective
  agent noun from root 'vas' (to dwell)
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Adjective for 'siddhānām' (implied from previous verse).

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

शैलकन्दरचारिणाम् (śailakandaracāriṇām) - of those wandering in mountain caves

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śailakandaracārin

śailakandaracārin - wandering in mountain caves

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śailakandara+cārin)

• śailakandara – mountain cave
  noun (masculine)
• cārin – one who wanders, moves, practices
  adjective
  agent noun from root 'car' (to move)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Adjective for 'siddhānām'.

इमाः (imāḥ) - these (feminine plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Subject of the sentence, refers to 'gītāḥ'.

कमलपत्राक्ष (kamalapatrākṣa) - A vocative address to someone with beautiful eyes like lotus petals. (O lotus-eyed one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kamalapatrākṣa

kamalapatrākṣa - lotus-eyed, having eyes like lotus petals

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kamala+patra+akṣi)

• kamala – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• patra – leaf, petal
  noun (neuter)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Addressing the listener.

गीताः (gītāḥ) - The spoken verses. (songs, verses)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of gītā

gītā - song, hymn, sacred poem, verses; sung

Past Passive Participle

from root 'gai' (to sing), feminine noun

Root: gai (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence 'these are the songs'.

गीतात्म्भावनाः (gītātmbhāvanāḥ) - Describing the content of the songs as being about self-realization. (which are contemplations of the self, revealing the nature of the self)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of gītātmbhāvanā

gītātmbhāvanā - contemplation of the self, revealing the nature of the self

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gīta+ātman+bhāvanā)

• gīta – sung, recited, declared
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root 'gai' (to sing)
  Root: gai (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• bhāvanā – conception, contemplation, meditation, realization, essence
  noun (feminine)
  from root 'bhū' (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Adjective to 'gītāḥ'.