योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-1, verse-3

मुनिवागर्थनिक्षिप्तमनस्यस्ततपःक्रिये ।
राजलोके गतस्पन्दे चित्रार्पित इव स्थिते ॥ ३ ॥

munivāgarthanikṣiptamanasyastatapaḥkriye ,
rājaloke gataspande citrārpita iva sthite 3

3. muni-vāk-artha-nikṣipta-manasi asta-tapaḥ-kriye
rāja-loke gata-spande citra-arpita iva sthite

3. When the royal assembly, with their minds fixed on the meaning of the sage's words, and all their activities ceased, remained motionless as if depicted in a painting.

Words meanings summery:

• मुनि-वाक्-अर्थ-निक्षिप्त-मनसि (muni-vāk-artha-nikṣipta-manasi) - with their minds fixed on the meaning of the sage's words (whose mind is fixed on the meaning of the sage's words)

• अस्त-तपः-क्रिये (asta-tapaḥ-kriye) - all their activities ceased (whose ascetic practices have ceased, whose religious rites are set aside)

• राज-लोके (rāja-loke) - when the royal assembly (in the royal assembly, among the kings)

• गत-स्पन्दे (gata-spande) - motionless (motionless, whose movement has ceased)

• चित्र-अर्पित (citra-arpita) - depicted in a painting (placed in a painting, depicted in a picture)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if, similar to)

• स्थिते (sthite) - remaining (motionless) (remaining, situated, standing (locative singular))

Words meanings and morphology

मुनि-वाक्-अर्थ-निक्षिप्त-मनसि (muni-vāk-artha-nikṣipta-manasi) - with their minds fixed on the meaning of the sage's words (whose mind is fixed on the meaning of the sage's words)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of muni-vāk-artha-nikṣipta-manas

muni-vāk-artha-nikṣipta-manas - one whose mind is placed on the meaning of the sage's speech

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (muni+vāc+artha+nikṣipta+manas)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• vāc – speech, word
  noun (feminine)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object
  noun (masculine)
• nikṣipta – placed, fixed, deposited
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'kṣip' (to throw) with prefix 'ni'.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: kṣip (class 6)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'rāja-loke'.

अस्त-तपः-क्रिये (asta-tapaḥ-kriye) - all their activities ceased (whose ascetic practices have ceased, whose religious rites are set aside)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of asta-tapaḥ-kriya

asta-tapaḥ-kriya - one whose religious acts have ceased (asta = set, gone to rest)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (asta+tapas+kriyā)

• asta – set, departed, ceased, gone
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'as' (to throw, cast, send, also 'to be' in some forms, but here 'set' related to sun-setting).
  Root: as (class 4)
• tapas – penance, asceticism, heat, devotion
  noun (neuter)
• kriyā – action, activity, rite, practice
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies 'rāja-loke'.

राज-लोके (rāja-loke) - when the royal assembly (in the royal assembly, among the kings)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāja-loka

rāja-loka - royal assembly, company of kings

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rājan+loka)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• loka – people, world, assembly, multitude
  noun (masculine)

Note: The main noun of the locative absolute.

गत-स्पन्दे (gata-spande) - motionless (motionless, whose movement has ceased)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of gata-spanda

gata-spanda - whose vibration/motion has gone, motionless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+spanda)

• gata – gone, departed, ceased
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'gam' (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• spanda – vibration, movement, throb
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'rāja-loke'.

चित्र-अर्पित (citra-arpita) - depicted in a painting (placed in a painting, depicted in a picture)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citra-arpita

citra-arpita - placed in a picture, painted

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (citra+arpita)

• citra – picture, painting, drawing
  noun (neuter)
• arpita – placed, fixed, offered, entrusted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'ṛp' (to go, move, reach) in causative form (arpayati).
  Root: ṛp (class 1)

Note: Used with 'iva' (as if), metaphorically describing the state of the assembly. Implied nominative for the simile.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if, similar to)

(indeclinable)

स्थिते (sthite) - remaining (motionless) (remaining, situated, standing (locative singular))

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, staying, situated, remaining

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'rāja-loke' in the locative absolute clause.