योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-14, verse-8

तस्मिन्निवसति श्रीमान्भुशुण्डो नाम वायसः ।
वीतरागो बृहत्कोशे ब्रह्मेव निजपङ्कजे ॥ ८ ॥

tasminnivasati śrīmānbhuśuṇḍo nāma vāyasaḥ ,
vītarāgo bṛhatkośe brahmeva nijapaṅkaje 8

8. tasmin nivasati śrīmān bhuśuṇḍaḥ nāma vāyasaḥ
vītarāgaḥ bṛhatkośe brahma iva nijapaṅkaje

8. tasmin śrīmān bhuśuṇḍaḥ nāma vāyasaḥ vītarāgaḥ
bṛhatkośe nijapaṅkaje brahma iva nivasati

8. In that (nest) resides a glorious crow named Bhuśuṇḍa, who is dispassionate, dwelling like the supreme reality (brahman) in its own lotus (heart-lotus) within the great cosmic sheath.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that nest (from previous verse) (in that, in it)

• निवसति (nivasati) - dwells, resides, lives

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, revered, splendid

• भुशुण्डः (bhuśuṇḍaḥ) - Bhuśuṇḍa

• नाम (nāma) - named, by name

• वायसः (vāyasaḥ) - a crow

• वीतरागः (vītarāgaḥ) - dispassionate, free from attachment

• बृहत्कोशे (bṛhatkośe) - within the great cosmic sheath (of the universe) (in the great sheath, in the great treasury, in the great body)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the supreme reality

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if (particle of comparison)

• निजपङ्कजे (nijapaṅkaje) - in his own heart-lotus (symbolic dwelling place for the divine) (in his own lotus)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that nest (from previous verse) (in that, in it)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he

Note: Refers to the `vihagālaya` from the previous verse.

निवसति (nivasati) - dwells, resides, lives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vas

present active

From `ni` + `√vas` (1st class).

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, revered, splendid

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, splendid, beautiful, prosperous, fortunate, revered

From `śrī` (beauty, glory) + `matup` (possessive suffix).

Note: Modifies `bhuśuṇḍaḥ`.

भुशुण्डः (bhuśuṇḍaḥ) - Bhuśuṇḍa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhuśuṇḍa

bhuśuṇḍa - Name of a famous mythical crow, a great yogi (yoga) and philosopher, especially mentioned in the Yoga Vāsiṣṭha.

Note: Subject of the sentence.

नाम (nāma) - named, by name

(indeclinable)

वायसः (vāyasaḥ) - a crow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyasa

vāyasa - a crow

From `√vī` (to move) + `asa` (suffix).

Root: vī

Note: Refers to Bhuśuṇḍa.

वीतरागः (vītarāgaḥ) - dispassionate, free from attachment

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vītarāga

vītarāga - free from passion/attachment, dispassionate

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vīta+rāga)

• vīta – departed, gone, passed away
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From `√i` (to go) with prefix `vi`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: i (class 2)
• rāga – color, passion, attachment, affection
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Modifies `bhuśuṇḍaḥ`.

बृहत्कोशे (bṛhatkośe) - within the great cosmic sheath (of the universe) (in the great sheath, in the great treasury, in the great body)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bṛhatkośa

bṛhatkośa - great sheath, great treasury, vast container (often refers to the cosmic body, or a great collection of knowledge like an encyclopedia)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bṛhat+kośa)

• bṛhat – great, large, vast, extensive
  adjective
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• kośa – sheath, treasury, collection, body, dictionary
  noun (masculine)

Note: Contextually refers to the cosmic sheath or a vast repository of knowledge.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the supreme reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the supreme reality (brahman), the ultimate principle, the Absolute

n-ending neuter noun.

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Used in a simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if (particle of comparison)

(indeclinable)

निजपङ्कजे (nijapaṅkaje) - in his own heart-lotus (symbolic dwelling place for the divine) (in his own lotus)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nijapaṅkaja

nijapaṅkaja - own lotus, one's own lotus (often symbolic of the heart-lotus where the ātman dwells)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nija+paṅkaja)

• nija – own, innate, proper
  adjective
• paṅkaja – lotus (lit. 'mud-born')
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Metaphorical location for Brahman's dwelling.