योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-21, verse-22

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
यथा तिष्ठसि पक्षीन्द्र धारणाभिरखण्डितः ।
कल्पान्तेषु तथा कस्मान्नान्ये तिष्ठन्ति योगिनः ॥ २२ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
yathā tiṣṭhasi pakṣīndra dhāraṇābhirakhaṇḍitaḥ ,
kalpānteṣu tathā kasmānnānye tiṣṭhanti yoginaḥ 22

22. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca yathā tiṣṭhasi pakṣīndra dhāraṇābhiḥ
akhaṇḍitaḥ kalpānteṣu tathā kasmāt na anye tiṣṭhanti yoginaḥ

22. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca he pakṣīndra,
yathā tvaṃ dhāraṇābhiḥ akhaṇḍitaḥ tiṣṭhasi,
tathā kalpānteṣu anye yoginaḥ kasmāt na tiṣṭhanti?

22. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: "O king of birds, just as you remain undisturbed through your steadfast concentrations (dhāraṇā), why do other renunciants (yogin) not similarly endure through the end of cosmic cycles (kalpa)?"

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• तिष्ठसि (tiṣṭhasi) - you stand, you remain, you abide, you exist

• पक्षीन्द्र (pakṣīndra) - O Bhusuṇḍa (the crow sage) (O chief of birds, O king of birds)

• धारणाभिः (dhāraṇābhiḥ) - by means of fixed meditations, by means of concentrations

• अखण्डितः (akhaṇḍitaḥ) - unbroken, unimpaired, undisturbed, complete

• कल्पान्तेषु (kalpānteṣu) - at the ends of cosmic cycles

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

• कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what reason

• न (na) - not

• अन्ये (anye) - others, other ones

• तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they remain, they abide, they exist

• योगिनः (yoginaḥ) - yogis, practitioners of yoga, renunciants

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered Vedic sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठसि (tiṣṭhasi) - you stand, you remain, you abide, you exist

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

पक्षीन्द्र (pakṣīndra) - O Bhusuṇḍa (the crow sage) (O chief of birds, O king of birds)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pakṣīndra

pakṣīndra - king of birds, chief of birds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pakṣin+indra)

• pakṣin – bird, winged creature
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best
  noun (masculine)

धारणाभिः (dhāraṇābhiḥ) - by means of fixed meditations, by means of concentrations

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of dhāraṇā

dhāraṇā - concentration, fixed attention, firm grasp, retention, a component of yoga (yoga)

kṛt affix

Derived from root dhṛ (to hold, support) with kṛt suffix -anā.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अखण्डितः (akhaṇḍitaḥ) - unbroken, unimpaired, undisturbed, complete

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akhaṇḍita

akhaṇḍita - unbroken, unimpaired, undisturbed, complete, undivided

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+khaṇḍita)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
• khaṇḍita – broken, cut, divided
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root khaṇḍ (to break, divide) with past passive participle suffix -ita.
  Root: khaṇḍ (class 10)

कल्पान्तेषु (kalpānteṣu) - at the ends of cosmic cycles

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of kalpānta

kalpānta - end of a kalpa (cosmic cycle)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalpa+anta)

• kalpa – a cosmic cycle, an aeon, a long period of time (a day of Brahmā)
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, boundary, limit, conclusion
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

(indeclinable)

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what reason

(indeclinable)

Ablative form of kim (what/who) used adverbially.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अन्ये (anye) - others, other ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they remain, they abide, they exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

योगिनः (yoginaḥ) - yogis, practitioners of yoga, renunciants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yogin

yogin - a practitioner of yoga (yoga), an ascetic, a renunciant, one who performs yoga (yoga)

Derived from yoga (yoga) with suffix -in.