योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-26, verse-2

एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य संस्थितोऽस्मि महामुने ।
न चलामि निमेषांशमपि मेरुविचालतः ॥ २ ॥

etāṃ dṛṣṭimavaṣṭabhya saṃsthito'smi mahāmune ,
na calāmi nimeṣāṃśamapi meruvicālataḥ 2

2. etām dṛṣṭim avaṣṭabhya saṃsthitaḥ asmi mahāmune
| na calāmi nimeṣāṃśam api meruvicālataḥ || 2 ||

2. mahāmune etām dṛṣṭim avaṣṭabhya asmi saṃsthitaḥ
meruvicālataḥ api nimeṣāṃśam na calāmi 2

2. O great sage, having firmly embraced this perspective, I am established. I do not waver even for a fraction of an instant, not even if Mount Meru itself were to be shaken.

Words meanings summery:

• एताम् (etām) - Refers to the state of mind mentioned earlier. (this)

• दृष्टिम् (dṛṣṭim) - This specific perspective or understanding of reality. (view, vision, perspective, understanding)

• अवष्टभ्य (avaṣṭabhya) - Having firmly taken hold of or embraced. (having supported, having grasped, having relied upon)

• संस्थितः (saṁsthitaḥ) - Firmly established in a particular state. (established, stationed, placed)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• महामुने (mahāmune) - Addressing the sage Vasiṣṭha. (O great sage)

• न (na) - Negates the verb 'calāmi'. (not)

• चलामि (calāmi) - I do not waver or become disturbed. (I move, I waver)

• निमेषांशम् (nimeṣāṁśam) - Not even the smallest amount of time, indicating complete steadfastness. (a fraction of a wink, an instant)

• अपि (api) - Emphasizes 'not even for a fraction of an instant'. (even, also, too)

• मेरुविचालतः (meruvicālataḥ) - Even if Mount Meru, the mythical stable mountain, were to shake, implying an extreme and impossible event. (from the shaking of Meru, due to Meru's disturbance)

Words meanings and morphology

एताम् (etām) - Refers to the state of mind mentioned earlier. (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Feminine accusative singular of 'etad'.

दृष्टिम् (dṛṣṭim) - This specific perspective or understanding of reality. (view, vision, perspective, understanding)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - seeing, view, perception, perspective

from √dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular of 'dṛṣṭi'.

अवष्टभ्य (avaṣṭabhya) - Having firmly taken hold of or embraced. (having supported, having grasped, having relied upon)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from ava-√stambh, with suffix -ya

Prefix: ava

Root: stambh (class 9)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) of √stambh with prefix 'ava'.

संस्थितः (saṁsthitaḥ) - Firmly established in a particular state. (established, stationed, placed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - established, fixed, standing firm

Past Passive Participle

from sam-√sthā

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Masculine nominative singular of the past passive participle 'saṃsthita'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active

Present 1st person singular, parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Present 1st person singular of √as (to be).

महामुने (mahāmune) - Addressing the sage Vasiṣṭha. (O great sage)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)

Note: Vocative singular of 'mahāmuni'.

न (na) - Negates the verb 'calāmi'. (not)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

चलामि (calāmi) - I do not waver or become disturbed. (I move, I waver)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of cal

Present Active

Present 1st person singular, parasmaipada

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Present 1st person singular of √cal (to move).

निमेषांशम् (nimeṣāṁśam) - Not even the smallest amount of time, indicating complete steadfastness. (a fraction of a wink, an instant)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nimeṣāṃśa

nimeṣāṁśa - a part of a wink, a tiny fraction of time

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nimeṣa+aṃśa)

• nimeṣa – wink, blinking, instant
  noun (masculine)
  from ni-√miṣ
  Prefix: ni
  Root: miṣ (class 6)
• aṃśa – part, fraction, portion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Accusative singular, acting as an adverbial phrase (for an instant).

अपि (api) - Emphasizes 'not even for a fraction of an instant'. (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of emphasis.

मेरुविचालतः (meruvicālataḥ) - Even if Mount Meru, the mythical stable mountain, were to shake, implying an extreme and impossible event. (from the shaking of Meru, due to Meru's disturbance)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of meruvicālata

meruvicālata - from the shaking of Meru

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (meru+vicāla)

• meru – Mount Meru (mythical mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vicāla – shaking, trembling, disturbance
  noun (masculine)
  from vi-√cal
  Prefix: vi
  Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Ablative singular of 'meruvicāla'.