योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-42

शून्यं देहगृहं प्राप्य चित्तयक्षेण तत्कृतम् ।
भीता येन महान्तोऽपि समाधिनियताः स्थिताः ॥ ४२ ॥

śūnyaṃ dehagṛhaṃ prāpya cittayakṣeṇa tatkṛtam ,
bhītā yena mahānto'pi samādhiniyatāḥ sthitāḥ 42

42. śūnyam dehagṛham prāpya cittayakṣeṇa tat kṛtam
bhītāḥ yena mahāntaḥ api samādhinayatāḥ sthitāḥ

42. śūnyam dehagṛham prāpya cittayakṣeṇa tat kṛtam
yena mahāntaḥ api samādhinayatāḥ bhītāḥ sthitāḥ

42. Having taken possession of the empty body-house, the mind-yakṣa (citta) perpetrated deeds by which even great sages, who are disciplined in deep meditation (samādhi), remained frightened.

Words meanings summery:

• शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, void, vacant, devoid of

• देहगृहम् (dehagṛham) - body-house, the body as a house

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached, having acquired

• चित्तयक्षेण (cittayakṣeṇa) - by the mind-yakṣa (citta) (by the mind-yakṣa)

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, made, performed

• भीताः (bhītāḥ) - frightened, afraid

• येन (yena) - by whom, by which

• महान्तः (mahāntaḥ) - great ones, great persons, sages

• अपि (api) - also, even

• समाधिनयताः (samādhinayatāḥ) - disciplined in deep meditation (samādhi) (restrained by meditation (samādhi), regulated by samādhi)

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - remained, stood, stayed

Words meanings and morphology

शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, void, vacant, devoid of

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, hollow, vacant, devoid of

Note: Agrees with dehagṛham.

देहगृहम् (dehagṛham) - body-house, the body as a house

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dehagṛha

dehagṛha - body-house, the body as a dwelling

Compound type : karmadhāraya (deha+gṛha)

• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
• gṛha – house, dwelling
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of prāpya.

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached, having acquired

(indeclinable)

absolutive

root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra + lyap suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

चित्तयक्षेण (cittayakṣeṇa) - by the mind-yakṣa (citta) (by the mind-yakṣa)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of cittayakṣa

cittayakṣa - mind-yakṣa, the mind personified as a yakṣa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+yakṣa)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
• yakṣa – a class of supernatural beings, a spirit, guardian of treasures
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of kṛtam.

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the act done by the mind-yakṣa.

कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, made, performed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

root kṛ (to do) + kta suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Implies a verb 'asti' (is).

भीताः (bhītāḥ) - frightened, afraid

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīta

bhīta - frightened, scared, afraid

Past Passive Participle

root bhī (to fear) + kta suffix

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agrees with mahāntaḥ.

येन (yena) - by whom, by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to the 'tat kṛtam' (that deed).

महान्तः (mahāntaḥ) - great ones, great persons, sages

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important (as noun: a great person)

Note: Functions as a noun here. Subject of sthitāḥ.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

समाधिनयताः (samādhinayatāḥ) - disciplined in deep meditation (samādhi) (restrained by meditation (samādhi), regulated by samādhi)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samādhinayata

samādhinayata - restrained by meditation, regulated by samādhi

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samādhi+niyata)

• samādhi – meditation, concentration, absorption, profound contemplation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• niyata – restrained, regulated, controlled, fixed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  root yam (to restrain) with prefix ni + kta suffix
  Prefix: ni
  Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with mahāntaḥ.

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - remained, stood, stayed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - stood, remained, situated, existing

Past Passive Participle

root sthā (to stand) + kta suffix

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used here as the main verb in a participial clause, meaning 'they remained'.

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