योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-94

समाधिं तनुतां नीत्वा स्थितोहं बाह्यमग्नदृक् ।
अपश्यं कानने तेजो झटित्येव समुत्थितम् ॥ ९४ ॥

samādhiṃ tanutāṃ nītvā sthitohaṃ bāhyamagnadṛk ,
apaśyaṃ kānane tejo jhaṭityeva samutthitam 94

94. samādhim tanutām nītvā sthitaḥ aham bāhya-magna-dṛk
apaśyam kānane tejaḥ jhaṭiti eva samutthitam

94. aham samādhim tanutām nītvā,
bāhya-magna-dṛk sthitaḥ,
jhaṭiti eva kānane samutthitam tejaḥ apaśyam

94. Having made my concentration (samādhi) subtle, I stood with my gaze fixed on the outer world. Suddenly, I saw a light (tejas) manifest in the forest.

Words meanings summery:

• समाधिम् (samādhim) - concentration, profound meditation

• तनुताम् (tanutām) - subtlety, thinness, slenderness

• नीत्वा (nītvā) - having led, having brought, having made

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - stood, situated, being, existing

• अहम् (aham) - I

• बाह्य-मग्न-दृक् (bāhya-magna-dṛk) - one whose gaze is absorbed in external things

• अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw, I beheld

• कानने (kānane) - in the forest, in the grove

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - light, splendor, brilliance, energy

• झटिति (jhaṭiti) - suddenly, instantly

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• समुत्थितम् (samutthitam) - arisen, emerged, manifested

Words meanings and morphology

समाधिम् (samādhim) - concentration, profound meditation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samādhi

samādhi - concentration, profound meditation, absorption, collection

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

तनुताम् (tanutām) - subtlety, thinness, slenderness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tanutā

tanutā - thinness, slenderness, subtlety, minuteness

Derived from 'tanu' (thin, slender) with the abstract suffix '-tā'.

नीत्वा (nītvā) - having led, having brought, having made

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root nī (to lead, carry) with suffix -tvā

Root: nī (class 1)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - stood, situated, being, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, existing, firm, steady

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I, me (first person pronoun)

बाह्य-मग्न-दृक् (bāhya-magna-dṛk) - one whose gaze is absorbed in external things

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāhya-magna-dṛś

bāhya-magna-dṛś - one whose sight/gaze is absorbed in external objects

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bāhya+magna+dṛś)

• bāhya – external, outer, relating to the outside
  adjective (neuter)
• magna – immersed, submerged, absorbed, plunged
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root maj (to sink, plunge)
  Root: maj (class 6)
• dṛś – sight, vision, eye, gaze
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies the subject 'aham'.

अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw, I beheld

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect Active

Root dṛś, takes 'paśya' stem in present and imperfect tenses.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

कानने (kānane) - in the forest, in the grove

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kānana

kānana - forest, wood, grove

तेजः (tejaḥ) - light, splendor, brilliance, energy

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, light, energy, sharp point, spiritual power

झटिति (jhaṭiti) - suddenly, instantly

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

समुत्थितम् (samutthitam) - arisen, emerged, manifested

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samutthita

samutthita - risen, stood up, emerged, manifested

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā with prefixes sam-ud-

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tejaḥ'.

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