योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-30, verse-24

शरीरावसथायां च चलायां तत्प्रसादतः ।
सोऽस्यां गहनकोशायां ह्रद्गुहायां गुहेश्वरः ॥ २४ ॥

śarīrāvasathāyāṃ ca calāyāṃ tatprasādataḥ ,
so'syāṃ gahanakośāyāṃ hradguhāyāṃ guheśvaraḥ 24

24. śarīrāvasathāyām ca calāyām tatprasādataḥ saḥ
asyām gahanakośāyām hṛd-guhāyām guheśvaraḥ

24. ca tatprasādataḥ saḥ asyām śarīrāvasathāyām
calāyām gahanakośāyām hṛd-guhāyām guheśvaraḥ

24. And by His grace, He resides in this body, which is a mutable abode, within its deep sheath, specifically in the cave of the heart, as the Lord of the cave.

24. במשכן הגוף התנודתי הזה, בזכות חסדו, הוא שוכן כאדון המערה בתוך מערת הלב העמוקה והנסתרת.

Words meanings summery:

• शरीरावसथायाम् (śarīrāvasathāyām) - describing the body as a dwelling place (in the body-abode, in the abode which is the body)

• च (ca) - and, also

• चलायाम् (calāyām) - describing the body as mutable and impermanent (in the mutable, in the unsteady, in the moving)

• तत्प्रसादतः (tatprasādataḥ) - due to the grace of the supreme Self (by His grace, by its favor)

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अस्याम् (asyām) - in this body (in this (feminine))

• गहनकोशायाम् (gahanakośāyām) - in the subtle layers or cavity of the heart (in the deep sheath, in the profound enclosure)

• हृद्-गुहायाम् (hṛd-guhāyām) - in the spiritual core or inner chamber of consciousness within the heart (in the cave of the heart)

• गुहेश्वरः (guheśvaraḥ) - the supreme Self residing as the Lord within the cave of the heart (the Lord of the cave)

Words meanings and morphology

शरीरावसथायाम् (śarīrāvasathāyām) - describing the body as a dwelling place (in the body-abode, in the abode which is the body)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of śarīrāvasathā

śarīrāvasathā - body-dwelling, an abode that is the body

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śarīra+āvasathā)

• śarīra – body
  noun (neuter)
• āvasathā – dwelling, abode, residence
  noun (feminine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

चलायाम् (calāyām) - describing the body as mutable and impermanent (in the mutable, in the unsteady, in the moving)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of calā

cala - moving, unsteady, shaking, changing, perishable

Feminine form of cala

Root: cal (class 1)

तत्प्रसादतः (tatprasādataḥ) - due to the grace of the supreme Self (by His grace, by its favor)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+prasāda)

• tad – His, its
  pronoun (neuter)
• prasāda – grace, favor, blessing, clearness, serenity
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Ablative singular of 'tatprasāda' used adverbially

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अस्याम् (asyām) - in this body (in this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

गहनकोशायाम् (gahanakośāyām) - in the subtle layers or cavity of the heart (in the deep sheath, in the profound enclosure)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of gahanakośa

gahanakośa - deep sheath, profound cavity

Compound type : karmadhāraya (gahana+kośa)

• gahana – deep, dense, impenetrable, profound
  adjective (neuter)
• kośa – sheath, casing, treasury, budget, cavity
  noun (masculine)

हृद्-गुहायाम् (hṛd-guhāyām) - in the spiritual core or inner chamber of consciousness within the heart (in the cave of the heart)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of hṛd-guhā

hṛd-guhā - cave of the heart

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (hṛd+guhā)

• hṛd – heart, mind, soul
  noun (neuter)
• guhā – cave, cavern, hiding place
  noun (feminine)

गुहेश्वरः (guheśvaraḥ) - the supreme Self residing as the Lord within the cave of the heart (the Lord of the cave)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guheśvara

guheśvara - Lord of the cave (often referring to Shiva or the supreme Self)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (guhā+īśvara)

• guhā – cave, cavern, hiding place
  noun (feminine)
• īśvara – lord, master, controller, God
  noun (masculine)

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