योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-5, verse-14

अहो नु विततां भूमिमधिरूढोऽस्मि पावनीम् ।
इहस्थ एव यत्रार्को न पातालमिव स्थितः ॥ १४ ॥

aho nu vitatāṃ bhūmimadhirūḍho'smi pāvanīm ,
ihastha eva yatrārko na pātālamiva sthitaḥ 14

14. aho nu vitatām bhūmim adhirūḍhaḥ asmi pāvanīm
ihasthaḥ eva yatra arkaḥ na pātālam iva sthitaḥ

14. aho nu ! (aham) vitatām pāvanīm bhūmim adhirūḍhaḥ asmi.
yatra arkaḥ ihasthaḥ eva sthitaḥ,
pātālam iva na.

14. Oh, indeed! I have ascended to an expansive and purifying state (bhūmi), where the sun of consciousness remains ever-present, not sunken into the underworld (pātāla) as if.

Words meanings summery:

• अहो (aho) - Oh! Ah! indeed

• नु (nu) - indeed, certainly, now, then

• वितताम् (vitatām) - vast, expansive, spread out

• भूमिम् (bhūmim) - A spiritual state or realm of existence (land, ground, earth, state, stage)

• अधिरूढः (adhirūḍhaḥ) - Achieved a higher spiritual state (ascended, mounted, reached, attained)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist

• पावनीम् (pāvanīm) - purifying, sacred, holy

• इहस्थः (ihasthaḥ) - Remaining eternally present in this state (standing here, being in this place)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place, wherein

• अर्कः (arkaḥ) - Metaphorical for the 'sun of consciousness' or enduring wisdom (the sun, ray, fire)

• न (na) - not, no

• पातालम् (pātālam) - the underworld, nether regions

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - established, situated, standing

Words meanings and morphology

अहो (aho) - Oh! Ah! indeed

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed, certainly, now, then

(indeclinable)

वितताम् (vitatām) - vast, expansive, spread out

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vitata

vitata - spread out, expanded, extensive, vast

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'tan' (to stretch) with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'bhūmim'.

भूमिम् (bhūmim) - A spiritual state or realm of existence (land, ground, earth, state, stage)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil, place, state, stage, degree

अधिरूढः (adhirūḍhaḥ) - Achieved a higher spiritual state (ascended, mounted, reached, attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhirūḍha

adhirūḍha - ascended, mounted, arrived at, attained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'ruh' (to grow, ascend) with prefix 'adhi'.

Prefix: adhi

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'aham'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

पावनीम् (pāvanīm) - purifying, sacred, holy

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pāvanī

pāvanī - purifying, sacred, holy

feminine form of 'pāvana'

Derived from root 'pū' (to purify) with a suffix, and then the feminine suffix 'ṅīp'.

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhūmim'.

इहस्थः (ihasthaḥ) - Remaining eternally present in this state (standing here, being in this place)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ihastha

ihastha - standing here, being in this world, existing here

Compound type : Saptamī-Tatpuruṣa (iha+stha)

• iha – here, in this place, in this world
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, situated, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  Kṛt affix (nominal derivative)
  Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) with the 'ka' affix.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'arkaḥ'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place, wherein

(indeclinable)

Locative adverb derived from 'yad' (which).

अर्कः (arkaḥ) - Metaphorical for the 'sun of consciousness' or enduring wisdom (the sun, ray, fire)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arka

arka - sun, ray, light, fire, hymn, praise

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

पातालम् (pātālam) - the underworld, nether regions

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pātāla

pātāla - the underworld, subterranean regions, hell

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - established, situated, standing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, existing, situated, established, firm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) + 'kta' suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'arkaḥ'.