योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-56, verse-7

स्थिरां संस्थितिमायान्ति कूर्माङ्गानीव सर्वशः ।
इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यो हृदि यस्य स्वभावतः ॥ ७ ॥

sthirāṃ saṃsthitimāyānti kūrmāṅgānīva sarvaśaḥ ,
indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyo hṛdi yasya svabhāvataḥ 7

7. sthirām saṃsthitim āyānti kūrmāṅgāni iva sarvaśaḥ
indriyāṇi indriyārthebhyaḥ hṛdi yasya svabhāvataḥ

7. yasya hṛdi indriyāṇi indriyārthebhyaḥ kūrmāṅgāni iva sarvaśaḥ svabhāvataḥ sthirām saṃsthitim āyānti.

7. For whom, naturally, the senses withdraw completely from their objects into the heart, just like the limbs of a tortoise, and thus attain a steady state.

Words meanings summery:

• स्थिराम् (sthirām) - steady, firm, stable

• संस्थितिम् (saṁsthitim) - state, condition, firm establishment, stability

• आयान्ति (āyānti) - they attain, they approach, they arrive

• कूर्माङ्गानि (kūrmāṅgāni) - limbs of a tortoise

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely, completely, on all sides

• इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - senses, organs of sense

• इन्द्रियार्थेभ्यः (indriyārthebhyaḥ) - from sense objects, from objects of the senses

• हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, in the mind

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom, for whom

• स्वभावतः (svabhāvataḥ) - naturally (naturally, by nature, spontaneously)

Words meanings and morphology

स्थिराम् (sthirām) - steady, firm, stable

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthira

sthira - steady, firm, stable, motionless, constant, resolute

From '√sthā' (to stand).

Root: √sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'saṃsthitim'.

संस्थितिम् (saṁsthitim) - state, condition, firm establishment, stability

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃsthiti

saṁsthiti - state, condition, firm establishment, stability, duration, cessation

From 'sam-√sthā' (to stand together, to be firmly established) with suffix '-ti'.

Prefix: sam

Root: √sthā (class 1)

Note: Object of 'āyānti'.

आयान्ति (āyānti) - they attain, they approach, they arrive

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ā-√yā

Present tense, active voice

From 'ā-√yā' (to come, approach, attain), present indicative, 3rd person plural.

Prefix: ā

Root: √yā (class 2)

कूर्माङ्गानि (kūrmāṅgāni) - limbs of a tortoise

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kūrmāṅga

kūrmāṅga - a limb of a tortoise

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'kūrmasya aṅgam' (limb of a tortoise). 'kūrma' (tortoise) + 'aṅga' (limb).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kūrma+aṅga)

• kūrma – tortoise, turtle
  noun (masculine)
• aṅga – limb, body part, member, component
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used in comparison with 'indriyāṇi'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely, completely, on all sides

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivative from 'sarva' (all) with suffix '-śaḥ'.

इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - senses, organs of sense

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense organ, faculty of sense, power, virility

From 'indra' (Indra) or related to '√ind' (to be powerful).

Note: Subject of 'āyānti'.

इन्द्रियार्थेभ्यः (indriyārthebhyaḥ) - from sense objects, from objects of the senses

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of indriyārtha

indriyārtha - object of sense, sense object

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'indriyāṇām arthaḥ' (object of the senses). 'indriya' (sense) + 'artha' (object, purpose).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indriya+artha)

• indriya – sense organ, faculty of sense
  noun (neuter)
• artha – object, purpose, meaning, wealth, thing
  noun (masculine)
  From '√ṛ' (to go, move, attain).
  Root: √ṛ (class 1)

Note: Denotes separation from, governed by the sense of 'withdrawal'.

हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, in the mind

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind, soul, essence

'd'-stem noun.

Note: Location where senses withdraw.

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom, for whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that, who, whose

Relative pronoun, masculine/neuter singular genitive.

Note: Possessive, referring to the 'owner' of the senses.

स्वभावतः (svabhāvataḥ) - naturally (naturally, by nature, spontaneously)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix '-tas' from 'svabhāva' (own nature).