योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-62, verse-2

आसीत्कश्चिन्महाभिक्षुः समाध्यभ्यासतत्परः ।
नित्यं स्वव्यवहारेण क्षपयत्यखिलं दिनम् ॥ २ ॥

āsītkaścinmahābhikṣuḥ samādhyabhyāsatatparaḥ ,
nityaṃ svavyavahāreṇa kṣapayatyakhilaṃ dinam 2

2. āsīt kaścit mahābhikṣuḥ samādhyabhyāsatatparaḥ
nityam svavyavahāreṇa kṣapayaty akhilam dinam

2. kaścit samādhyabhyāsatatparaḥ mahābhikṣuḥ āsīt.
nityam svavyavahāreṇa akhilam dinam kṣapayaty sma.

2. There was a certain great mendicant who was intent on the practice of deep meditation (dhyāna). He regularly spent his entire day engaged in his own activities.

2. היה נזיר דגול אחד שהיה שקוע בתרגול סַמָאדְהִי (תודעה טהורה); מדי יום ביומו הוא מעביר את יומו כולו בשגרת יומיו.

Words meanings summery:

• आसीत् (āsīt) - there was (there was, existed)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain (someone, a certain)

• महाभिक्षुः (mahābhikṣuḥ) - a great mendicant

• समाध्यभ्यासतत्परः (samādhyabhyāsatatparaḥ) - intent on the practice of deep meditation (dhyāna) (intent on the practice of concentration/meditation)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - regularly, always (always, constantly, perpetually)

• स्वव्यवहारेण (svavyavahāreṇa) - engaged in his own activities (by his own conduct/activities)

• क्षपयत्य् (kṣapayaty) - he spends, passes (he causes to spend, passes, wastes)

• अखिलम् (akhilam) - entire (entire, whole, complete)

• दिनम् (dinam) - day

Words meanings and morphology

आसीत् (āsīt) - there was (there was, existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect Tense

From root as.

Root: as (class 2)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain (someone, a certain)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, a certain (indefinite pronoun)

Formed from ka (interrogative) + cid (particle).

महाभिक्षुः (mahābhikṣuḥ) - a great mendicant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābhikṣu

mahābhikṣu - great mendicant, eminent ascetic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhikṣu)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• bhikṣu – mendicant, beggar
  noun (masculine)

समाध्यभ्यासतत्परः (samādhyabhyāsatatparaḥ) - intent on the practice of deep meditation (dhyāna) (intent on the practice of concentration/meditation)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samādhyabhyāsatatpara

samādhyabhyāsatatpara - devoted to the practice of samādhi (meditation/dhyāna)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samādhi+abhyāsa+tatpara)

• samādhi – concentration, meditation (dhyāna)
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  Derived from root dhā with prefix sam-ā-.
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• abhyāsa – practice, repetition
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  Derived from root as with prefix abhi-.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: as (class 2)
• tatpara – devoted to, intent on
  adjective (masculine)

नित्यम् (nityam) - regularly, always (always, constantly, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions adverbially.

स्वव्यवहारेण (svavyavahāreṇa) - engaged in his own activities (by his own conduct/activities)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svavyavahāra

svavyavahāra - one's own conduct, one's own activity/affair

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+vyavahāra)

• sva – own, one's self
  pronoun
• vyavahāra – conduct, activity, dealing
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  Derived from root hṛ with prefixes vi-ava-.
  Prefixes: vi+ava
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

क्षपयत्य् (kṣapayaty) - he spends, passes (he causes to spend, passes, wastes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṣap

Causative Verb

From root kṣap (to pass time), causative kṣapayati.

Root: kṣap (class 10)

Note: Sandhi with 'akhilam' leads to 'kṣapayatyakhilam'.

अखिलम् (akhilam) - entire (entire, whole, complete)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akhila

akhila - whole, entire, complete (lit. 'not broken')

a (not) + khila (gap, deficiency).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+khila)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• khila – gap, deficiency, fallow land
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'dinam'.

दिनम् (dinam) - day

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dina

dina - day

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