योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-66, verse-5

ध्यानेनाहं चिरं भ्रान्तस्तादृग्भिक्षुदिदृक्षया ।
द्वीपानि सप्त विपुलां कुलशैलसपर्वताम् ॥ ५ ॥

dhyānenāhaṃ ciraṃ bhrāntastādṛgbhikṣudidṛkṣayā ,
dvīpāni sapta vipulāṃ kulaśailasaparvatām 5

5. dhyānena aham ciram bhrāntaḥ tādṛgbhikṣudidṛkṣayā
dvīpāni sapta vipulām kulaśailasaparvatām

5. aham dhyānena ciram tādṛgbhikṣudidṛkṣayā bhrāntaḥ
sapta dvīpāni vipulām kulaśailasaparvatām

5. Through profound meditation (dhyāna), I wandered for a long time, desiring to see such a mendicant, traversing the seven continents and a vast, mountain-rich land, complete with its principal mountains (kulaparvata).

Words meanings summery:

• ध्यानेन (dhyānena) - through profound meditation (dhyāna) (by meditation, through contemplation)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

• भ्रान्तः (bhrāntaḥ) - wandered, roamed, gone astray

• तादृग्भिक्षुदिदृक्षया (tādṛgbhikṣudidṛkṣayā) - with the desire to see such a mendicant

• द्वीपानि (dvīpāni) - islands, continents

• सप्त (sapta) - seven

• विपुलाम् (vipulām) - vast, expansive, great

• कुलशैलसपर्वताम् (kulaśailasaparvatām) - The land being described is 'along with its principal mountains (kulaparvata)'. (having principal mountains along with (other) mountains, mountain-rich)

Words meanings and morphology

ध्यानेन (dhyānena) - through profound meditation (dhyāna) (by meditation, through contemplation)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dhyāna

dhyāna - meditation, contemplation, profound thought

From root 'dhyāi' (to think).

Root: dhyāi (class 1)

Note: Instrument for wandering.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

First person singular pronoun.

Note: Agrees with 'bhrāntaḥ'.

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb here.

भ्रान्तः (bhrāntaḥ) - wandered, roamed, gone astray

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrānta

bhrānta - wandered, roamed, confused, mistaken

Past Passive Participle

From root 'bhram' (to wander).

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Though typically passive, with an agent in nominative, 'bhrānta' can imply an active past sense of wandering.

तादृग्भिक्षुदिदृक्षया (tādṛgbhikṣudidṛkṣayā) - with the desire to see such a mendicant

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tādṛgbhikṣudidṛkṣā

tādṛgbhikṣudidṛkṣā - desire to see such a mendicant

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tādṛś+bhikṣu+didṛkṣā)

• tādṛś – such, of such a kind
  adjective
• bhikṣu – mendicant, beggar, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhikṣ' (to beg).
  Root: bhikṣ (class 1)
• didṛkṣā – desire to see
  noun (feminine)
  Desiderative noun
  From desiderative stem of root 'dṛś' (to see) + 'ā' suffix.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Expresses the purpose or reason for wandering.

द्वीपानि (dvīpāni) - islands, continents

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of dvīpa

dvīpa - island, continent

Note: Object of implied verb of traversing/searching.

सप्त (sapta) - seven

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'dvīpāni'.

विपुलाम् (vipulām) - vast, expansive, great

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vipula

vipula - vast, expansive, great, wide

Note: Modifies an implied feminine noun like 'pṛthvīm' (earth) or 'bhūmim' (land).

कुलशैलसपर्वताम् (kulaśailasaparvatām) - The land being described is 'along with its principal mountains (kulaparvata)'. (having principal mountains along with (other) mountains, mountain-rich)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kulaśailasaparvata

kulaśailasaparvata - having principal mountains along with (other) mountains

Compound adjective formed from 'kulaśaila' (principal mountain) and 'saparvata' (with mountains).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kulaśaila+saparvata)

• kulaśaila – principal mountain, family mountain
  noun (masculine)
• saparvata – with mountains, mountainous
  adjective (masculine)
  Bahuvrīhi compound: 'sa' (with) + 'parvata' (mountain).
  Prefix: sa

Note: Modifies an implied feminine noun like 'pṛthvīm' or 'bhūmim'.

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