योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-66, verse-7

ततस्त्रिभागशेषायां रात्र्यां पुनरहं धिया ।
उत्तराशान्तरं यातो वेलावात इवार्णवम् ॥ ७ ॥

tatastribhāgaśeṣāyāṃ rātryāṃ punarahaṃ dhiyā ,
uttarāśāntaraṃ yāto velāvāta ivārṇavam 7

7. tataḥ tribhāgaśeṣāyām rātryām punaḥ aham dhiyā
uttarāśāntaram yātaḥ velāvātaḥ iva arṇavam

7. tataḥ tribhāgaśeṣāyām rātryām punaḥ aham dhiyā
velāvātaḥ arṇavam iva uttarāśāntaram yātaḥ

7. Then, when only one-third of the night remained, I again, with my intellect, went towards the northern region, just as a shore-wind enters the ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that, hence)

• त्रिभागशेषायाम् (tribhāgaśeṣāyām) - when one-third part was remaining (in the remaining one-third part)

• रात्र्याम् (rātryām) - in the night

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, once more)

• अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker) (I)

• धिया (dhiyā) - with my intellect (by intellect, by thought)

• उत्तराशान्तरम् (uttarāśāntaram) - to the northern region (to the interior of the northern direction, to the northern region)

• यातः (yātaḥ) - went (I, the speaker) (gone, proceeded, having gone)

• वेलावातः (velāvātaḥ) - a shore-wind (shore wind, coastal breeze)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• अर्णवम् (arṇavam) - the ocean (ocean, sea)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that, hence)

(indeclinable)

त्रिभागशेषायाम् (tribhāgaśeṣāyām) - when one-third part was remaining (in the remaining one-third part)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of tribhāgaśeṣā

tribhāgaśeṣā - remaining one-third part

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tri+bhāga+śeṣa)

• tri – three
  numeral adjective
• bhāga – part, share
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhaj (class 7)
• śeṣa – remainder, what is left
  noun (masculine)
  from śiṣ (to leave)
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: agrees with rātryām

रात्र्याम् (rātryām) - in the night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, once more)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

धिया (dhiyā) - with my intellect (by intellect, by thought)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - intellect, thought, understanding, mind

उत्तराशान्तरम् (uttarāśāntaram) - to the northern region (to the interior of the northern direction, to the northern region)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttarāśāntara

uttarāśāntara - northern region, interior of the north

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (uttara+āśā+antara)

• uttara – north, northern, higher, later
  adjective
• āśā – direction, quarter, hope
  noun (feminine)
• antara – interior, inside, difference, interval
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates destination of movement

यातः (yātaḥ) - went (I, the speaker) (gone, proceeded, having gone)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yāta

yāta - gone, passed, departed

Past Passive Participle

from root yā (to go)

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `aham` (masculine singular nominative for the speaker implied from context)

वेलावातः (velāvātaḥ) - a shore-wind (shore wind, coastal breeze)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of velāvāta

velāvāta - shore wind, sea breeze

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (velā+vāta)

• velā – shore, coast, time
  noun (feminine)
• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  from root vā (to blow)
  Root: vā (class 2)

Note: Subject of the simile

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle for comparison

अर्णवम् (arṇavam) - the ocean (ocean, sea)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arṇava

arṇava - ocean, sea, wave

Note: Object of simile, destination for the wind