योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-122, verse-7

तमध्वानमथोहुस्ते जलधौ पादचारिणः ।
वितताध्यवसायेन बद्धकक्षाहरा इव ॥ ७ ॥

tamadhvānamathohuste jaladhau pādacāriṇaḥ ,
vitatādhyavasāyena baddhakakṣāharā iva 7

7. tam adhvānam atha ūhuḥ te jaladhau pādacāriṇaḥ
vitata adhyavasāyena baddhakakṣāharaḥ iva

7. atha te pādacāriṇaḥ vitata adhyavasāyena
baddhakakṣāharaḥ iva jaladhau tam adhvānam ūhuḥ

7. Then, those foot-travelers traversed that path across the ocean, as if with girded loins, driven by their extensive resolve.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that

• अध्वानम् (adhvānam) - path, road, journey

• अथ (atha) - then, next, now

• ऊहुः (ūhuḥ) - they carried, they went, they traversed

• ते (te) - they, those

• जलधौ (jaladhau) - in the ocean

• पादचारिणः (pādacāriṇaḥ) - foot-travelers, pedestrians

• वितत (vitata) - extensive, vast, firm

• अध्यवसायेन (adhyavasāyena) - by resolve, by determination

• बद्धकक्षाहरः (baddhakakṣāharaḥ) - those who have girded their loins (for action)

• इव (iva) - as if, like

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अध्वानम् (adhvānam) - path, road, journey

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adhvan

adhvan - path, road, journey

अथ (atha) - then, next, now

(indeclinable)

ऊहुः (ūhuḥ) - they carried, they went, they traversed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of vah

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural, active voice from root vah.

Root: vah (class 1)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

जलधौ (jaladhau) - in the ocean

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jaladhi

jaladhi - ocean, sea (holder of water)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+dhi)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhi – holding, receptacle (from root dhā)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

पादचारिणः (pādacāriṇaḥ) - foot-travelers, pedestrians

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pādacārin

pādacārin - foot-traveler, pedestrian

Compound of pāda (foot) and cārin (going, moving).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāda+cārin)

• pāda – foot
  noun (masculine)
• cārin – moving, going, traveler
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root car- (to move, go).
  Root: car (class 1)

वितत (vitata) - extensive, vast, firm

(Past Passive Participle)

Note: Agrees with 'adhyavasāyena'.

अध्यवसायेन (adhyavasāyena) - by resolve, by determination

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of adhyavasāya

adhyavasāya - resolve, determination, effort, perseverance

Prefixes: adhi+ava

Root: so (class 4)

बद्धकक्षाहरः (baddhakakṣāharaḥ) - those who have girded their loins (for action)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of baddhakakṣāhara

baddhakakṣāhara - one who has girded his loins, ready for action/battle

A Bahuvrīhi compound indicating one whose 'loin-girdle' (kakṣāhara) is tied (baddha).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (baddha+kakṣāhara)

• baddha – tied, bound, girded
  Past Passive Participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bandh- (to bind).
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• kakṣāhara – loin-cloth, girdle, belt
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)