योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-133, verse-3

तस्मिन्मया विहरता हृदयस्थमर्थमन्वेष्टुमक्षि निहितं ककुभां मुखेषु ।
पश्यामि यावदचलप्रतिमा धरायां छायालिजालमलिना परिबंभ्रमीति ॥ ३ ॥

tasminmayā viharatā hṛdayasthamarthamanveṣṭumakṣi nihitaṃ kakubhāṃ mukheṣu ,
paśyāmi yāvadacalapratimā dharāyāṃ chāyālijālamalinā paribaṃbhramīti 3

3. tasmin mayā viharatā hṛdayastham artham
anveṣṭum akṣi nihitam kakubhām
mukheṣu paśyāmi yāvat acalapratimā dharāyām
chāyālijālamalinā paribambhramīti

3. tasmin viharatā mayā hṛdayastham artham anveṣṭum akṣi kakubhām mukheṣu nihitam.
yāvat paśyāmi (tāvat) dharāyām acalapratimā chāyālijālamalinā (kācit) paribambhramīti.

3. While wandering in that (world), I fixed my gaze in all directions to seek the purpose (artha) residing within my heart. As I looked, I saw a mountain-like entity on the earth, wandering about repeatedly, darkened by a multitude of shadows.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that world/city (in that, in it)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• विहरता (viharatā) - while wandering, moving about

• हृदयस्थम् (hṛdayastham) - located in the heart, innermost

• अर्थम् (artham) - the intended purpose or goal (purpose, meaning, object, wealth)

• अन्वेष्टुम् (anveṣṭum) - to seek, to search for

• अक्षि (akṣi) - eye

• निहितम् (nihitam) - placed, fixed, deposited

• ककुभाम् (kakubhām) - of the directions, of the quarters

• मुखेषु (mukheṣu) - in the fronts of the directions, i.e., in all directions (in the faces, in the mouths, in the fronts)

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, until

• अचलप्रतिमा (acalapratimā) - mountain-like, resembling a mountain

• धरायाम् (dharāyām) - on the earth, on the ground

• छायालिजालमलिना (chāyālijālamalinā) - darkened by a multitude of shadows, soiled by a net of shadows

• परिबम्भ्रमीति (paribambhramīti) - wanders about repeatedly, moves around constantly

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that world/city (in that, in it)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

विहरता (viharatā) - while wandering, moving about

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of viharat

viharat - wandering, moving about

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'hṛ' with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mayā'

हृदयस्थम् (hṛdayastham) - located in the heart, innermost

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hṛdayastha

hṛdayastha - located in the heart, residing in the mind

Compound 'hṛdaya' (heart) + 'stha' (standing/located)

Note: Agrees with 'artham'

अर्थम् (artham) - the intended purpose or goal (purpose, meaning, object, wealth)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth, thing

अन्वेष्टुम् (anveṣṭum) - to seek, to search for

(verb)

infinitive of anveṣṭu

Infinitive

Derived from root 'iṣ' with prefix 'anu-vī'

Prefixes: anu+vi

Root: iṣ (class 4)

अक्षि (akṣi) - eye

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akṣi

akṣi - eye

निहितम् (nihitam) - placed, fixed, deposited

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nihita

nihita - placed, fixed, deposited

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dhā' with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'akṣi'

ककुभाम् (kakubhām) - of the directions, of the quarters

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of kakubh

kakubh - direction, quarter of the sky

मुखेषु (mukheṣu) - in the fronts of the directions, i.e., in all directions (in the faces, in the mouths, in the fronts)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of mukha

mukha - face, mouth, front, chief part

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of paś

Present Active Indicative

1st person singular

Root: dṛś (class 1)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, until

(indeclinable)

अचलप्रतिमा (acalapratimā) - mountain-like, resembling a mountain

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of acalapratimā

acalapratimā - mountain-like, resembling a mountain

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (acala+pratimā)

• acala – mountain, immovable
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a
• pratimā – likeness, image, statue
  noun (feminine)

धरायाम् (dharāyām) - on the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of dharā

dharā - earth, ground

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

छायालिजालमलिना (chāyālijālamalinā) - darkened by a multitude of shadows, soiled by a net of shadows

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of chāyālijālamalinā

chāyālijālamalina - stained/darkened by a net/multitude of shadows

Compound type : Tatpurusha (chāyā+ali+jāla+malina)

• chāyā – shadow, shade, reflection
  noun (feminine)
• ali – row, line, multitude
  noun (masculine)
• jāla – net, web, collection, multitude
  noun (neuter)
• malina – dirty, soiled, dark, impure
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'acalapratimā'

परिबम्भ्रमीति (paribambhramīti) - wanders about repeatedly, moves around constantly

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of paribambhramīti

Intensive Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, derived from root 'bhram' (to wander) with prefix 'pari' and intensive reduplication

Prefix: pari

Root: bhram (class 1)