योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-137, verse-7

तत एतद्दिदृक्षार्थमहमभ्यस्तधारणः ।
बद्धपद्मासनस्तस्यां संविद्येवाभवं स्थिरः ॥ ७ ॥

tata etaddidṛkṣārthamahamabhyastadhāraṇaḥ ,
baddhapadmāsanastasyāṃ saṃvidyevābhavaṃ sthiraḥ 7

7. tataḥ etat didṛkṣā artham aham abhyasta-dhāraṇaḥ |
baddha-padmāsanaḥ tasyām saṃvidi iva abhavam sthiraḥ || 7 ||

7. tataḥ,
aham etat didṛkṣā artham,
abhyasta-dhāraṇaḥ baddha-padmāsanaḥ san,
tasyām saṃvidi iva sthiraḥ abhavam 7

7. Then, in order to perceive this (truth), I, having practiced concentration (dhāraṇā) and having assumed the lotus posture (padmāsana), became steady, as if absorbed in that pure consciousness (saṃvid).

Words meanings summery:

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

• एतत् (etat) - refers to the doubt/question mentioned in the previous verse (this (neuter nominative/accusative singular))

• दिदृक्षा (didṛkṣā) - desire to see, wish to perceive

• अर्थम् (artham) - for the purpose of, for the sake of

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अभ्यस्त-धारणः (abhyasta-dhāraṇaḥ) - one who has practiced concentration, having accustomed to fixed attention

• बद्ध-पद्मासनः (baddha-padmāsanaḥ) - having assumed the lotus posture (padmāsana)

• तस्याम् (tasyām) - refers to 'saṃvid' (consciousness) (in that (feminine locative singular))

• संविदि (saṁvidi) - in consciousness, in perfect knowledge

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• अभवम् (abhavam) - I became, I was

• स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - steady, firm, motionless

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, thereafter

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - refers to the doubt/question mentioned in the previous verse (this (neuter nominative/accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

दिदृक्षा (didṛkṣā) - desire to see, wish to perceive

(noun)

feminine, singular of didṛkṣā

didṛkṣā - desire to see, wish to perceive, curiosity

desiderative noun

Derived from the desiderative stem of dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Part of a compound 'didṛkṣārtham'.

अर्थम् (artham) - for the purpose of, for the sake of

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

अभ्यस्त-धारणः (abhyasta-dhāraṇaḥ) - one who has practiced concentration, having accustomed to fixed attention

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyastadhāraṇa

abhyastadhāraṇa - one who has practiced concentration (dhāraṇā)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (abhyasta+dhāraṇā)

• abhyasta – practiced, accustomed, learned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root 'as' with prefix 'abhi'.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: as (class 4)
• dhāraṇā – concentration (dhyāna), retention, fixed attention, memory
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root dhṛ (to hold).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

बद्ध-पद्मासनः (baddha-padmāsanaḥ) - having assumed the lotus posture (padmāsana)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baddhapadmāsana

baddhapadmāsana - one who has assumed the lotus posture (padmāsana)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (baddha+padmāsana)

• baddha – bound, tied, firm, assumed, fixed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root bandh (to bind).
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• padmāsana – lotus posture (a yogic posture)
  noun (neuter)

तस्याम् (tasyām) - refers to 'saṃvid' (consciousness) (in that (feminine locative singular))

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

संविदि (saṁvidi) - in consciousness, in perfect knowledge

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of saṃvid

saṁvid - consciousness, perfect knowledge, understanding, intellect

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

अभवम् (abhavam) - I became, I was

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - steady, firm, motionless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthira

sthira - steady, firm, motionless, constant, stable