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).

7. כדי להבין זאת, ישבתי בתנוחת הלוטוס כשהורגלתי בריכוז עמוק, ונשארתי יציב בתודעה הטהורה.

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

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