योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-140, verse-29

ततस्तस्मिंस्तथा दृष्टे भूतले तैः पदार्थकैः ।
व्यवहारं प्रवृत्तोऽहं किंचिद्विस्मृतधीरितः ॥ २९ ॥

tatastasmiṃstathā dṛṣṭe bhūtale taiḥ padārthakaiḥ ,
vyavahāraṃ pravṛtto'haṃ kiṃcidvismṛtadhīritaḥ 29

29. tatas tasmin tathā dṛṣṭe bhūtale taiḥ padārthakaiḥ
vyavahāram pravṛttaḥ aham kiñcit vismṛtadhīḥ itaḥ

29. tatas tasmin tathā dṛṣṭe bhūtale taiḥ padārthakaiḥ
kiñcit vismṛtadhīḥ itaḥ aham vyavahāram pravṛttaḥ

29. Then, on that earth thus perceived with those objects, I began to interact, though my understanding (dhī) was somewhat forgotten.

Words meanings summery:

• ततस् (tatas) - then (then, thereafter, from there)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - on that (in that)

• तथा (tathā) - thus (thus, in that way, so)

• दृष्टे (dṛṣṭe) - thus perceived (in the seen, when seen, perceived)

• भूतले (bhūtale) - on that earth (on the ground, on the earth)

• तैः (taiḥ) - with those (by them)

• पदार्थकैः (padārthakaiḥ) - with those objects (by the objects, by the elements)

• व्यवहारम् (vyavahāram) - to interact (activity, transaction, conduct)

• प्रवृत्तः (pravṛttaḥ) - began to interact (engaged, begun, active)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - somewhat (a little, somewhat, anything)

• विस्मृतधीः (vismṛtadhīḥ) - with my understanding (dhī) somewhat forgotten (with forgotten intellect/mind)

• इतः (itaḥ) - thus (from here, hence, thus)

Words meanings and morphology

ततस् (tatas) - then (then, thereafter, from there)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' (that)

Note: Introduces a temporal sequence.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - on that (in that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Qualifies 'bhūtale'.

तथा (tathā) - thus (thus, in that way, so)

(indeclinable)

Note: Describes the manner of seeing.

दृष्टे (dṛṣṭe) - thus perceived (in the seen, when seen, perceived)

(participle)

Locative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'dṛś' (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'bhūtale', forming a locative absolute construction.

भूतले (bhūtale) - on that earth (on the ground, on the earth)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhūtala

bhūtala - surface of the earth, ground, plain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+tala)

• bhū – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• tala – surface, plane, flat ground, palm (of hand), sole (of foot)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Location where the action takes place.

तैः (taiḥ) - with those (by them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Qualifies 'padārthakaiḥ'.

पदार्थकैः (padārthakaiḥ) - with those objects (by the objects, by the elements)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of padārthaka

padārthaka - object, thing, element, category, substance

Diminutive or general form of 'padārtha'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pada+artha)

• pada – step, foot, word, state, item
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)
• artha – meaning, object, purpose, wealth
  noun (masculine)
  Root: arth (class 1)

Note: Denotes the means or accompaniment of the 'vyavahāram'.

व्यवहारम् (vyavahāram) - to interact (activity, transaction, conduct)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vyavahāra

vyavahāra - intercourse, activity, practice, usage, transaction, lawsuit

From root 'hṛ' (to carry) with upasargas 'vi' + 'ava'

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of the activity 'pravṛttaḥ'.

प्रवृत्तः (pravṛttaḥ) - began to interact (engaged, begun, active)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - engaged in, begun, started, flowing forth, active

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'vṛt' (to turn, to be) with upasarga 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I

First person singular pronoun

Note: Subject of 'pravṛttaḥ'.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - somewhat (a little, somewhat, anything)

(indeclinable)

From 'kim' (what) and 'cit' (particle)

Note: Modifies the adjective 'vismṛtadhīḥ'.

विस्मृतधीः (vismṛtadhīḥ) - with my understanding (dhī) somewhat forgotten (with forgotten intellect/mind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vismṛtadhī

vismṛtadhī - having forgotten intellect, whose intellect is forgotten

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vismṛta+dhī)

• vismṛta – forgotten, neglected
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root 'smṛ' (to remember) with upasarga 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: smṛ (class 1)
• dhī – intellect, understanding, thought, mind
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhyai (class 1)

Note: Describes the state of the subject 'aham'.

इतः (itaḥ) - thus (from here, hence, thus)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'idam' (this)

Note: Emphasizes the manner or state.

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