योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-141, verse-3

तं दवाग्निमहं यावत्तत्त्ववित्त्यादखिन्नधीः ।
विचारयाम्यखिन्नात्मा मारुतस्तावदाययौ ॥ ३ ॥

taṃ davāgnimahaṃ yāvattattvavittyādakhinnadhīḥ ,
vicārayāmyakhinnātmā mārutastāvadāyayau 3

3. tam davāgnim aham yāvat tattvavittyā akhinnadhīḥ
vicārayāmi akhinnātmā mārutaḥ tāvat āyayau

3. aham akhinnadhīḥ tattvavittyā tam davāgnim yāvat vicārayāmi,
tāvat akhinnātmā mārutaḥ āyayau.

3. As I, with an untroubled intellect, contemplated that forest fire, understanding its true nature, at that very moment, the wind arrived, its intrinsic nature (ātman) undisturbed.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that (forest fire) (that, him)

• दवाग्निम् (davāgnim) - forest fire

• अहम् (aham) - the speaker (Vasiṣṭha) (I)

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

• तत्त्ववित्त्या (tattvavittyā) - by understanding of truth, by knowledge of reality

• अखिन्नधीः (akhinnadhīḥ) - referring to the speaker (untroubled in mind, undisturbed in intellect)

• विचारयामि (vicārayāmi) - I ponder, I consider, I reflect

• अखिन्नात्मा (akhinnātmā) - referring to the wind (whose self is untroubled, having an undisturbed intrinsic nature)

• मारुतः (mārutaḥ) - wind, air

• तावत् (tāvat) - at that moment (then, at that moment, so much, so long)

• आययौ (āyayau) - he came, he arrived

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that (forest fire) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दवाग्निम् (davāgnim) - forest fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of davāgni

davāgni - forest fire

Compound type : tatpurusha (dava+agni)

• dava – forest, wood
  noun (masculine)
• agni – fire, sacred fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ag (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - the speaker (Vasiṣṭha) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

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

(indeclinable)

तत्त्ववित्त्या (tattvavittyā) - by understanding of truth, by knowledge of reality

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tattvavitti

tattvavitti - understanding of truth, knowledge of reality

Compound type : tatpurusha (tattva+vitti)

• tattva – truth, reality, principle
  noun (neuter)
• vitti – knowledge, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vid (class 2)

अखिन्नधीः (akhinnadhīḥ) - referring to the speaker (untroubled in mind, undisturbed in intellect)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akhinnadhī

akhinnadhī - untroubled mind, undisturbed intellect

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+khinna+dhī)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• khinna – distressed, troubled, wearied
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √khid (to be distressed).
  Root: khid (class 7)
• dhī – intellect, thought, mind
  noun (feminine)

विचारयामि (vicārayāmi) - I ponder, I consider, I reflect

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vicārayāmi

Causative present

Derived from √car with upasarga vi + ā, often used in causative form for 'to cause to move/act, to consider'. Here: 'to cause oneself to think/reflect'.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: car (class 1)

अखिन्नात्मा (akhinnātmā) - referring to the wind (whose self is untroubled, having an undisturbed intrinsic nature)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akhinnātman

akhinnātman - untroubled self (ātman), undisturbed intrinsic nature

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+khinna+ātman)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• khinna – distressed, troubled, wearied
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √khid (to be distressed).
  Root: khid (class 7)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)

मारुतः (mārutaḥ) - wind, air

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māruta

māruta - wind, air, Marut (deity)

तावत् (tāvat) - at that moment (then, at that moment, so much, so long)

(indeclinable)

आययौ (āyayau) - he came, he arrived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of āyā

Perfect tense (liṭ)

From root √yā with upasarga ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)