योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-173, verse-7

यथागेन्द्रे दृषद्वृक्षवार्यादौ स तथाग्रहः ।
तथा सर्वात्मनोऽगेन्द्रपुरतायां तथाग्रहः ॥ ७ ॥

yathāgendre dṛṣadvṛkṣavāryādau sa tathāgrahaḥ ,
tathā sarvātmano'gendrapuratāyāṃ tathāgrahaḥ 7

7. yathā agendre dṛṣad-vṛkṣa-vāri-ādau saḥ tathāgrahaḥ
| tathā sarvātmanaḥ agendra-puratāyām tathāgrahaḥ

7. yathā agendre dṛṣad-vṛkṣa-vāri-ādau saḥ tathāgrahaḥ
tathā sarvātmanaḥ agendra-puratāyām tathāgrahaḥ

7. Just as there is an identification or firm conviction (āgraha) in a great mountain (agendra) with (its constituent parts like) rocks, trees, and water, etc., similarly, for the all-pervading Self (sarvātman), there is such an identification (āgraha) with the state of being a prominent mountain (or other inert forms).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in the manner that)

• अगेन्द्रे (agendre) - in a great mountain (in a great mountain, in a lord of mountains)

• दृषद्-वृक्ष-वारि-आदौ (dṛṣad-vṛkṣa-vāri-ādau) - in rocks, trees, and water, etc. (as constituent parts) (in rocks, trees, water, etc.)

• सः (saḥ) - that (identification, implicitly) (that, he, it)

• तथाग्रहः (tathāgrahaḥ) - such an identification (such an insistence, such an identification, such a grasp)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (similarly, in the same way)

• सर्वात्मनः (sarvātmanaḥ) - for the all-pervading Self (ātman) (of the all-pervading Self, of the Universal Soul)

• अगेन्द्र-पुरतायाम् (agendra-puratāyām) - in the state of being a prominent mountain (in the state of being a great mountain, in prominence as a mountain)

• तथाग्रहः (tathāgrahaḥ) - such an identification (such an insistence, such an identification, such a grasp)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in the manner that)

(indeclinable)

अगेन्द्रे (agendre) - in a great mountain (in a great mountain, in a lord of mountains)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of agendra

agendra - great mountain, chief of mountains, lord of mountains

Compound type : tatpurusha (aga+indra)

• aga – mountain, tree, non-mover
  noun (masculine)
  From 'a' (not) + 'ga' (going)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• indra – lord, chief, Indra (Vedic deity)
  noun (masculine)

दृषद्-वृक्ष-वारि-आदौ (dṛṣad-vṛkṣa-vāri-ādau) - in rocks, trees, and water, etc. (as constituent parts) (in rocks, trees, water, etc.)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dṛṣad-vṛkṣa-vāri-ādi

dṛṣad-vṛkṣa-vāri-ādi - (that which begins with) rock, tree, water, etc.

Compound noun ending with 'ādi' (etc.)

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (dṛṣad+vṛkṣa+vāri+ādi)

• dṛṣad – rock, stone
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dṛṣ
• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛkṣ
• vāri – water
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛ
• ādi – beginning, etc., and so forth
  indeclinable

Note: This is a locative singular of a compound ending in 'ādi'.

सः (saḥ) - that (identification, implicitly) (that, he, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to 'āgrahaḥ' which is masculine.

तथाग्रहः (tathāgrahaḥ) - such an identification (such an insistence, such an identification, such a grasp)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tathāgraha

tathāgraha - such an insistence, firm grip, identification

Compound formed from 'tathā' (thus, so) and 'āgraha' (insistence, firm grip, identification)

Compound type : karmadharaya (tathā+āgraha)

• tathā – thus, so, in that manner
  indeclinable
• āgraha – insistence, firm grip, identification
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ā-√grah' (to seize, take)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: grah (class 9)

तथा (tathā) - similarly (similarly, in the same way)

(indeclinable)

सर्वात्मनः (sarvātmanaḥ) - for the all-pervading Self (ātman) (of the all-pervading Self, of the Universal Soul)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sarvātman

sarvātman - the Universal Self, the Self of all

Compound formed from 'sarva' (all) and 'ātman' (self)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+ātman)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Can also be dative/ablative, but genitive fits the context 'for the Self of all'.

अगेन्द्र-पुरतायाम् (agendra-puratāyām) - in the state of being a prominent mountain (in the state of being a great mountain, in prominence as a mountain)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of agendra-puratā

agendra-puratā - the state or condition of being a great mountain, prominence as a mountain

Compound of 'agendra' (great mountain) and 'puratā' (state of being before/prominent, from 'pura' + 'tā' suffix)

Compound type : tatpurusha (agendra+puratā)

• agendra – great mountain, chief of mountains
  noun (masculine)
  Compound from 'aga' + 'indra'
• puratā – prominence, state of being before/foremost
  noun (feminine)
  From 'pura' (before) + 'tā' (abstract suffix)

तथाग्रहः (tathāgrahaḥ) - such an identification (such an insistence, such an identification, such a grasp)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tathāgraha

tathāgraha - such an insistence, firm grip, identification

Compound formed from 'tathā' (thus, so) and 'āgraha' (insistence, firm grip, identification)

Compound type : karmadharaya (tathā+āgraha)

• tathā – thus, so, in that manner
  indeclinable
• āgraha – insistence, firm grip, identification
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ā-√grah' (to seize, take)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: grah (class 9)

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