योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-178, verse-34

इति ते तत्र संचिन्त्य बद्धपद्मासना दश ।
इदं संचिन्तयामासुर्निर्विघ्ने कन्दरोदरे ॥ ३४ ॥

iti te tatra saṃcintya baddhapadmāsanā daśa ,
idaṃ saṃcintayāmāsurnirvighne kandarodare 34

34. iti te tatra saṃcintya baddha-padmāsanāḥ daśa
idam saṃcintayām āsuḥ nir-vighne kandara-udare

34. iti te daśa tatra saṃcintya baddha-padmāsanāḥ
nirvighne kandara-udare idam saṃcintayām āsuḥ

34. Thus, those ten, having deliberated there and seated in the lotus posture (padmāsana), meditated on this (matter) within an undisturbed cave.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• ते (te) - they, those

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• संचिन्त्य (saṁcintya) - having deliberated, having considered

• बद्ध-पद्मासनाः (baddha-padmāsanāḥ) - seated in the lotus posture

• दश (daśa) - ten

• इदम् (idam) - this

• संचिन्तयाम् (saṁcintayām) - having meditated (part of periphrastic perfect)

• आसुः (āsuḥ) - they did (as auxiliary for meditation) (did (auxiliary in periphrastic perfect))

• निर्विघ्ने (nirvighne) - in the unobstructed, in the undisturbed

• कन्दर-उदरे (kandara-udare) - in the hollow of a cave, in a cave's interior

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that) + tra (suffix for place)

संचिन्त्य (saṁcintya) - having deliberated, having considered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Prefix: sam

Root: cit (class 10)

बद्ध-पद्मासनाः (baddha-padmāsanāḥ) - seated in the lotus posture

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of baddhapadmāsana

baddhapadmāsana - seated in the lotus posture, one who has adopted the lotus posture

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (baddha+padmāsana)

• baddha – bound, tied, assumed, formed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: bandh (class 1)
• padmāsana – lotus posture (a yoga posture) (padmāsana)
  noun (neuter)

दश (daśa) - ten

(numeral)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

संचिन्तयाम् (saṁcintayām) - having meditated (part of periphrastic perfect)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃcintā

saṁcintā - thought, deliberation, meditation

Derived from root cit with prefix sam and ā suffix, forming part of periphrastic perfect.

Prefix: sam

Root: cit (class 10)

आसुः (āsuḥ) - they did (as auxiliary for meditation) (did (auxiliary in periphrastic perfect))

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Auxiliary verb in a periphrastic perfect construction with 'saṃcintayām'.

निर्विघ्ने (nirvighne) - in the unobstructed, in the undisturbed

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of nirvighna

nirvighna - without obstacle, unobstructed, undisturbed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+vighna)

• nis – out, without, away
  prefix
• vighna – obstacle, impediment, difficulty
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: han (class 2)

कन्दर-उदरे (kandara-udare) - in the hollow of a cave, in a cave's interior

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kandarodara

kandarodara - the interior of a cave, a cave's hollow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kandara+udara)

• kandara – cave, grotto, cavern
  noun (neuter)
• udara – belly, interior, hollow, cavity
  noun (neuter)

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