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.

34. בעודם מהרהרים כך, כשהם יושבים בתנוחת הלוטוס בתוך המערה הריקה מהפרעות, הרהרו עשרת בני הילודה כדלקמן:

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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