योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-18, verse-21

यथा स्पन्दोऽङ्गलग्नायां नाव्यन्तःसंस्थितैरपि ।
न लक्ष्यते तथा पृथ्व्यां तत्संस्थैस्तन्मयैरपि ॥ २१ ॥

yathā spando'ṅgalagnāyāṃ nāvyantaḥsaṃsthitairapi ,
na lakṣyate tathā pṛthvyāṃ tatsaṃsthaistanmayairapi 21

21. yathā spandaḥ aṅgalagnāyām nāvi antaḥsaṃsthitaiḥ api
na lakṣyate tathā pṛthvyām tatsaṃsthaiḥ tanmayaiḥ api

21. yathā aṅgalagnāyām nāvi antaḥsaṃsthitaiḥ
api spandaḥ na lakṣyate
tathā pṛthvyām tatsaṃsthaiḥ
tanmayaiḥ api (spandaḥ) na (lakṣyate)

21. Just as the motion of a boat, even one perceived as 'attached to one's body', is not observed by those situated within it, so too on the earth, its motion is not observed by those who are situated within it and are fully absorbed in it.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• स्पन्दः (spandaḥ) - motion, vibration, pulsation

• अङ्गलग्नायाम् (aṅgalagnāyām) - in a boat perceived as intimately connected or 'attached to the body' (in a boat attached to the body)

• नावि (nāvi) - in the boat

• अन्तःसंस्थितैः (antaḥsaṁsthitaiḥ) - by those situated within (the boat) (by those situated within)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• न (na) - not, no

• लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is perceived, is observed, is seen

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

• पृथ्व्याम् (pṛthvyām) - on the earth

• तत्संस्थैः (tatsaṁsthaiḥ) - by those situated in (the earth) (by those situated in that/it)

• तन्मयैः (tanmayaiḥ) - by those absorbed in (the earth's nature) (by those consisting of that, by those absorbed in that)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

स्पन्दः (spandaḥ) - motion, vibration, pulsation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of spanda

spanda - motion, vibration, pulsation, tremor

Root: spad (class 1)

अङ्गलग्नायाम् (aṅgalagnāyām) - in a boat perceived as intimately connected or 'attached to the body' (in a boat attached to the body)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of aṅgalagnā

aṅgalagnā - attached to the body, clinging to the limb

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aṅga+lagnā)

• aṅga – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)
• lagnā – attached, clinging, fixed
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Feminine form of lagna, from root 'lag' (to attach).
  Root: lag (class 1)

नावि (nāvi) - in the boat

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of nau

nau - boat, ship

अन्तःसंस्थितैः (antaḥsaṁsthitaiḥ) - by those situated within (the boat) (by those situated within)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of antaḥsaṃsthita

antaḥsaṁsthita - situated within, placed inside

Compound type : karmadhāraya (antar+saṃsthita)

• antar – within, inside
  indeclinable
• saṃsthita – placed, situated, established
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'sthā' (to stand) with upasarga 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions as a noun referring to 'those who are within'.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is perceived, is observed, is seen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of lakṣ

Present Passive

From root 'lakṣ' (to mark, perceive). 10th conjugation, ātmanepada.

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

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

(indeclinable)

पृथ्व्याम् (pṛthvyām) - on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthvī

pṛthvī - earth, ground, world

तत्संस्थैः (tatsaṁsthaiḥ) - by those situated in (the earth) (by those situated in that/it)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tatsaṃsthita

tatsaṁsthita - situated in that, belonging to that

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tat+saṃsthita)

• tat – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• saṃsthita – placed, situated, established
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'sthā' (to stand) with upasarga 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions as a noun referring to 'those who are situated in the earth'.

तन्मयैः (tanmayaiḥ) - by those absorbed in (the earth's nature) (by those consisting of that, by those absorbed in that)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tanmaya

tanmaya - consisting of that, identical with that, absorbed in that

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tat+maya)

• tat – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix/adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -maya used to form adjectives denoting 'made of' or 'consisting of'.

Note: Functions as a noun referring to 'those who are absorbed in the earth'.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)