योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-180, verse-16

दृष्टः प्राप्तेन तं देशं स कदाचिन्मया पुमान् ।
विचारितो निकटतो वक्षःस्थाञ्जलिसंपुटः ॥ १६ ॥

dṛṣṭaḥ prāptena taṃ deśaṃ sa kadācinmayā pumān ,
vicārito nikaṭato vakṣaḥsthāñjalisaṃpuṭaḥ 16

16. dṛṣṭaḥ prāptena tam deśam saḥ kadācit mayā pumān
vicāritaḥ nikaṭataḥ vakṣaḥsthāñjalisaṃpuṭaḥ

16. kadācit mayā tam deśam prāptena,
saḥ pumān dṛṣṭaḥ,
vakṣaḥsthāñjalisaṃpuṭaḥ nikaṭataḥ vicāritaḥ

16. Once, upon my arrival at that place, I saw that man, and I observed him closely, with his hands folded at his chest.

Words meanings summery:

• दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen

• प्राप्तेन (prāptena) - by me (the speaker) who arrived (by one who has reached, by the one who arrived)

• तम् (tam) - that

• देशम् (deśam) - place, region, country

• सः (saḥ) - that man (mentioned previously) (he, that)

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes, at some time

• मया (mayā) - by me

• पुमान् (pumān) - the ascetic described in the previous verse (man, male person)

• विचारितः (vicāritaḥ) - observed, investigated, considered

• निकटतः (nikaṭataḥ) - from nearby, closely

• वक्षःस्थाञ्जलिसंपुटः (vakṣaḥsthāñjalisaṁpuṭaḥ) - with hands clasped/folded at the chest

Words meanings and morphology

दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्राप्तेन (prāptena) - by me (the speaker) who arrived (by one who has reached, by the one who arrived)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - reached, attained, arrived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Implicitly refers to 'mayā'

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies deśam

देशम् (deśam) - place, region, country

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, spot, region

Note: Object of prāptena

सः (saḥ) - that man (mentioned previously) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of dṛṣṭaḥ and vicāritaḥ

कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes, at some time

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Agent in passive constructions dṛṣṭaḥ and vicāritaḥ

पुमान् (pumān) - the ascetic described in the previous verse (man, male person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pumans

pumans - man, male, human being

Note: Subject of the sentence

विचारितः (vicāritaḥ) - observed, investigated, considered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicārita

vicārita - considered, observed, examined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from causative root vicār (to consider, reflect) from vi + car (to move, to do)

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Main predicate with dṛṣṭaḥ

निकटतः (nikaṭataḥ) - from nearby, closely

(indeclinable)

Derived from nikaṭa (near) with suffix tasa

Note: Modifies vicāritaḥ

वक्षःस्थाञ्जलिसंपुटः (vakṣaḥsthāñjalisaṁpuṭaḥ) - with hands clasped/folded at the chest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vakṣaḥsthāñjalisaṃpuṭa

vakṣaḥsthāñjalisaṁpuṭa - one whose folded hands are at the chest

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vakṣas+stha+añjalisaṃpuṭa)

• vakṣas – chest, breast
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, being in
  adjective
  Derived from root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• añjalisaṃpuṭa – folded hands, cupped hands
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam

Note: Describes pumān