योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-180, verse-2

कदाचिदहमेकाग्रो विद्यागेहे विपश्चिताम् ।
संसदि स्थितवान्यावत्तापसः कश्चिदागतः ॥ २ ॥

kadācidahamekāgro vidyāgehe vipaścitām ,
saṃsadi sthitavānyāvattāpasaḥ kaścidāgataḥ 2

2. kadācit aham ekāgraḥ vidyāgehe vipaścitām
saṃsadi sthitavān yāvat tāpasaḥ kaścit āgataḥ

2. kadācit aham ekāgraḥ vipaścitām vidyāgehe saṃsadi yāvat sthitavān,
kaścit tāpasaḥ āgataḥ

2. Once, while I was intently present in the assembly of scholars at the house of learning, a certain ascetic arrived.

Words meanings summery:

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

• अहम् (aham) - I

• एकाग्रः (ekāgraḥ) - concentrated, focused, single-minded

• विद्यागेहे (vidyāgehe) - in the house of learning, in the academy

• विपश्चिताम् (vipaścitām) - of the wise, of scholars

• संसदि (saṁsadi) - in the assembly, in the gathering

• स्थितवान् (sthitavān) - remained, was standing, was present

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, until

• तापसः (tāpasaḥ) - an ascetic, a hermit

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, a certain

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - arrived, came

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

एकाग्रः (ekāgraḥ) - concentrated, focused, single-minded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekāgra

ekāgra - focused, concentrated, single-minded

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+agra)

• eka – one, single
  adjective (masculine)
• agra – front, tip, foremost, leading part
  noun (neuter)

विद्यागेहे (vidyāgehe) - in the house of learning, in the academy

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vidyāgeha

vidyāgeha - house of learning, school, academy

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vidyā+geha)

• vidyā – knowledge, learning
  noun (feminine)
• geha – house, dwelling, abode
  noun (neuter)

विपश्चिताम् (vipaścitām) - of the wise, of scholars

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vipaścit

vipaścit - wise, learned, intelligent

संसदि (saṁsadi) - in the assembly, in the gathering

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of saṃsad

saṁsad - assembly, council, congregation

स्थितवान् (sthitavān) - remained, was standing, was present

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, present

Past Active Participle

Formed from root sthā + ktavat pratyaya

Root: sthā (class 1)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, until

(indeclinable)

तापसः (tāpasaḥ) - an ascetic, a hermit

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tāpasa

tāpasa - ascetic, hermit, one who performs tapas

कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, a certain

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, a certain, anybody

Formed from kim + cit

आगतः (āgataḥ) - arrived, came

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - arrived, come, approached

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root gam with prefix ā + kta pratyaya

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

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