योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-180, verse-24

अथ सप्तमहाद्वीपविस्तीर्णाया भुवः पतिः ।
स्यामित्यहमुदारात्मा परिबिम्बितवांश्चिरम् ॥ २४ ॥

atha saptamahādvīpavistīrṇāyā bhuvaḥ patiḥ ,
syāmityahamudārātmā paribimbitavāṃściram 24

24. atha saptamahādvīpavistīrṇāyāḥ bhuvaḥ patiḥ
syām iti aham udārātmā paribimbitavān ciram

24. atha aham udārātmā saptamahādvīpavistīrṇāyāḥ
bhuvaḥ patiḥ syām iti ciram paribimbitavān

24. Then, I, with a noble spirit (ātman), reflected for a long time: 'May I become the lord of the earth, which extends over the seven great continents.'

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - now, then, next, thereupon

• सप्तमहाद्वीपविस्तीर्णायाः (saptamahādvīpavistīrṇāyāḥ) - of the one extended over seven great continents

• भुवः (bhuvaḥ) - of the earth, of the land

• पतिः (patiḥ) - lord, master, husband, ruler

• स्याम् (syām) - may I be, should I be

• इति (iti) - indicates the end of a quotation or thought (thus, in this way, so)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• उदारात्मा (udārātmā) - noble-minded, generous-souled, great-souled

• परिबिम्बितवान् (paribimbitavān) - reflected, considered, contemplated

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - now, then, next, thereupon

(indeclinable)

सप्तमहाद्वीपविस्तीर्णायाः (saptamahādvīpavistīrṇāyāḥ) - of the one extended over seven great continents

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of saptamahādvīpavistīrṇa

saptamahādvīpavistīrṇa - extended over seven great continents

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saptan+mahā+dvīpa+vistīrṇa)

• saptan – seven
  numeral
• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective
• dvīpa – island, continent
  noun (masculine)
• vistīrṇa – extensive, spread out, wide
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From `vi` + root `stṛ` (to spread) + suffix `kta`
  Prefix: vi
  Root: stṛ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies `bhuvaḥ`

भुवः (bhuvaḥ) - of the earth, of the land

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, land, world

पतिः (patiḥ) - lord, master, husband, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband, ruler, owner

Note: Predicate nominative for `syām`

स्याम् (syām) - may I be, should I be

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Expresses wish or potential.

इति (iti) - indicates the end of a quotation or thought (thus, in this way, so)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of `paribimbitavān`

उदारात्मा (udārātmā) - noble-minded, generous-souled, great-souled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udārātman

udārātman - noble-minded, magnanimous, great-souled

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (udāra+ātman)

• udāra – noble, generous, exalted, liberal
  adjective
  From `ud` + root `ṛ` (to go, rise)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: ṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies `aham`

परिबिम्बितवान् (paribimbitavān) - reflected, considered, contemplated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paribimbita

paribimbita - reflected, contemplated

Past Passive Participle

From `pari` + root `bimb` (to reflect) + suffix `kta`

Prefix: pari

Root: bimb (class 1)

Note: The `vān` suffix indicates the agent of the past participle, 'one who reflected'.

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

(indeclinable)

Note: Accusative singular neuter of `cira` (long) used adverbially.