योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-180, verse-30

तथाहं पुरतस्तस्य काष्ठमौनवतोऽवसम् ।
षण्मासान्विगतोद्वेगं वेगान्कालकृतान्सहन् ॥ ३० ॥

tathāhaṃ puratastasya kāṣṭhamaunavato'vasam ,
ṣaṇmāsānvigatodvegaṃ vegānkālakṛtānsahan 30

30. tathā aham purataḥ tasya kāṣṭha-mauna-vataḥ avasam
ṣaṭ-māsān vigata-udvegam vegān kāla-kṛtān sahan

30. tathā aham tasya kāṣṭha-mauna-vataḥ purataḥ
vigata-udvegam kāla-kṛtān vegān sahan ṣaṭ-māsān avasam

30. Thus, I resided before him, who maintained a wood-like silence, for six months, free from agitation, enduring the urges created by time.

30. כך גרתי לפניו, בעודו שומר על שתיקה מוחלטת כגזע עץ, במשך שישה חודשים, ללא דאגה, כשאני נושא את פגעי הזמן.

Words meanings summery:

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

• अहम् (aham) - I

• पुरतः (purataḥ) - in front of, before

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, of that

• काष्ठ-मौन-वतः (kāṣṭha-mauna-vataḥ) - of him who possessed wood-like silence

• अवसम् (avasam) - I lived, I dwelled

• षट्-मासान् (ṣaṭ-māsān) - for six months

• विगत-उद्वेगम् (vigata-udvegam) - free from agitation/anxiety

• वेगान् (vegān) - impulses, forces, urges

• काल-कृतान् (kāla-kṛtān) - created by time, time-made

• सहन् (sahan) - enduring, tolerating, bearing

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Subject of 'avasam'.

पुरतः (purataḥ) - in front of, before

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Governed by 'purataḥ'.

काष्ठ-मौन-वतः (kāṣṭha-mauna-vataḥ) - of him who possessed wood-like silence

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kāṣṭha-mauna-vat

kāṣṭha-mauna-vat - possessing wood-like silence

Formed from 'kāṣṭha-mauna' (wood-silence) + possessive suffix -vat

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāṣṭha-mauna+vat)

• kāṣṭha – wood, log
  noun (neuter)
• mauna – silence
  noun (neuter)
  Noun from 'muni' (sage)
  Root: man
• vat – possessing, having, like
  suffix
  Possessive suffix

Note: Qualifies 'tasya'.

अवसम् (avasam) - I lived, I dwelled

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vas

Imperfect

1st person singular imperfect form of root vas. The initial 'a' is the augment for past tense.

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Root 'vas' (to dwell), with past augment 'a-'.

षट्-मासान् (ṣaṭ-māsān) - for six months

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ṣaṭ-māsa

ṣaṭ-māsa - six months

Compound type : dvigu (ṣaṭ+māsa)

• ṣaṭ – six
  numeral
• māsa – month
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates duration of time.

विगत-उद्वेगम् (vigata-udvegam) - free from agitation/anxiety

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vigata-udvega

vigata-udvega - free from agitation

Bahuvrīhi compound, 'one from whom agitation has gone away'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vigata+udvega)

• vigata – gone away, removed, past
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)
• udvega – agitation, anxiety, fear
  noun (masculine)
  Noun from 'ud-vij'
  Prefix: ud
  Root: vij

Note: Adverbial accusative, describing the state of the subject 'aham'.

वेगान् (vegān) - impulses, forces, urges

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vega

vega - impulse, force, speed, urge

From root vij (to tremble, move quickly)

Root: vij

Note: Object of the participle 'sahan'.

काल-कृतान् (kāla-kṛtān) - created by time, time-made

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kāla-kṛta

kāla-kṛta - made by time

Tatpuruṣa compound, 'made by time'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+kṛta)

• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)
• kṛta – made, done, created
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'vegān'.

सहन् (sahan) - enduring, tolerating, bearing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahat

sahat - enduring, bearing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root sah (to endure) with śatṛ suffix

Root: sah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'aham'.

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