योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-183, verse-3

यस्य जीवस्य सदनान्नास्ति निर्गमनं बहिः ।
स करोति कथं सप्तद्वीपेशत्वेन दिग्जयम् ॥ ३ ॥

yasya jīvasya sadanānnāsti nirgamanaṃ bahiḥ ,
sa karoti kathaṃ saptadvīpeśatvena digjayam 3

3. yasya jīvasya sadanāt na asti nirgamanam bahiḥ
saḥ karoti katham saptadvīpeśatvena digjayam

3. yasya jīvasya sadanāt bahiḥ nirgamanam na asti
saḥ saptadvīpeśatvena katham digjayam karoti

3. How can that living being, for whom there is no going out from his abode, perform a conquest of the world as a lord of the seven continents?

Words meanings summery:

• यस्य (yasya) - of which (whose, of which)

• जीवस्य (jīvasya) - of a living being (of a living being, of life)

• सदनात् (sadanāt) - from his abode (from the abode, from the dwelling)

• न (na) - not, no, neither

• अस्ति (asti) - there is (is, exists)

• निर्गमनम् (nirgamanam) - going out, exit, departure

• बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, externally

• सः (saḥ) - that (living being) (he, that)

• करोति (karoti) - performs (does, makes, performs)

• कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner, why)

• सप्तद्वीपेशत्वेन (saptadvīpeśatvena) - as a lord of the seven continents (by the state of being a lord of seven continents)

• दिग्जयम् (digjayam) - conquest of directions, world conquest

Words meanings and morphology

यस्य (yasya) - of which (whose, of which)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: modifies jīvasya

जीवस्य (jīvasya) - of a living being (of a living being, of life)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living being, soul, life

From root jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: possessor of 'sadana'

सदनात् (sadanāt) - from his abode (from the abode, from the dwelling)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sadana

sadana - abode, dwelling, seat

From root sad (to sit, settle)

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: source of 'nirgamanam'

न (na) - not, no, neither

(indeclinable)

Note: negates 'asti'

अस्ति (asti) - there is (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present tense form

3rd person singular active, Parasmaipada, from root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

निर्गमनम् (nirgamanam) - going out, exit, departure

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirgamana

nirgamana - going out, exit, departure

Nominalized action from verbal root

Formed from root gam (to go) with prefix nir- and suffix -ana

Prefix: nis

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: subject of 'na asti'

बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, externally

(indeclinable)

Note: modifies 'nirgamanam'

सः (saḥ) - that (living being) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: refers back to 'jīvasya'

करोति (karoti) - performs (does, makes, performs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present tense form

3rd person singular active, Parasmaipada, from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner, why)

(indeclinable)

Derived from kim (what) with -tham suffix

Note: interrogative adverb

सप्तद्वीपेशत्वेन (saptadvīpeśatvena) - as a lord of the seven continents (by the state of being a lord of seven continents)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of saptadvīpeśatva

saptadvīpeśatva - the state or condition of being a lord of the seven continents

Formed by adding -tva suffix to saptadvīpeśa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sapta+dvīpa+īśa+tva)

• sapta – seven
  numeral
• dvīpa – island, continent
  noun (masculine)
• īśa – lord, master
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)
• tva – state, condition, -ness, -hood
  suffix (neuter)
  Nominal suffix forming abstract nouns

Note: indicates the capacity or role

दिग्जयम् (digjayam) - conquest of directions, world conquest

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of digjaya

digjaya - conquest of the quarters, world conquest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (diś+jaya)

• diś – direction, quarter of the sky
  noun (feminine)
  Root: diś (class 6)
• jaya – victory, conquest, triumph
  noun (masculine)
  From root ji (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: object of 'karoti'