योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-201, verse-18

साम्राज्यस्याथवा व्योम्नि या स्थितिः क्षोभवर्जिता ।
तामेवानुभवाम्यत्र मच्चित्तामनपायिनीम् ॥ १८ ॥

sāmrājyasyāthavā vyomni yā sthitiḥ kṣobhavarjitā ,
tāmevānubhavāmyatra maccittāmanapāyinīm 18

18. sāmrājyasya athavā vyomni yā sthitiḥ kṣobhavarjitā
tām eva anubhavāmi atra maccittām anapāyinīm

18. atra sāmrājyasya athavā vyomni yā kṣobhavarjitā
maccittām anapāyinīm sthitiḥ tām eva anubhavāmi

18. Here I experience that very state — be it universal sovereignty or an existence in the vast expanse (vyoman) — which is free from agitation, unified with my consciousness, and imperishable.

Words meanings summery:

• साम्राज्यस्य (sāmrājyasya) - of an empire, of universal sovereignty

• अथवा (athavā) - or, alternatively

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the vast expanse (vyoman), often used metaphorically for consciousness or absolute space (in the sky, in space, in the ether)

• या (yā) - which (feminine singular nominative)

• स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - state, condition, existence, stability

• क्षोभवर्जिता (kṣobhavarjitā) - free from agitation, devoid of disturbance

• ताम् (tām) - that (feminine singular accusative)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• अनुभवामि (anubhavāmi) - I experience, I perceive

• अत्र (atra) - in this state of being, in this moment (here, in this place, in this context)

• मच्चित्ताम् (maccittām) - referring to the state (sthiti) being inherently connected to the speaker's consciousness (that which has my mind/consciousness, unified with my consciousness)

• अनपायिनीम् (anapāyinīm) - imperishable, immutable, indestructible

Words meanings and morphology

साम्राज्यस्य (sāmrājyasya) - of an empire, of universal sovereignty

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sāmrājya

sāmrājya - universal sovereignty, imperial sway, empire

Root: rāj (class 1)

अथवा (athavā) - or, alternatively

(indeclinable)

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the vast expanse (vyoman), often used metaphorically for consciousness or absolute space (in the sky, in space, in the ether)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

या (yā) - which (feminine singular nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to sthitiḥ.

स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - state, condition, existence, stability

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - state, condition, existence, stability, position

Root: sthā (class 1)

क्षोभवर्जिता (kṣobhavarjitā) - free from agitation, devoid of disturbance

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣobhavarjitā

kṣobhavarjitā - free from agitation, devoid of disturbance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣobha+varjita)

• kṣobha – agitation, disturbance, tremor
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣubh (class 1)
• varjita – avoided, deprived of, excluded, free from
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛj (to abandon, exclude).
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Modifies sthitiḥ.

ताम् (tām) - that (feminine singular accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers back to sthitiḥ.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

अनुभवामि (anubhavāmi) - I experience, I perceive

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of anubhū

Present Active

First person singular present active indicative

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

अत्र (atra) - in this state of being, in this moment (here, in this place, in this context)

(indeclinable)

मच्चित्ताम् (maccittām) - referring to the state (sthiti) being inherently connected to the speaker's consciousness (that which has my mind/consciousness, unified with my consciousness)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of maccitta

maccitta - having my mind, unified with my consciousness

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mad+citta)

• mad – I, my (stem form)
  pronoun
• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Modifies tām sthitiḥ.

अनपायिनीम् (anapāyinīm) - imperishable, immutable, indestructible

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anapāyin

anapāyin - imperishable, indestructible, immutable

Compound type : nah-tatpuruṣa (a+apāyin)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• apāyin – perishing, departing
  adjective
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root i (to go) with prefix apa-.
  Prefix: apa
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Modifies tām sthitiḥ.

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