योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-56, verse-21

तस्मादाकाशमाशून्यं कस्मिंश्चिद्दूरकोणके ।
अत्र तिष्ठाम्यवष्टभ्य योगयुक्तिमनिन्दिताम् ॥ २१ ॥

tasmādākāśamāśūnyaṃ kasmiṃściddūrakoṇake ,
atra tiṣṭhāmyavaṣṭabhya yogayuktimaninditām 21

21. tasmāt ākāśam āśūnyam kasmiṃścit dūra-koṇake
atra tiṣṭhāmi avaṣṭabhya yoga-yuktim aninditām

21. tasmāt atra ākāśam āśūnyam kasmiṃścit dūra-koṇake
aninditām yoga-yuktim avaṣṭabhya tiṣṭhāmi

21. Therefore, I remain here, in some distant corner of the empty space (ākāśa), firmly adhering to the blameless method of (yoga).

21. לפיכך, באיזו פינה נידחת של החלל הריק, אשכון שם, מבוסס היטב בשיטת הַיּוֹגָה הללא דופי.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the empty space, referring to a mental or conceptual space of voidness (sky, space, ether)

• आशून्यम् (āśūnyam) - empty, void, devoid of

• कस्मिंश्चित् (kasmiṁścit) - in some, in a certain

• दूर-कोणके (dūra-koṇake) - in a distant corner

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I abide, I settle myself (I stand, I remain, I dwell)

• अवष्टभ्य (avaṣṭabhya) - firmly adhering to, having taken support of (having firmly grasped, having supported, having held fast)

• योग-युक्तिम् (yoga-yuktim) - the method or technique of (yoga) (the application of (yoga), the practice of (yoga))

• अनिन्दिताम् (aninditām) - blameless, irreproachable, faultless

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'.

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the empty space, referring to a mental or conceptual space of voidness (sky, space, ether)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether, atmosphere

from ā-kāś- 'to shine forth'

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Often translated as 'ether' or 'space' in philosophical contexts.

आशून्यम् (āśūnyam) - empty, void, devoid of

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āśūnya

āśūnya - empty, void, devoid of, vacant

a- (augmentative/intensive) + śūnya

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ā+śūnya)

• ā – prefix indicating 'completely', 'up to'
  indeclinable
• śūnya – empty, void, nothing
  adjective (masculine)
  from root śū- 'to swell, to be empty'
  Root: śū (class 5)

Note: Agrees with `ākāśam`.

कस्मिंश्चित् (kasmiṁścit) - in some, in a certain

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kimcid

kimcid - some, a certain, any

kim (interrogative pronoun) + cid (indefinite particle)

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (kim+cid)

• kim – what, which
  pronoun (neuter)
• cid – indefinite particle (adds 'some' or 'a certain')
  indeclinable

Note: Agrees with `dūra-koṇake`.

दूर-कोणके (dūra-koṇake) - in a distant corner

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dūra-koṇaka

dūra-koṇaka - distant corner, remote corner

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dūra+koṇaka)

• dūra – distant, far, remote
  adjective (masculine)
• koṇaka – corner, angle
  noun (masculine)

Note: The noun `koṇaka` is typically masculine, but here it's used in the neuter locative form, agreeing with `kasmiṃścit`.

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I abide, I settle myself (I stand, I remain, I dwell)

(verb)

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

Present Active

Root: sthā (class 1)

अवष्टभ्य (avaṣṭabhya) - firmly adhering to, having taken support of (having firmly grasped, having supported, having held fast)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root stambh- 'to prop, support' with prefix ava-

Prefix: ava

Root: stambh (class 9)

योग-युक्तिम् (yoga-yuktim) - the method or technique of (yoga) (the application of (yoga), the practice of (yoga))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yoga-yukti

yoga-yukti - application of (yoga), practice of (yoga), proper method of (yoga)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (yoga+yukti)

• yoga – union, spiritual discipline, application, concentration
  noun (masculine)
  from root yuj- 'to join, to yoke'
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• yukti – junction, application, proper method, contrivance
  noun (feminine)
  from root yuj- 'to join'
  Root: yuj (class 7)

अनिन्दिताम् (aninditām) - blameless, irreproachable, faultless

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anindita

anindita - not blamed, irreproachable, blameless

a- (negative prefix) + nindita (Past Passive Participle of root nind-)

Compound type : Prasajyapratiṣedha (a+nindita)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
• nindita – blamed, reproached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root nind- 'to blame'
  Root: nind (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `yoga-yuktim`.

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