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).

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`.