योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-56, verse-39

तदा वर्षशतेनात्र बोधबीजं वृतान्तरम् ।
आसीन्मे हृदयक्षेत्रे कालमेकं विकासतः ॥ ३९ ॥

tadā varṣaśatenātra bodhabījaṃ vṛtāntaram ,
āsīnme hṛdayakṣetre kālamekaṃ vikāsataḥ 39

39. tadā varṣaśatena atra bodhabījaṃ vṛtāntaram
āsīt me hṛdayakṣetre kālam ekaṃ vikāsataḥ

39. tadā atra me hṛdayakṣetre vṛtāntaram bodhabījaṃ
varṣaśatena ekaṃ kālam vikāsataḥ āsīt

39. Then, for one period of a hundred years, the seed of awakening, which was enclosed within, existed in the field of my heart, undergoing development.

Words meanings summery:

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• वर्षशतेन (varṣaśatena) - by a hundred years, for a hundred years

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• बोधबीजं (bodhabījaṁ) - seed of awakening, seed of knowledge

• वृतान्तरम् (vṛtāntaram) - enclosed within, covered internally, veiled

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• मे (me) - my, to me

• हृदयक्षेत्रे (hṛdayakṣetre) - in the field of the heart

• कालम् (kālam) - time, period

• एकं (ekaṁ) - one, a certain

• विकासतः (vikāsataḥ) - from development, by unfolding, due to blossoming

Words meanings and morphology

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

derived from pronoun 'tat' (that)

वर्षशतेन (varṣaśatena) - by a hundred years, for a hundred years

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of varṣaśata

varṣaśata - a hundred years, a century

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (varṣa+śata)

• varṣa – year, rain
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
• śata – hundred
  numeral/noun (neuter)

Note: Often used to indicate duration in instrumental case

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

derived from pronoun 'idam' (this)

बोधबीजं (bodhabījaṁ) - seed of awakening, seed of knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bodhabīja

bodhabīja - seed of awakening, seed of knowledge/understanding

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bodha+bīja)

• bodha – awakening, knowledge, understanding
  noun (masculine)
  from root 'budh'
  Root: budh (class 1)
• bīja – seed, origin, cause
  noun (neuter)

Note: subject of the sentence

वृतान्तरम् (vṛtāntaram) - enclosed within, covered internally, veiled

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛtāntara

vṛtāntara - internal, enclosed, covered within, veiled

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vṛta+antara)

• vṛta – covered, surrounded, chosen
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root 'vṛ' (to cover, enclose)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)
• antara – interior, internal, inside
  noun/adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'bodhabījaṃ'

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Enclitic form of the first person pronoun.

Note: Pronominal form for 'my' or 'to me'.

हृदयक्षेत्रे (hṛdayakṣetre) - in the field of the heart

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛdayakṣetra

hṛdayakṣetra - field of the heart

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hṛdaya+kṣetra)

• hṛdaya – heart, mind
  noun (neuter)
• kṣetra – field, ground, region
  noun (neuter)

Note: Location where the seed was

कालम् (kālam) - time, period

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, appropriate time

Note: Denotes duration, often used with 'ekaṃ' to mean "for a certain period"

एकं (ekaṁ) - one, a certain

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, a certain

Note: Qualifies 'kālam'

विकासतः (vikāsataḥ) - from development, by unfolding, due to blossoming

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vikāsa

vikāsa - development, expansion, blossoming, manifestation

from 'vi-' + root 'kas' (to open, expand)

Prefix: vi

Root: kas (class 1)

Note: Indicates the cause or source of the seed's state