योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-68, verse-1

विद्याधर्युवाच ।
ततः प्राचीनमभ्यासं बोधधारणयामले ।
कुर्वः प्रकटतां तेन जगदेष्यति शैलगम् ॥ १ ॥

vidyādharyuvāca ,
tataḥ prācīnamabhyāsaṃ bodhadhāraṇayāmale ,
kurvaḥ prakaṭatāṃ tena jagadeṣyati śailagam 1

1. vidyādhari uvāca tataḥ prācīnam abhyāsam bodhadhāraṇayāmale
kurvaḥ prakaṭatām tena jagat eṣyati śailagam

1. vidyādhari uvāca tataḥ bodhadhāraṇayāmale prācīnam
abhyāsam kuṛvaḥ prakaṭatām tena jagat śailagam eṣyati

1. The Vidyādharī said: 'Then, we two shall make the ancient practice (abhyāsa) manifest within the crucial phase of understanding and retention. Through that, the world will attain a state of mountain-like steadfastness.'

Words meanings summery:

• विद्याधरि (vidyādhari) - the female celestial being who spoke (a Vidyādharī)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• प्राचीनम् (prācīnam) - ancient, old

• अभ्यासम् (abhyāsam) - practice (abhyāsa)

• बोधधारणयामले (bodhadhāraṇayāmale) - in the watch (period) of knowledge and retention

• कुर्वः (kurvaḥ) - we two do/make

• प्रकटताम् (prakaṭatām) - manifestation, publicity

• तेन (tena) - by that manifestation of ancient practice (by that (masculine/neuter instrumental singular))

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, moving

• एष्यति (eṣyati) - will go, will attain

• शैलगम् (śailagam) - a state of mountain-like steadfastness or firmness (mountain-like state, going to a mountain)

Words meanings and morphology

विद्याधरि (vidyādhari) - the female celestial being who spoke (a Vidyādharī)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vidyādharī

vidyādharī - a female Vidyādhara, a knowledge-holder

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vidyā+dhara)

• vidyā – knowledge, learning
  noun (feminine)
• dhara – holding, bearing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun from dhṛ
  From dhṛ + aC
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

प्राचीनम् (prācīnam) - ancient, old

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prācīna

prācīna - old, ancient, eastern

अभ्यासम् (abhyāsam) - practice (abhyāsa)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhyāsa

abhyāsa - practice, repetition, habit, study

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: as (class 4)

बोधधारणयामले (bodhadhāraṇayāmale) - in the watch (period) of knowledge and retention

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bodhadhāraṇayāmala

bodhadhāraṇayāmala - the pair/watch of understanding and retention

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (bodha+dhāraṇā+yāmala)

• bodha – knowledge, understanding, awakening
  noun (masculine)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• dhāraṇā – retention, concentration, memory
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• yāmala – pair, twin, a watch (period of 3 hours)
  noun (neuter)

कुर्वः (kurvaḥ) - we two do/make

(verb)

1st person , dual, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रकटताम् (prakaṭatām) - manifestation, publicity

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prakaṭatā

prakaṭatā - manifestation, publicity, prominence

from prakaṭa (manifest) + tā (suffix for abstract feminine noun)

तेन (tena) - by that manifestation of ancient practice (by that (masculine/neuter instrumental singular))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

जगत् (jagat) - the world, moving

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - the world, universe, moving

present active participle (from gam)

Root: gam (class 1)

एष्यति (eṣyati) - will go, will attain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of i

Root: i (class 2)

शैलगम् (śailagam) - a state of mountain-like steadfastness or firmness (mountain-like state, going to a mountain)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śailaga

śailaga - going to a mountain, mountain-dweller, mountain-like

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (śaila+ga)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, residing in
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun from gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially to describe the state or destination of the world.

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