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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-70, verse-11

अनयाम्बरसंचारपरयाद्रिशिरःशिला ।
दृष्टा स्वजगदाधारभूतास्माकं तु खात्मिका ॥ ११ ॥
anayāmbarasaṃcāraparayādriśiraḥśilā ,
dṛṣṭā svajagadādhārabhūtāsmākaṃ tu khātmikā 11
11. anayā ambara-saṃcāra-parayā adri-śiraḥ-śilā dṛṣṭā
sva-jagat-ādhāra-bhūtā asmākam tu kha-ātmikā
11. ambara-saṃcāra-parayā anayā,
sva-jagat-ādhāra-bhūtā adri-śiraḥ-śilā dṛṣṭā,
tu asmākam kha-ātmikā.
11. By this (consciousness or vāsanā), which is absorbed in traversing the sky, the peak-rock (of a mountain) was perceived. This rock, while forming the foundation of its own world, is, for us, essentially nothing but space (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

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  • अनया (anayā) - by this (consciousness or vāsanā) (by her, by this)
  • अम्बर-संचार-परया (ambara-saṁcāra-parayā) - by her (the consciousness) which is absorbed in traversing the sky (i.e., having a vast or elevated perspective) (by one devoted to moving in the sky, by one engrossed in sky-travel)
  • अद्रि-शिरः-शिला (adri-śiraḥ-śilā) - the peak-rock (of a mountain) (mountain peak's rock, a rock slab on a mountain top)
  • दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen, observed, perceived
  • स्व-जगत्-आधार-भूता (sva-jagat-ādhāra-bhūtā) - being the support of its own world, forming the basis of its own universe
  • अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us, for us, to us
  • तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed, moreover
  • ख-आत्मिका (kha-ātmikā) - essentially nothing but space (ātman) (whose essence (ātman) is space, consisting of space)

Words meanings and morphology

अनया (anayā) - by this (consciousness or vāsanā) (by her, by this)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this, that
Note: Agent in a passive construction, referring to the perceiving entity from previous verses (vāsanā or the mind).
अम्बर-संचार-परया (ambara-saṁcāra-parayā) - by her (the consciousness) which is absorbed in traversing the sky (i.e., having a vast or elevated perspective) (by one devoted to moving in the sky, by one engrossed in sky-travel)
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of ambara-saṃcāra-parā
ambara-saṁcāra-parā - devoted to moving in the sky, engrossed in air travel
Compound type : tatpuruṣa / bahuvrīhi (ambara+saṃcāra+parā)
  • ambara – sky, atmosphere, space, clothing
    noun (neuter)
  • saṃcāra – movement, wandering, traversing
    noun (masculine)
    From root 'car' (to move) with upasarga 'sam'.
    Prefix: sam
    Root: car (class 1)
  • parā – devoted to, intent on, supreme, other
    adjective (feminine)
Note: Modifies 'anayā'.
अद्रि-शिरः-शिला (adri-śiraḥ-śilā) - the peak-rock (of a mountain) (mountain peak's rock, a rock slab on a mountain top)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of adri-śiraḥ-śilā
adri-śiraḥ-śilā - rock slab of a mountain peak
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adri+śiras+śilā)
  • adri – mountain, rock, cloud
    noun (masculine)
  • śiras – head, top, peak, summit
    noun (neuter)
  • śilā – rock, stone, slab
    noun (feminine)
Note: The object seen (subject in passive voice).
दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen, observed, perceived
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭa
dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived
Past Passive Participle
From root 'dṛś' (to see).
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'adriśiraḥśilā'.
स्व-जगत्-आधार-भूता (sva-jagat-ādhāra-bhūtā) - being the support of its own world, forming the basis of its own universe
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sva-jagat-ādhāra-bhūta
sva-jagat-ādhāra-bhūta - that which has become the support of its own world, forming the basis of its own universe
Compound type : bahuvrīhi / tatpuruṣa (sva+jagat+ādhāra+bhūta)
  • sva – own, one's own
    pronoun
  • jagat – world, universe, moving
    noun (neuter)
  • ādhāra – support, basis, receptacle, foundation
    noun (masculine)
    From root 'dhṛ' (to hold) with upasarga 'ā'.
    Prefix: ā
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
  • bhūta – become, formed, been, existing, element
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    From root 'bhū' (to be, to become).
    Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'adriśiraḥśilā'.
अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us, for us, to us
(pronoun)
Genitive, plural of asmad
asmad - I, we
Note: Indicates perspective: 'from our point of view'.
तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed, moreover
(indeclinable)
Note: Used to introduce a contrast or emphasize.
ख-आत्मिका (kha-ātmikā) - essentially nothing but space (ātman) (whose essence (ātman) is space, consisting of space)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kha-ātmika
kha-ātmika - whose nature/essence is space/ether, consisting of space
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kha+ātman)
  • kha – space, ether, sky, void
    noun (neuter)
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
    noun (masculine)
Note: Predicative adjective for 'adriśiraḥśilā' (the rock slab, which for us is space-natured).