योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-74, verse-27

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
यथा ध्यानेन देहान्तस्तिष्ठसि त्वं यथा स्थितम् ।
तथास्ते निजदेहेऽन्तः संकल्पात्मा पितामहः ॥ २७ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
yathā dhyānena dehāntastiṣṭhasi tvaṃ yathā sthitam ,
tathāste nijadehe'ntaḥ saṃkalpātmā pitāmahaḥ 27

27. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca yathā dhyānena
deha-antaḥ tiṣṭhasi tvam
yathā sthitam tathā āste nijadehe
antaḥ saṅkalpa-ātmā pitāmahaḥ

27. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca.
yathā tvam dhyānena deha-antaḥ sthitam (san) tiṣṭhasi,
tathā saṅkalpa-ātmā pitāmahaḥ nijadehe antaḥ āste.

27. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: "Just as you, through intense meditation (dhyāna), remain situated within a body, so too the Grandfather (Brahmā), whose very essence (ātman) is intention (saṅkalpa), exists within his own body."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - The venerable Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• ध्यानेन (dhyānena) - by meditation, through contemplation

• देह-अन्तः (deha-antaḥ) - within the body

• तिष्ठसि (tiṣṭhasi) - you stand, you remain, you dwell

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• यथा (yathā) - just as, in which state

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, stood, existing

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• आस्ते (āste) - remains, sits, exists

• निजदेहे (nijadehe) - in his own body

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, interior

• सङ्कल्प-आत्मा (saṅkalpa-ātmā) - whose nature is intention, having intention as self

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - Lord Brahmā (grandfather, Brahmā (the creator god))

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - The venerable Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Venerable Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – splendor, prosperity, revered, divine
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a Vedic sage), most excellent, best
  proper noun (masculine)
  Superlative of vasu (good).

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active third person singular

From root vac, perfect tense, third person singular, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

Note: Corresponds with 'tathā'.

ध्यानेन (dhyānena) - by meditation, through contemplation

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dhyāna

dhyāna - meditation, contemplation, thought, profound and abstract religious meditation

From root dhyā + lyuṭ suffix.

Root: dhyā (class 2)

देह-अन्तः (deha-antaḥ) - within the body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dehānta

dehānta - interior of the body, within the body

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+anta)

• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 4)
• anta – inside, end, limit
  noun (masculine)

Note: The visarga acts adverbially here, implying 'within'.

तिष्ठसि (tiṣṭhasi) - you stand, you remain, you dwell

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Present active second person singular

From root sthā, present tense, second person singular, active voice.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'tvam'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

यथा (yathā) - just as, in which state

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here adverbially, modifying 'sthitam'.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, stood, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, existing, situated, firm

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā + kta suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Here functions adverbially, 'as situated'.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Corresponds with 'yathā'.

आस्ते (āste) - remains, sits, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ās

Present middle third person singular

From root ās, present tense, third person singular, middle voice.

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Verb for 'pitāmahaḥ'.

निजदेहे (nijadehe) - in his own body

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nijadeha

nijadeha - one's own body

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nija+deha)

• nija – one's own, personal, inherent
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 4)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, interior

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use, modifying the location.

सङ्कल्प-आत्मा (saṅkalpa-ātmā) - whose nature is intention, having intention as self

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅkalpa-ātman

saṅkalpa-ātman - one whose essence is intention (saṅkalpa), of the nature of resolve

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṅkalpa+ātman)

• saṅkalpa – intention, resolve, volition, mental conception, determination
  noun (masculine)
  From root kḷp with saṃ- prefix.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 10)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'pitāmahaḥ'.

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - Lord Brahmā (grandfather, Brahmā (the creator god))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, Brahmā (the progenitor of all)

Note: Refers to Lord Brahmā.