योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-81, verse-50

तज्जगन्नर्तन चारु तद्देहादर्शसंस्थितम् ।
चिरं मया तदा दृष्टमविनष्टं पुनः स्थितम् ॥ ५० ॥

tajjagannartana cāru taddehādarśasaṃsthitam ,
ciraṃ mayā tadā dṛṣṭamavinaṣṭaṃ punaḥ sthitam 50

50. tat jagat nartanam cāru tat deha ādarśa-saṃsthitam
ciram mayā tadā dṛṣṭam avinaṣṭam punaḥ sthitam

50. mayā tadā ciram tat jagat nartanam cāru tat deha
ādarśa-saṃsthitam dṛṣṭam avinaṣṭam punaḥ sthitam

50. That charming dance of the world, which is situated in the mirror of her body, was observed by me for a long time then; it has remained, being indestructible.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• नर्तनम् (nartanam) - dance, dancing

• चारु (cāru) - beautiful, charming, lovely

• तत् (tat) - her, that

• देह (deha) - body, form, physical frame

• आदर्श-संस्थितम् (ādarśa-saṁsthitam) - situated in the mirror, placed like a reflection

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long ago

• मया (mayā) - by me

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, observed, perceived

• अविनष्टम् (avinaṣṭam) - indestructible, not perished, unimpaired

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - remained, stood, situated

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Modifies 'jagat nartanam'

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

of jagat

jagat - the moving, the world, universe

Present Active Participle

From root √gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: First part of the compound 'jagat-nartana'

नर्तनम् (nartanam) - dance, dancing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nartana

nartana - dancing, dance, acting

Derived from root √nṛt

Root: nṛt (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'dṛṣṭam'; 'jagat-nartanam' is a Tatpuruṣa compound 'dance of the world'

चारु (cāru) - beautiful, charming, lovely

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cāru

cāru - beautiful, charming, agreeable, lovely

Note: Modifies 'nartanam'

तत् (tat) - her, that

(pronoun)

of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: First part of the compound 'tat-deha'; refers to the goddess. Gender/case implied genitive but in compound it's base form.

देह (deha) - body, form, physical frame

(noun)

of deha

deha - body, corporeal frame, person

Note: First part of the compound 'deha-ādarśa'

आदर्श-संस्थितम् (ādarśa-saṁsthitam) - situated in the mirror, placed like a reflection

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ādarśa-saṃsthita

ādarśa-saṁsthita - situated in a mirror

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ādarśa+saṃsthita)

• ādarśa – mirror, reflection
  noun (masculine)
• saṃsthita – situated, placed, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √sthā with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'nartanam'; 'tat-deha-ādarśa-saṃsthitam' is a larger compound 'situated in the mirror of her body'.

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long ago

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, observed, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Main predicate, in passive construction with 'mayā'

अविनष्टम् (avinaṣṭam) - indestructible, not perished, unimpaired

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avinaṣṭa

avinaṣṭa - not perished, imperishable, indestructible

Compound of 'a' (not) and 'vinaṣṭa' (perished)

Note: Modifies 'jagat nartanam'

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover

(indeclinable)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - remained, stood, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, remained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'jagat nartanam'