योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-86, verse-2

स रुद्रस्तौ जगत्खण्डौ तदा चित्र इवार्पिताः ।
निस्पन्दा एव तत्रासन्प्रेक्षमाणे स्थिते मयि ॥ २ ॥

sa rudrastau jagatkhaṇḍau tadā citra ivārpitāḥ ,
nispandā eva tatrāsanprekṣamāṇe sthite mayi 2

2. saḥ rudraḥ tau jagatkhaṇḍau tadā citre iva arpitāḥ
nispandāḥ eva tatra āsan prekṣamāṇe sthite mayi

2. mayi prekṣamāṇe sthite tadā saḥ rudraḥ tau jagatkhaṇḍau
tatra citre iva arpitāḥ nispandāḥ eva āsan

2. As I (Vasiṣṭha) stood watching, that Rudra and those two fragments of the universe (jagatkhaṇḍa) were then fixed there, as if painted, utterly motionless.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra (a deity)

• तौ (tau) - those two

• जगत्खण्डौ (jagatkhaṇḍau) - the two fragments of the world/universe

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• चित्रे (citre) - in a painting, in a picture

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अर्पिताः (arpitāḥ) - placed, fixed, deposited

• निस्पन्दाः (nispandāḥ) - motionless, still, unmoving

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, precisely

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• आसन् (āsan) - they were

• प्रेक्षमाणे (prekṣamāṇe) - while observing, while looking

• स्थिते (sthite) - while standing, while present

• मयि (mayi) - in me, on me

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Note: agrees with rudraḥ

रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra (a deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rudra

rudra - Rudra (a Vedic deity, later identified with Shiva)

Root: rud (class 2)

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: agrees with jagatkhaṇḍau

जगत्खण्डौ (jagatkhaṇḍau) - the two fragments of the world/universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of jagatkhaṇḍa

jagatkhaṇḍa - fragment of the world/universe

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+khaṇḍa)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• khaṇḍa – fragment, part, piece
  noun (neuter)
  Root: khaṇḍ (class 10)

Note: agrees with tau, referring to the two world fragments as perceived by Rudra

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

चित्रे (citre) - in a painting, in a picture

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - painting, picture, variegated, wonderful

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

अर्पिताः (arpitāḥ) - placed, fixed, deposited

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of arpita

arpita - placed, fixed, offered, deposited

Past Passive Participle

from root ṛ with causal suffix (arpayati)

Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: agrees with saḥ rudraḥ and jagatkhaṇḍau (effectively dual subject treated as plural or compounded)

निस्पन्दाः (nispandāḥ) - motionless, still, unmoving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nispanda

nispanda - motionless, still, unmoving

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+spanda)

• nis – without, out of
  prefix
• spanda – vibration, movement, throbbing
  noun (masculine)
  Root: spad (class 1)

Note: agrees with rudraḥ and jagatkhaṇḍau

एव (eva) - indeed, only, precisely

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

आसन् (āsan) - they were

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

प्रेक्षमाणे (prekṣamāṇe) - while observing, while looking

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of prekṣamāṇa

prekṣamāṇa - observing, looking on, seeing

Present Middle Participle

from root īkṣ with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: locative absolute, agrees with mayi

स्थिते (sthite) - while standing, while present

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing

Past Passive Participle

from root sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: locative absolute, agrees with mayi

मयि (mayi) - in me, on me

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: locative absolute