योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-87, verse-39

अथैवंभावनाच्चाहं यदा तत्र चिरं स्थितः ।
तदाहं देहवान्दृष्ट इति मे प्रत्ययोऽभवत् ॥ ३९ ॥

athaivaṃbhāvanāccāhaṃ yadā tatra ciraṃ sthitaḥ ,
tadāhaṃ dehavāndṛṣṭa iti me pratyayo'bhavat 39

39. atha evam bhāvanāt ca aham yadā tatra ciram sthitaḥ
tadā aham dehavān dṛṣṭaḥ iti me pratyayaḥ abhavat

39. atha ca yadā aham evam bhāvanāt tatra ciram sthitaḥ
tadā me aham dehavān dṛṣṭaḥ iti pratyayaḥ abhavat

39. Then, through such contemplation (bhāvanā), when I remained in that state for a long time, a conviction (pratyaya) arose in me: 'I am perceived as embodied (dehavān).'

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon, afterwards

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so, indeed

• भावनात् (bhāvanāt) - from contemplation, from meditation, from imagining

• च (ca) - and, also

• अहम् (aham) - I

• यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

• तत्र (tatra) - in that state (of being the inner instrument, etc.) (there, in that place, in that matter/state)

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

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - remained, situated, stood, stayed

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अहम् (aham) - I

• देहवान् (dehavān) - embodied, possessing a body

• दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen, perceived, observed

• इति (iti) - introduces direct speech or thought (thus, so, in this way)

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

• प्रत्ययः (pratyayaḥ) - conviction, belief, perception, idea

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, happened, arose, existed

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon, afterwards

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so, indeed

(indeclinable)

भावनात् (bhāvanāt) - from contemplation, from meditation, from imagining

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of bhāvanā

bhāvanā - contemplation, meditation, imagination, cultivation, bringing into existence

verbal noun

Derived from root bhū (to be, to exist) in causative with suffix

Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my

यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

(indeclinable)

Formed from the pronoun 'yad' (which) with the adverbial suffix 'dā'

तत्र (tatra) - in that state (of being the inner instrument, etc.) (there, in that place, in that matter/state)

(indeclinable)

Locative case of 'tad' (that) with 'tra' suffix

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - remained, situated, stood, stayed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, remained, abiding, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Formed from the pronoun 'tad' (that) with the adverbial suffix 'dā'

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my

देहवान् (dehavān) - embodied, possessing a body

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dehavat

dehavat - possessing a body, embodied

Possessive adjective formed from deha (body) + -vat suffix

दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen, perceived, observed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed, visible, regarded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

इति (iti) - introduces direct speech or thought (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my

Note: Here indicating 'to me' or 'in me'

प्रत्ययः (pratyayaḥ) - conviction, belief, perception, idea

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratyaya

pratyaya - conviction, belief, trust, idea, notion, perception, apprehension

Derived from root i (to go) with prefix prati (towards, against)

Prefix: prati

Root: i (class 2)

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, happened, arose, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect Active Third Person Singular

A-stem verb, लङ् (laṅ) l-kāra

Root: bhū (class 1)