योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-87, verse-57

यथा खमावृतं सर्गैस्तथा भूरिति बुद्धवान् ।
तदाहमभवं ध्याता धराधारणयान्वितः ॥ ५७ ॥

yathā khamāvṛtaṃ sargaistathā bhūriti buddhavān ,
tadāhamabhavaṃ dhyātā dharādhāraṇayānvitaḥ 57

57. yathā kham āvṛtam sargaiḥ tathā bhūḥ iti buddhavān
tadā aham abhavam dhyātā dharādhāraṇayā anvitaḥ

57. yathā kham sargaiḥ āvṛtam tathā bhūḥ iti buddhavān
tadā aham dharādhāraṇayā anvitaḥ dhyātā abhavam

57. Just as space is enveloped by its creations, so I understood the earth. Then, endowed with the power of sustaining the earth, I became the meditator (dhyātā).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like, in the manner that

• खम् (kham) - sky, space, ether, void

• आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - covered, enveloped, pervaded, surrounded

• सर्गैः (sargaiḥ) - by creations, by emissions, by developments, by primary creations

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

• भूः (bhūḥ) - earth, ground, existence, becoming

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, marking direct speech or conclusion

• बुद्धवान् (buddhavān) - understood, comprehended, having known, enlightened

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अभवम् (abhavam) - I became, I was

• ध्याता (dhyātā) - meditator, one who meditates

• धराधारणया (dharādhāraṇayā) - by the sustenance of the earth, by the capacity to hold the earth

• अन्वितः (anvitaḥ) - endowed with, connected with, accompanied by

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

खम् (kham) - sky, space, ether, void

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, space, ether, void

आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - covered, enveloped, pervaded, surrounded

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āvṛta

āvṛta - covered, enveloped, surrounded

Past Passive Participle

derived from root √vṛ 'to cover' with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

सर्गैः (sargaiḥ) - by creations, by emissions, by developments, by primary creations

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarga

sarga - creation, emission, release, development

Root: sṛj (class 6)

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

(indeclinable)

भूः (bhūḥ) - earth, ground, existence, becoming

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, existence, becoming

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, marking direct speech or conclusion

(indeclinable)

बुद्धवान् (buddhavān) - understood, comprehended, having known, enlightened

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of buddhavat

buddhavat - having understood, knowing, enlightened

Past Active Participle

derived from root √budh 'to know' with suffix -vat

Root: budh (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

अभवम् (abhavam) - I became, I was

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect (Laṅ-lakāra) 1st person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

ध्याता (dhyātā) - meditator, one who meditates

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhyātṛ

dhyātṛ - meditator, one who meditates

agent noun

derived from root √dhyā 'to meditate' with agent suffix -tṛ

Root: dhyā (class 1)

धराधारणया (dharādhāraṇayā) - by the sustenance of the earth, by the capacity to hold the earth

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dharādhāraṇā

dharādhāraṇā - sustenance of the earth, capacity to hold the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharā+dhāraṇā)

• dharā – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• dhāraṇā – sustenance, holding, support, concentration
  noun (feminine)
  derived from root √dhṛ 'to hold, support'
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अन्वितः (anvitaḥ) - endowed with, connected with, accompanied by

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anvita

anvita - endowed with, connected with, accompanied by

Past Passive Participle

derived from root √i 'to go' with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: i (class 2)