योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-89, verse-6

एवं संकल्पमात्रं मे मनोमात्रं तदाततम् ।
धारणाभ्याससंपुष्टं भूमण्डलमिति स्थितम् ॥ ६ ॥

evaṃ saṃkalpamātraṃ me manomātraṃ tadātatam ,
dhāraṇābhyāsasaṃpuṣṭaṃ bhūmaṇḍalamiti sthitam 6

6. evam saṅkalpamātram me manomātram tat ātatam
dhāraṇābhyāsasaṃpuṣṭam bhūmaṇḍalam iti sthitam

6. bhūmaṇḍalam evam me saṅkalpamātram manomātram
tat ātatam dhāraṇābhyāsasaṃpuṣṭam iti sthitam

6. In this way, this earth-globe, which is merely a thought of mine, purely mental, then expanded, and strengthened by the practice of sustained attention (dhyāna), comes to be perceived as such.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

• सङ्कल्पमात्रम् (saṅkalpamātram) - merely a thought, only an intention

• मे (me) - my, of me

• मनोमात्रम् (manomātram) - merely mental, only of the mind

• तत् (tat) - that, that thing

• आततम् (ātatam) - expanded, stretched, diffused

• धारणाभ्याससंपुष्टम् (dhāraṇābhyāsasaṁpuṣṭam) - strengthened by the practice of sustained attention

• भूमण्डलम् (bhūmaṇḍalam) - the earth-globe, the terrestrial sphere

• इति (iti) - indicates the preceding words are a quotation or thought (thus, in this way, so)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - appears as such (situated, existing, standing, appearing)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

सङ्कल्पमात्रम् (saṅkalpamātram) - merely a thought, only an intention

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṅkalpamātra

saṅkalpamātra - merely a thought, only an intention or resolve

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṅkalpa+mātra)

• saṅkalpa – intention, resolve, thought, mental conception
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kḷp with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• mātra – only, mere, just; a measure, quantity
  adjective (neuter)

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

मनोमात्रम् (manomātram) - merely mental, only of the mind

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manomātra

manomātra - merely mental, only of the mind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+mātra)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• mātra – only, mere, just; a measure, quantity
  adjective (neuter)

तत् (tat) - that, that thing

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, it

आततम् (ātatam) - expanded, stretched, diffused

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ātata

ātata - expanded, stretched, diffused, extended

Past Passive Participle

From root tan with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: tan (class 8)

धारणाभ्याससंपुष्टम् (dhāraṇābhyāsasaṁpuṣṭam) - strengthened by the practice of sustained attention

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhāraṇābhyāsasaṃpuṣṭa

dhāraṇābhyāsasaṁpuṣṭa - strengthened or nourished by the practice of sustained attention

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhāraṇābhyāsa+saṃpuṣṭa)

• dhāraṇā – sustained attention, concentration, holding, memory (a limb of yoga)
  noun (feminine)
  From root dhṛ.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• abhyāsa – practice, repetition, study, habit
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root as with prefix abhi.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: as (class 4)
• saṃpuṣṭa – nourished, strengthened, well-developed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root puṣ with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: puṣ (class 4)

भूमण्डलम् (bhūmaṇḍalam) - the earth-globe, the terrestrial sphere

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūmaṇḍala

bhūmaṇḍala - the earth-globe, the terrestrial sphere

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+maṇḍala)

• bhū – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• maṇḍala – circle, disc, sphere, region, orb
  noun (neuter)

इति (iti) - indicates the preceding words are a quotation or thought (thus, in this way, so)

(indeclinable)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - appears as such (situated, existing, standing, appearing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - situated, stood, existing, firm, established

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā.

Root: sthā (class 1)

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