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.

6. כך, מה שאינו אלא רעיון מופשט ופעילות החשיבה בלבד, התרחב והתחזק באמצעות תרגול הריכוז העמוק, והופיע כגלגל כדור הארץ.

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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