योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-89, verse-9

इदं स्थिरं सुकठिनं विततं भूमिमण्डलम् ।
अस्तीति जायते बुद्धिर्व्योम्नीव चिरवेदनात् ॥ ९ ॥

idaṃ sthiraṃ sukaṭhinaṃ vitataṃ bhūmimaṇḍalam ,
astīti jāyate buddhirvyomnīva ciravedanāt 9

9. idam sthiram sukaṭhinam vitatam bhūmaṇḍalam
asti iti jāyate buddhiḥ vyomni iva ciravedanāt

9. idam bhūmaṇḍalam sthiram sukaṭhinam vitatam
asti iti buddhiḥ jāyate vyomni iva ciravedanāt

9. A perception (buddhi) arises, "This earth-globe is stable, very hard, and vast, it exists," just as if in space, due to long-standing experience.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• स्थिरम् (sthiram) - stable, firm, constant

• सुकठिनम् (sukaṭhinam) - very hard, exceedingly difficult

• विततम् (vitatam) - expanded, vast, spread out

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

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists, there is

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

• जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - a perception or understanding (intellect, understanding, perception, mind)

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• चिरवेदनात् (ciravedanāt) - from long experience, due to long perception

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

स्थिरम् (sthiram) - stable, firm, constant

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthira

sthira - stable, firm, constant, fixed, steady

From root sthā.

Root: sthā (class 1)

सुकठिनम् (sukaṭhinam) - very hard, exceedingly difficult

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukaṭhina

sukaṭhina - very hard, very difficult, exceedingly firm

Compound type : pravādi (su+kaṭhina)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• kaṭhina – hard, stiff, difficult, harsh
  adjective (neuter)

विततम् (vitatam) - expanded, vast, spread out

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vitata

vitata - expanded, vast, spread out, diffused

Past Passive Participle

From root tan with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: tan (class 8)

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)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists, there is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present Active Indicative

Root: as (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of jan

Present Middle Indicative

Root: jan (class 4)

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - a perception or understanding (intellect, understanding, perception, mind)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, discrimination (buddhi)

Derived from root budh.

Root: budh (class 1)

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, heaven, space, atmosphere

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

चिरवेदनात् (ciravedanāt) - from long experience, due to long perception

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of ciravedanā

ciravedanā - long experience, long sensation or perception

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cira+vedanā)

• cira – long (time), lasting, old
  adjective (feminine)
• vedanā – sensation, feeling, perception, experience
  noun (feminine)
  verbal noun
  Derived from root vid.
  Root: vid (class 2)