योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-94, verse-24

भ्रमतः सिद्धसेनासु लोकपालपुरीषु मे ।
विस्मृता व्यवहारौघैः सातिवाहिकतात्मनः ॥ २४ ॥

bhramataḥ siddhasenāsu lokapālapurīṣu me ,
vismṛtā vyavahāraughaiḥ sātivāhikatātmanaḥ 24

24. bhramataḥ siddhasenāsu lokapālapurīṣu me
vismṛtā vyavahāraughaiḥ sātivāhikatā ātmanaḥ

24. me ātmanaḥ sātivāhikatā siddhasenāsu
lokapālapurīṣu bhramataḥ vyavahāraughaiḥ vismṛtā

24. As I wandered through the assemblies of the Siddhas (perfected beings) and the cities of the Lokapālas (guardians of the directions), my subtle body (sātivāhikatā) was forgotten amidst the incessant flow of activities.

Words meanings summery:

• भ्रमतः (bhramataḥ) - of me, while wandering (while wandering, of him who wanders)

• सिद्धसेनासु (siddhasenāsu) - in the armies of the Siddhas

• लोकपालपुरीषु (lokapālapurīṣu) - in the cities of the Lokapālas (guardians of the directions)

• मे (me) - my, to me

• विस्मृता (vismṛtā) - was forgotten

• व्यवहारौघैः (vyavahāraughaiḥ) - by the multitude of activities/dealings

• सातिवाहिकता (sātivāhikatā) - the subtle body

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, of myself

Words meanings and morphology

भ्रमतः (bhramataḥ) - of me, while wandering (while wandering, of him who wanders)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhramat

bhramat - wandering, moving about

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √bhram (to wander) with present active participle suffix -at.

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Used here in a genitive absolute sense, or connected to 'me' (genitive of 'I').

सिद्धसेनासु (siddhasenāsu) - in the armies of the Siddhas

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of siddhasenā

siddhasenā - army of Siddhas (perfected beings)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (siddha+senā)

• siddha – perfected, accomplished, a perfected being
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √sidh (to succeed, accomplish) with past passive participle suffix -ta.
  Root: sidh (class 4)
• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)

लोकपालपुरीषु (lokapālapurīṣu) - in the cities of the Lokapālas (guardians of the directions)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of lokapālapurī

lokapālapurī - cities of the guardians of the world/directions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lokapāla+purī)

• lokapāla – guardian of the world/directions (a specific class of deities)
  noun (masculine)
• purī – city, town
  noun (feminine)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

विस्मृता (vismṛtā) - was forgotten

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vismṛta

vismṛta - forgotten

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √smṛ (to remember) with prefix vi- and past passive participle suffix -ta.

Prefix: vi

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sātivāhikatā'.

व्यवहारौघैः (vyavahāraughaiḥ) - by the multitude of activities/dealings

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vyavahāraugha

vyavahāraugha - flood/multitude of activities/dealings/conduct

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyavahāra+ogha)

• vyavahāra – activity, transaction, conduct, dealing
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √hṛ (to carry) with prefixes vi- and ava-.
  Prefixes: vi+ava
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• ogha – flood, torrent, multitude
  noun (masculine)

सातिवाहिकता (sātivāhikatā) - the subtle body

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sātivāhikatā

sātivāhikatā - the state of having a subtle body, the subtle body

Derived from 'sātivāhika' (endowed with a subtle body) with the abstract suffix '-tā'. 'sātivāhika' itself is a compound 'sa' (with) and 'ativāhika' (subtle conductor/body).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sātivāhika+tā)

• sa – with, endowed with
  indeclinable
• ativāhika – subtle, ethereal, conductive (often referring to the subtle body)
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root √vah (to carry) with prefix ati- and suffix -ika (or from ativāhin with ṭhak).
  Prefix: ati
  Root: vah (class 1)
• tā – suffix forming abstract nouns (state of being)
  suffix (feminine)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, of myself

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)

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