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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-17, verse-52

एकैव सर्वभुवनान्तरलब्धलक्ष्या दुर्लक्ष्यतामुपगतैव वपुःस्थितैव ।
तृष्णा स्थिता जगति चञ्चलवीचिमाले क्षीरोदकाम्बुतरले मधुरेव शक्तिः ॥ ५२ ॥
ekaiva sarvabhuvanāntaralabdhalakṣyā durlakṣyatāmupagataiva vapuḥsthitaiva ,
tṛṣṇā sthitā jagati cañcalavīcimāle kṣīrodakāmbutarale madhureva śaktiḥ 52
52. ekā eva sarvabhuvāntaralabdhālakṣyā
durlakṣyatām upagatā eva vapuḥ sthitā
eva tṛṣṇā sthitā jagati cañcalavīcimāle
kṣīrodakāmbutarale madhurā iva śaktiḥ
52. Craving (tṛṣṇā) is a singular (ekā), sweet power (śakti) that, though existing embodied and having attained imperceptibility, accomplishes its aims throughout all worlds. It dwells in this world, which is characterized by restless waves and waters agitated like those of the milk ocean.

Words meanings summery:

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  • एका (ekā) - singular (one, alone, single)
  • एव (eva) - indeed, alone (indeed, certainly, only, just)
  • सर्वभुवान्तरलब्धालक्ष्या (sarvabhuvāntaralabdhālakṣyā) - having its aims achieved throughout all worlds (whose aim/goal is attained/achieved within all worlds)
  • दुर्लक्ष्यताम् (durlakṣyatām) - imperceptibility (imperceptibility, difficulty of being discerned, obscurity)
  • उपगता (upagatā) - attained (attained, approached, obtained, come to)
  • एव (eva) - indeed, alone (indeed, certainly, only, just)
  • वपुः (vapuḥ) - body (body, form, figure, nature)
  • स्थिता (sthitā) - existing (standing, situated, existing, remaining)
  • एव (eva) - indeed, alone (indeed, certainly, only, just)
  • तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā) - craving (tṛṣṇā) (craving, thirst, desire)
  • स्थिता (sthitā) - dwells (standing, situated, existing, remaining)
  • जगति (jagati) - in the world (in the world, in the universe)
  • चञ्चलवीचिमाले (cañcalavīcimāle) - characterized by restless waves (having a garland/series of restless waves (locative))
  • क्षीरोदकाम्बुतरले (kṣīrodakāmbutarale) - with waters agitated like those of the milk ocean (in the agitated water of the milk ocean, having agitated waters like those of the milk ocean (locative))
  • मधुरा (madhurā) - sweet (sweet, charming, pleasant)
  • इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)
  • शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - power (śakti) (power, strength, energy, capability, creative power (śakti))

Words meanings and morphology

एका (ekā) - singular (one, alone, single)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of eka
eka - one, single, alone, unique
एव (eva) - indeed, alone (indeed, certainly, only, just)
(indeclinable)
सर्वभुवान्तरलब्धालक्ष्या (sarvabhuvāntaralabdhālakṣyā) - having its aims achieved throughout all worlds (whose aim/goal is attained/achieved within all worlds)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sarvabhuvāntaralabdhālakṣya
sarvabhuvāntaralabdhālakṣya - whose aim is attained within all worlds
Bahuvrīhi compound sarvabhuvana (all worlds) + antara (within) + labdha (attained) + lakṣya (aim).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarva+bhuvana+antara+labdha+lakṣya)
  • sarva – all, every, whole
    adjective (masculine)
  • bhuvana – world, earth, being, existence
    noun (neuter)
  • antara – within, among, interval, difference
    noun/indeclinable (neuter)
  • labdha – attained, obtained, gained
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From √labh (to obtain)
    Root: √labh (class 1)
  • lakṣya – aim, target, goal, object
    noun (neuter)
    Gerundive/Nomen Agentis
    From √lakṣ (to perceive, mark)
    Root: √lakṣ (class 10)
Note: Describes tṛṣṇā.
दुर्लक्ष्यताम् (durlakṣyatām) - imperceptibility (imperceptibility, difficulty of being discerned, obscurity)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of durlakṣyatā
durlakṣyatā - imperceptibility, difficulty of being seen/discerned
Abstract noun from durlakṣya (difficult to perceive) + suffix tā (abstract noun suffix)
Prefix: dus
Root: √lakṣ (class 10)
Note: Object of upagatā.
उपगता (upagatā) - attained (attained, approached, obtained, come to)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of upagata
upagata - approached, attained, gone to, obtained
Past Passive Participle
From upa (near) + √gam (to go)
Prefix: upa
Root: √gam (class 1)
Note: Describes tṛṣṇā.
एव (eva) - indeed, alone (indeed, certainly, only, just)
(indeclinable)
वपुः (vapuḥ) - body (body, form, figure, nature)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus
vapus - body, form, figure, nature, essence
From √vap (to weave, sow, form)
Root: √vap (class 1)
Note: Could be Nominative, Accusative, or Vocative. Here, it functions adverbially or as a quasi-predicate.
स्थिता (sthitā) - existing (standing, situated, existing, remaining)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita
sthita - standing, situated, existing, fixed, firm
Past Passive Participle
From √sthā (to stand, remain)
Root: √sthā (class 1)
Note: Describes tṛṣṇā.
एव (eva) - indeed, alone (indeed, certainly, only, just)
(indeclinable)
तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā) - craving (tṛṣṇā) (craving, thirst, desire)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇā
tṛṣṇā - thirst, craving, desire, appetite
From √tṛṣ (to thirst, desire)
Root: √tṛṣ (class 4)
Note: The main subject.
स्थिता (sthitā) - dwells (standing, situated, existing, remaining)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita
sthita - standing, situated, existing, fixed, firm
Past Passive Participle
From √sthā (to stand, remain)
Root: √sthā (class 1)
Note: Here, acts as a predicate adjective, indicating location.
जगति (jagati) - in the world (in the world, in the universe)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - world, universe, people, moving
Present Active Participle
From √gam (to go) + śatṛ suffix, means 'that which moves'.
Root: √gam (class 1)
Note: Location of tṛṣṇā.
चञ्चलवीचिमाले (cañcalavīcimāle) - characterized by restless waves (having a garland/series of restless waves (locative))
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of cañcalavīcimālā
cañcalavīcimālā - having a garland of restless waves
Bahuvrīhi compound cañcala (restless) + vīci (wave) + mālā (garland/series).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cañcala+vīci+mālā)
  • cañcala – restless, unsteady, fickle, trembling
    adjective (masculine)
  • vīci – wave, ripple, current
    noun (feminine)
  • mālā – garland, string, series, row
    noun (feminine)
Note: Modifies jagati.
क्षीरोदकाम्बुतरले (kṣīrodakāmbutarale) - with waters agitated like those of the milk ocean (in the agitated water of the milk ocean, having agitated waters like those of the milk ocean (locative))
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of kṣīrodakāmbutarala
kṣīrodakāmbutarala - having agitated waters like those of the milk ocean
Bahuvrīhi compound kṣīroda (milk-ocean) + ambu (water) + tarala (agitated).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣīroda+ambu+tarala)
  • kṣīroda – milk ocean (mythical)
    noun (masculine)
    Compound of kṣīra (milk) and uda (water)
  • ambu – water
    noun (neuter)
  • tarala – agitated, unsteady, trembling, liquid
    adjective (masculine)
Note: Modifies jagati.
मधुरा (madhurā) - sweet (sweet, charming, pleasant)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of madhura
madhura - sweet, delicious, charming, pleasant
Note: Modifies śaktiḥ.
इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)
(indeclinable)
शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - power (śakti) (power, strength, energy, capability, creative power (śakti))
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śakti
śakti - power, strength, energy, faculty, divine power, creative energy
From √śak (to be able, to be powerful)
Root: √śak (class 5)
Note: Predicate nominative for tṛṣṇā.