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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-23, verse-6

महतामपि नो देवः प्रतिपालयति क्षणम् ।
कालः कवलितानन्तविश्वो विश्वात्मतां गतः ॥ ६ ॥
mahatāmapi no devaḥ pratipālayati kṣaṇam ,
kālaḥ kavalitānantaviśvo viśvātmatāṃ gataḥ 6
6. mahatām api na u devaḥ pratipālayati kṣaṇam
kālaḥ kavalitānantaviśvaḥ viśvātmatām gataḥ
6. kālaḥ kavalitānantaviśvaḥ viśvātmatām gataḥ
mahatām api devaḥ na u kṣaṇam pratipālayati
6. Time, having devoured infinite worlds and attained the nature of the cosmic self (viśvātman), does not wait even for a moment, neither for the great nor for the gods.

Words meanings summery:

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  • महताम् (mahatām) - of the great ones, of the noble ones
  • अपि (api) - even, also, too
  • (na) - not
  • (u) - verily, indeed, also
  • देवः (devaḥ) - god, deity
  • प्रतिपालयति (pratipālayati) - waits for, protects, preserves
  • क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - moment, instant
  • कालः (kālaḥ) - time
  • कवलितानन्तविश्वः (kavalitānantaviśvaḥ) - who has swallowed infinite worlds
  • विश्वात्मताम् (viśvātmatām) - the state of being the cosmic self, universality
  • गतः (gataḥ) - attained, gone to, reached

Words meanings and morphology

महताम् (mahatām) - of the great ones, of the noble ones
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of mahat
mahat - great, large, mighty, noble
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
Note: Part of the emphatic negation 'na u'.
(u) - verily, indeed, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Part of the emphatic negation 'na u'.
देवः (devaḥ) - god, deity
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of deva
deva - god, deity, divine, celestial
Root: div (class 4)
Note: Here used in a general sense, 'gods' or 'divine beings' in plural context.
प्रतिपालयति (pratipālayati) - waits for, protects, preserves
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of prati-pāl
Prefix: prati
Root: pāl (class 1)
क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - moment, instant
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa
kṣaṇa - a moment, instant, leisure, opportunity
कालः (kālaḥ) - time
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla
kāla - time, period, season, death
कवलितानन्तविश्वः (kavalitānantaviśvaḥ) - who has swallowed infinite worlds
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kavalitānantaviśva
kavalitānantaviśva - one who has swallowed infinite worlds
Compound type : bahuvrihi (kavalita+ananta+viśva)
  • kavalita – swallowed, devoured
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    From denominative `kavalayati` (to make a mouthful of), itself from `kavala` (mouthful) + suffix `kta`.
  • ananta – infinite, endless, boundless
    adjective (neuter)
  • viśva – world, universe, all
    noun (neuter)
Note: Modifies `kālaḥ`.
विश्वात्मताम् (viśvātmatām) - the state of being the cosmic self, universality
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of viśvātmatā
viśvātmatā - the state of being the universal (ātman), universality
Compound type : tatpurusha (viśva+ātmatā)
  • viśva – universal, cosmic, all
    adjective (masculine)
  • ātmatā – self-nature, state of being an (ātman)
    noun (feminine)
    From `ātman` + suffix `tā`.
गतः (gataḥ) - attained, gone to, reached
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gata
gata - gone, reached, attained, come
Past Passive Participle
From root `gam` (to go) + suffix `kta`.
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Modifies `kālaḥ`.