योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-17, verse-29

त्रीणि ग्रन्थसहस्राणि व्याख्यानाख्यायिकामयम् ।
इत्थं जगदहंभावरूपस्थितिमुपागतम् ॥ २९ ॥

trīṇi granthasahasrāṇi vyākhyānākhyāyikāmayam ,
itthaṃ jagadahaṃbhāvarūpasthitimupāgatam 29

29. trīṇi granthasahasrāṇi vyākhyānākhyāyikāmayam
ittham jagat ahaṃbhāvarūpasthitim upāgatam

29. ittham trīṇi granthasahasrāṇi vyākhyānākhyāyikāmayam
jagat ahaṃbhāvarūpasthitim upāgatam

29. Three thousand verses, consisting of explanations and narratives, describe how the world has thus attained a state characterized by the form of the 'I-sense' (ahaṅkāra).

Words meanings summery:

• त्रीणि (trīṇi) - three

• ग्रन्थसहस्राणि (granthasahasrāṇi) - thousands of texts/verses

• व्याख्यानाख्यायिकामयम् (vyākhyānākhyāyikāmayam) - consisting of explanations and narratives

• इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner, in this way

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, that which moves

• अहंभावरूपस्थितिम् (ahaṁbhāvarūpasthitim) - the state characterized by the form of the 'I-sense'

• उपागतम् (upāgatam) - attained, reached, arrived at

Words meanings and morphology

त्रीणि (trīṇi) - three

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tri

tri - three

ग्रन्थसहस्राणि (granthasahasrāṇi) - thousands of texts/verses

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of granthasahasra

granthasahasra - thousands of texts/verses

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (grantha+sahasra)

• grantha – text, book, treatise; a specific measure of verse (often 32 syllables)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: granth (class 1)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

व्याख्यानाख्यायिकामयम् (vyākhyānākhyāyikāmayam) - consisting of explanations and narratives

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyākhyānākhyāyikāmaya

vyākhyānākhyāyikāmaya - consisting of explanations and narratives

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vyākhyāna+ākhyāyikā+maya)

• vyākhyāna – explanation, commentary, exposition
  noun (neuter)
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: khyā (class 2)
• ākhyāyikā – narrative, tale, story
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: khyā (class 2)
• maya – consisting of, full of, made of
  adjective (neuter)
  Suffix indicating material or abundance.

Note: Agrees with an implied singular neuter referent, like 'this work' or 'this chapter'.

इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner, in this way

(indeclinable)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, that which moves

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves

Root: gam (class 1)

अहंभावरूपस्थितिम् (ahaṁbhāvarūpasthitim) - the state characterized by the form of the 'I-sense'

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ahaṃbhāvarūpasthiti

ahaṁbhāvarūpasthiti - the state characterized by the form of the 'I-sense' (ahaṅkāra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aham+bhāva+rūpa+sthiti)

• aham – I
  pronoun
• bhāva – state, condition, nature, feeling, sentiment; ego (ahaṅkāra)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• sthiti – state, condition, existence, stability
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

उपागतम् (upāgatam) - attained, reached, arrived at

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upāgata

upāgata - attained, reached, arrived at, approached

Past Passive Participle

From root gam 'to go' with prefixes upa and ā

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective agreeing with 'jagat'.

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