योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-17, verse-50

विततता हृदयस्य महामतेर्हरिहराञ्जजलक्षशतैरपि ।
तुलनमेति न मुक्तिमतो यतः प्रविततास्ति निरुत्तमवस्तुनः ॥ ५० ॥

vitatatā hṛdayasya mahāmaterhariharāñjajalakṣaśatairapi ,
tulanameti na muktimato yataḥ pravitatāsti niruttamavastunaḥ 50

50. vitatatā hṛdayasya mahāmateḥ
harihara añjaja lakṣa śataiḥ api
tulanam eti na muktimataḥ yataḥ
pravitatā asti niruttamavastunaḥ

50. mahāmateḥ hṛdayasya vitatatā harihara-añjaja-lakṣa-śataiḥ
api tulanam na eti yataḥ niruttamavastunaḥ pravitatā asti

50. The expansiveness of the heart of a great-minded individual cannot be compared, not even to hundreds of thousands of Hari and Hara, because it is exceedingly vast, being of the supreme, unequaled reality.

Words meanings summery:

• विततता (vitatatā) - vastness, extensiveness, wide reach

• हृदयस्य (hṛdayasya) - of the heart, of the mind

• महामतेः (mahāmateḥ) - of the great-minded one, of the wise one

• हरिहर (harihara) - referring to divine figures/gods as a measure of grandeur (Vishnu and Shiva, a dual deity)

• अञ्जज (añjaja) - Here, `añjaja` likely denotes a class of beings or a general term for 'creatures' or 'entities', used to quantify the magnitude alongside Hari and Hara. ((uncommon word, likely meaning 'born of truth/light', or a classifier for beings/things, or a variant/poetic usage referring to 'creatures/beings'))

• लक्ष (lakṣa) - a lakh, one hundred thousand

• शतैः (śataiḥ) - by hundreds

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• तुलनम् (tulanam) - comparison, resemblance

• एति (eti) - attains, finds (comparison) (goes, attains, approaches)

• न (na) - not, no

• मुक्तिमतः (muktimataḥ) - of the liberated one, of one possessing liberation (mokṣa)

• यतः (yataḥ) - because (because, since, from where)

• प्रवितता (pravitatā) - exceedingly vast, greatly extended

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• निरुत्तमवस्तुनः (niruttamavastunaḥ) - of the supreme object, of the unequaled reality

Words meanings and morphology

विततता (vitatatā) - vastness, extensiveness, wide reach

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vitatatā

vitatatā - vastness, extensiveness, wide reach

Derived from `vitata` (spread out, extended) + `tā` (suffix for abstract noun).

Prefix: vi

Root: tan (class 8)

हृदयस्य (hṛdayasya) - of the heart, of the mind

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, core

महामतेः (mahāmateḥ) - of the great-minded one, of the wise one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahāmat

mahāmat - great-minded, wise, intelligent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+mati)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• mati – mind, intellect, thought, wisdom
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)

हरिहर (harihara) - referring to divine figures/gods as a measure of grandeur (Vishnu and Shiva, a dual deity)

(proper noun)

masculine, singular of harihara

harihara - a composite deity representing Vishnu (Hari) and Shiva (Hara)

Compound type : dvandva (hari+hara)

• hari – Vishnu, remover of evil, tawny
  proper noun (masculine)
• hara – Shiva, remover, destroyer
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: In the compound `harihara-añjaja-lakṣa-śataiḥ`, `harihara` functions as an adjective or an element indicating 'of the nature of Hari and Hara,' quantifying the `añjaja` entities.

अञ्जज (añjaja) - Here, `añjaja` likely denotes a class of beings or a general term for 'creatures' or 'entities', used to quantify the magnitude alongside Hari and Hara. ((uncommon word, likely meaning 'born of truth/light', or a classifier for beings/things, or a variant/poetic usage referring to 'creatures/beings'))

(noun)

masculine, plural of añjaja

añjaja - Born from truth/straightness (from 'añj' to go straight, adorn). Possibly a poetic or rare term for 'beings' or 'creatures'. Could also be a variant or misreading of `aṅgaja` (born from the body/limb).

Derived from `añj` (to go straight, adorn, anoint) + `ja` (born).

Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Functions as part of a larger numerical compound `harihara-añjaja-lakṣa-śataiḥ`.

लक्ष (lakṣa) - a lakh, one hundred thousand

(noun)

neuter, plural of lakṣa

lakṣa - a lakh, one hundred thousand; target, mark

Note: Functions as part of a numerical compound.

शतैः (śataiḥ) - by hundreds

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śata

śata - a hundred

Note: Completes the compound `harihara-añjaja-lakṣa-śataiḥ` meaning 'by hundreds of thousands of Hari-Hara-añjajas'.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

तुलनम् (tulanam) - comparison, resemblance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tulana

tulana - comparison, resemblance, balancing

Derived from root `tul` (to weigh, compare).

Root: tul (class 10)

Note: Acts as the object of `eti` or subject of `eti na`.

एति (eti) - attains, finds (comparison) (goes, attains, approaches)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

Root: i (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मुक्तिमतः (muktimataḥ) - of the liberated one, of one possessing liberation (mokṣa)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of muktimat

muktimat - possessing liberation (mokṣa), liberated

Derived from `mukti` + `matup` suffix.

यतः (yataḥ) - because (because, since, from where)

(indeclinable)

Ablative of `yad` (what, which).

प्रवितता (pravitatā) - exceedingly vast, greatly extended

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pravitatā

pravitatā - exceedingly vast, greatly extended, widely spread

Past Passive Participle

From `pra` + `vi` + `tan` (root 'to spread').

Prefixes: pra+vi

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Used predicatively with `asti`.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

निरुत्तमवस्तुनः (niruttamavastunaḥ) - of the supreme object, of the unequaled reality

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of niruttamavastu

niruttamavastu - the supreme reality, the unequaled object/essence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nir+uttama+vastu)

• nir – without, devoid of
  indeclinable
  prefix
• uttama – highest, best, supreme
  adjective
• vastu – object, thing, substance, reality
  noun (neuter)

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