योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-3, verse-4

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
परमार्कप्रकाशान्तस्त्रिजगत्त्रसरेणवः ।
उत्पत्योत्पत्य लीना ये न संख्यामुपयान्ति ते ॥ ४ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
paramārkaprakāśāntastrijagattrasareṇavaḥ ,
utpatyotpatya līnā ye na saṃkhyāmupayānti te 4

4. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca parama-arka-prakāśa-antaḥ tri-jagat-trasa-reṇavaḥ
utpatya utpatya līnāḥ ye na saṃkhyām upayanti te

4. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ye tri-jagat-trasa-reṇavaḥ parama-arka-prakāśa-antaḥ
utpatya utpatya līnāḥ te saṃkhyām na upayanti

4. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Within the light of the Supreme Sun, the trembling dust particles of the three worlds, which have repeatedly come into being and dissolved, are beyond numbering; they cannot be counted.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Revered Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• परम-अर्क-प्रकाश-अन्तः (parama-arka-prakāśa-antaḥ) - within the light of the Supreme Sun

• त्रि-जगत्-त्रस-रेणवः (tri-jagat-trasa-reṇavaḥ) - the trembling dust particles of the three worlds

• उत्पत्य (utpatya) - having arisen

• उत्पत्य (utpatya) - having arisen

• लीनाः (līnāḥ) - merged, dissolved, absorbed

• ये (ye) - which, who

• न (na) - not, no

• संख्याम् (saṁkhyām) - number, count

• उपयन्ति (upayanti) - attain, approach, reach

• ते (te) - they

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Revered Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Revered Vasiṣṭha, a specific sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – glory, prosperity, revered
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect active

Irregular perfect form of √vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

परम-अर्क-प्रकाश-अन्तः (parama-arka-prakāśa-antaḥ) - within the light of the Supreme Sun

(noun)

masculine, singular of parama-arka-prakāśa-anta

parama-arka-prakāśa-anta - the end/inside of the light of the supreme sun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parama+arka+prakāśa+anta)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)
• arka – sun, ray
  noun (masculine)
• prakāśa – light, manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kāś (class 1)
• anta – end, limit, inside, vicinity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions as a locative adverbial phrase in context.

त्रि-जगत्-त्रस-रेणवः (tri-jagat-trasa-reṇavaḥ) - the trembling dust particles of the three worlds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tri-jagat-trasa-reṇu

tri-jagat-trasa-reṇu - trembling dust particles of the three worlds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tri+jagat+trasa+reṇu)

• tri – three
  numeral adjective
• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Root: gam
• trasa – trembling, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: tras (class 1)
• reṇu – dust, particle
  noun (masculine)

उत्पत्य (utpatya) - having arisen

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

From √pat (to fly, fall) with upasarga 'ud' (up, out). Formed with -ya suffix (after upasarga).

Prefix: ut

Root: pat (class 1)

उत्पत्य (utpatya) - having arisen

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

From √pat (to fly, fall) with upasarga 'ud' (up, out). Formed with -ya suffix (after upasarga).

Prefix: ut

Root: pat (class 1)

लीनाः (līnāḥ) - merged, dissolved, absorbed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of līna

līna - merged, dissolved, clung to, absorbed

Past Passive Participle

From √lī (to cling, dissolve).

Root: lī (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'reṇavaḥ'.

ये (ye) - which, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Relative pronoun referring to 'reṇavaḥ'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

संख्याम् (saṁkhyām) - number, count

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃkhyā

saṁkhyā - number, counting, enumeration

From saṃ + √khyā (to be named, counted).

Prefix: sam

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Object of 'upayanti'.

उपयन्ति (upayanti) - attain, approach, reach

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of i

Present active

From √i (to go) with upasarga 'upa' (near, towards).

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Subject is 'te' (referring to 'reṇavaḥ').

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

Note: Refers to 'reṇavaḥ'.