योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-102, verse-19

विशीर्णेऽभ्रे यथा वातः शुष्केऽब्जे षट्पदो यथा ।
यात्यनन्तपदं व्योम तथात्मा देहसंक्षये ॥ १९ ॥

viśīrṇe'bhre yathā vātaḥ śuṣke'bje ṣaṭpado yathā ,
yātyanantapadaṃ vyoma tathātmā dehasaṃkṣaye 19

19. viśīrṇe abhre yathā vātaḥ śuṣke abje ṣaṭpadaḥ yathā
yāti anantapadaṃ vyoma tathā ātmā dehasaṃkṣaye

19. yathā vātaḥ viśīrṇe abhre,
yathā ṣaṭpadaḥ śuṣke abje,
tathā dehasaṃkṣaye ātmā anantapadaṃ vyoma yāti.

19. Just as the wind moves freely through a dispersed cloud, and a bee leaves a dried lotus, so too does the individual self (ātman) merge into the boundless space (sky) upon the decay of the body.

Words meanings summery:

• विशीर्णे (viśīrṇe) - in a dispersed, withered, decayed

• अभ्रे (abhre) - in the cloud

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• वातः (vātaḥ) - wind, air

• शुष्के (śuṣke) - in a dry, withered

• अब्जे (abje) - in the lotus

• षट्पदः (ṣaṭpadaḥ) - bee (literally 'six-footed')

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• याति (yāti) - goes, moves, proceeds

• अनन्तपदं (anantapadaṁ) - the boundless state, infinite space

• व्योम (vyoma) - sky, space, ether

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the self, soul, spirit

• देहसंक्षये (dehasaṁkṣaye) - upon the decay of the body, in the destruction of the body

Words meanings and morphology

विशीर्णे (viśīrṇe) - in a dispersed, withered, decayed

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of viśīrṇa

viśīrṇa - dispersed, shattered, withered, decayed, fallen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix vi- and root śṝ (to break, to tear) with suffix -kta (passive past participle).

Prefix: vi

Root: śṝ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'abhre'.

अभ्रे (abhre) - in the cloud

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of abhra

abhra - cloud, sky, atmosphere

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

वातः (vātaḥ) - wind, air

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāta

vāta - wind, air, 'wind' humor in Ayurveda

Derived from root vā (to blow).

Root: vā (class 2)

शुष्के (śuṣke) - in a dry, withered

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of śuṣka

śuṣka - dry, withered, parched, emaciated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śuṣ (to dry, to wither) with suffix -kta (passive past participle).

Root: śuṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'abje'.

अब्जे (abje) - in the lotus

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of abja

abja - lotus (literally 'born from water'), moon, conch, a specific number

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ap+ja)

• ap – water
  noun (feminine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

षट्पदः (ṣaṭpadaḥ) - bee (literally 'six-footed')

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṣaṭpada

ṣaṭpada - bee, literally 'six-footed'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ṣaṣ+pada)

• ṣaṣ – six
  numeral
• pada – foot, step, word, position
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pad (class 4)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

याति (yāti) - goes, moves, proceeds

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Root: yā (class 2)

अनन्तपदं (anantapadaṁ) - the boundless state, infinite space

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anantapada

anantapada - the boundless state, infinite position, endless space

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ananta+pada)

• ananta – endless, infinite, boundless
  adjective (masculine)
  Negated compound of 'anta' (end).
• pada – foot, step, state, position, word
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)

व्योम (vyoma) - sky, space, ether

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

(indeclinable)

आत्मा (ātmā) - the self, soul, spirit

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual self, universal self

देहसंक्षये (dehasaṁkṣaye) - upon the decay of the body, in the destruction of the body

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dehasaṃkṣaya

dehasaṁkṣaya - decay or destruction of the body

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+saṃkṣaya)

• deha – body, form, mass
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 1)
• saṃkṣaya – destruction, decay, decrease, complete loss
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from prefix sam- and root kṣi (to destroy, to diminish) with suffix -a.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

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