योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-103, verse-3

प्रादेशमात्रमपि यद्वस्तुभावनयैव तत् ।
स्वयं संपन्नयेवाशु करोत्यद्रीन्द्रभासुरम् ॥ ३ ॥

prādeśamātramapi yadvastubhāvanayaiva tat ,
svayaṃ saṃpannayevāśu karotyadrīndrabhāsuram 3

3. prādeśamātram api yat vastu-bhāvanayā eva tat
svayam sampannayā iva āśu karoti adrīndrabhāsuram

3. yat prādeśamātram api tat vastu-bhāvanayā eva
svayam sampannayā iva āśu adrīndrabhāsuram karoti

3. Even that which is merely a span long, by the sheer mental conception of its nature (vastu-bhāvanā), it quickly makes that (object) as splendid as a lord of mountains, as if it were perfected by its own accord.

3. אפילו חפץ קטנטן בגודל טפח, בעצם הדמיון והמחשבה, היא הופכת במהירות לאדיר כמו הר נישא.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रादेशमात्रम् (prādeśamātram) - merely a span long, measuring only a span

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• वस्तु-भावनया (vastu-bhāvanayā) - by the contemplation of a thing, by the conception of reality

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, very

• तत् (tat) - that, that very (thing)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, personally, automatically, spontaneously

• सम्पन्नया (sampannayā) - refers to bhāvanā as being perfectly accomplished (by the accomplished, by the perfected)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• करोति (karoti) - does, makes, creates

• अद्रीन्द्रभासुरम् (adrīndrabhāsuram) - shining like the lord of mountains

Words meanings and morphology

प्रादेशमात्रम् (prādeśamātram) - merely a span long, measuring only a span

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prādeśamātra

prādeśamātra - measuring a span, merely a span long

Compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (prādeśa+mātra)

• prādeśa – a span (from thumb to forefinger), measure, extent
  noun (masculine)
• mātra – measure, quantity; merely, only, as much as
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Acts as the predicate of yat.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Particle

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to an implied "vastu" (thing).

वस्तु-भावनया (vastu-bhāvanayā) - by the contemplation of a thing, by the conception of reality

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vastubhāvanā

vastubhāvanā - contemplation of a thing, conception of reality, idea of reality

Compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (vastu+bhāvanā)

• vastu – thing, object, substance, reality, essence
  noun (neuter)
• bhāvanā – contemplation, imagination, conception, idea, bringing into existence, creation
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root bhū (to be) with causative (-aya) and suffix -anā.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, very

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

तत् (tat) - that, that very (thing)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Object of karoti.

स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, personally, automatically, spontaneously

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

सम्पन्नया (sampannayā) - refers to bhāvanā as being perfectly accomplished (by the accomplished, by the perfected)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sampanna

sampanna - accomplished, perfected, complete, endowed with, successful

Past Passive Participle

From sam-pad (to come together, to happen, to be accomplished)

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies bhāvanayā.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Adverb

करोति (karoti) - does, makes, creates

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

8th class verb (tanādi), present tense, active voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अद्रीन्द्रभासुरम् (adrīndrabhāsuram) - shining like the lord of mountains

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adrīndrabhāsura

adrīndrabhāsura - shining like the king of mountains, splendid as the Himalaya

Compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya / tatpurusha (adri-indra+bhāsura)

• adri-indra – king of mountains, Himālaya
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of adri (mountain) and indra (chief, lord).
• bhāsura – shining, radiant, splendid, brilliant
  adjective (masculine)
  From root bhās (to shine)
  Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying tat.

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