योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-121, verse-52

जलमेकं तरङ्गादि दार्वेकं शालभञ्जिका ।
मृन्मात्रमेकं कुम्भादि ब्रह्मैकं त्रिजगद्भ्रमः ॥ ५२ ॥

jalamekaṃ taraṅgādi dārvekaṃ śālabhañjikā ,
mṛnmātramekaṃ kumbhādi brahmaikaṃ trijagadbhramaḥ 52

52. jalam ekam taraṅgādi dāru ekam śālabhañjikā
mṛnmātram ekam kumbhādi brahma ekam trijagadbhramaḥ

52. jalam ekam taraṅgādi dāru ekam śālabhañjikā
mṛnmātram ekam kumbhādi brahma ekam trijagadbhramaḥ

52. Water is one, [yet manifests as] waves and other forms. Wood is one, [yet manifests as] a wooden doll. Mere clay is one, [yet manifests as] pots and other objects. Similarly, Brahman (brahman) is one, [yet appears as] the illusion of the three worlds.

Words meanings summery:

• जलम् (jalam) - water

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single

• तरङ्गादि (taraṅgādi) - waves and so on, beginning with waves

• दारु (dāru) - wood, timber

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single

• शालभञ्जिका (śālabhañjikā) - a wooden figure, doll, statue

• मृन्मात्रम् (mṛnmātram) - merely clay, only clay

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single

• कुम्भादि (kumbhādi) - pots and so on, beginning with pots

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - The ultimate reality (brahman). (Brahman)

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single

• त्रिजगद्भ्रमः (trijagadbhramaḥ) - the illusion of the three worlds

Words meanings and morphology

जलम् (jalam) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

एकम् (ekam) - one, single

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, alone

Note: Predicate adjective for jalam.

तरङ्गादि (taraṅgādi) - waves and so on, beginning with waves

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taraṅgādi

taraṅgādi - waves and so forth, etc. (as in: forms like waves)

Compound type : tatpurusha (taraṅga+ādi)

• taraṅga – wave, ripple
  noun (masculine)
  Root: tṝ (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, etc., and so on
  indeclinable

दारु (dāru) - wood, timber

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dāru

dāru - wood, timber

एकम् (ekam) - one, single

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, alone

Note: Predicate adjective for dāru.

शालभञ्जिका (śālabhañjikā) - a wooden figure, doll, statue

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śālabhañjikā

śālabhañjikā - a female figure (often on gateposts), a wooden doll/figure, sal tree branch

Compound type : tatpurusha (śāla+bhañjikā)

• śāla – a sal tree, house, enclosure
  noun (masculine)
• bhañjikā – breaking, a female figure
  noun (feminine)
  From root bhañj (to break).
  Root: bhañj (class 7)

मृन्मात्रम् (mṛnmātram) - merely clay, only clay

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mṛnmātra

mṛnmātra - merely clay, consisting only of clay

Compound type : tatpurusha (mṛd+mātra)

• mṛd – clay, earth
  noun (feminine)
  Stem mṛd, form mṛt in compound.
• mātra – only, merely, solely, measure
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating 'only'.

Note: Used as a substantive, or adjective modifying an implied 'thing'.

एकम् (ekam) - one, single

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, alone

Note: Predicate adjective for mṛnmātram.

कुम्भादि (kumbhādi) - pots and so on, beginning with pots

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kumbhādi

kumbhādi - pots etc., objects like pots

Compound type : tatpurusha (kumbha+ādi)

• kumbha – pot, jar, pitcher
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, etc., and so on
  indeclinable

ब्रह्म (brahma) - The ultimate reality (brahman). (Brahman)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the Supreme Being (brahman)

N-stem noun.

Root: bṛh (class 1)

एकम् (ekam) - one, single

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, alone

Note: Predicate adjective for brahma.

त्रिजगद्भ्रमः (trijagadbhramaḥ) - the illusion of the three worlds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trijagadbhrama

trijagadbhrama - the illusion of the three worlds

Compound type : tatpurusha (tri+jagat+bhrama)

• tri – three
  numeral
• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  present active participle
  From root gam.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• bhrama – illusion, error, wandering
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhram (class 1)

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