योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-18, verse-25

श्रीदेव्युवाच ।
स्मृतिराकाशरूपा च यथा तज्जस्तथैव ते ।
भर्तुः सर्गोऽनुभूतोऽपि स व्योमैव तथाबले ॥ २५ ॥

śrīdevyuvāca ,
smṛtirākāśarūpā ca yathā tajjastathaiva te ,
bhartuḥ sargo'nubhūto'pi sa vyomaiva tathābale 25

25. śrīdevī uvāca smṛtiḥ ākāśarūpā ca yathā tajjāḥ tathā eva
te bhartuḥ sargaḥ anubhūtaḥ api saḥ vyoma eva tathā abale

25. śrīdevī uvāca abale smṛtiḥ ākāśarūpā ca yathā tajjāḥ tathā
eva te bhartuḥ sargaḥ api anubhūtaḥ saḥ vyoma eva tathā

25. Śrī Devī said: "Memory (smṛti) is of the nature of space (ākāśa), and just as whatever is born from that (space) is also space, so too for you. Even though your husband's creation (sarga) is experienced, O powerless one (abale), it is merely space (vyoma) as well."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीदेवी (śrīdevī) - Śrī Devī (proper name of the goddess)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• स्मृतिः (smṛtiḥ) - memory (smṛti) (memory, recollection (smṛti))

• आकाशरूपा (ākāśarūpā) - of the nature of space (ākāśa) (of the nature of space, having the form of space)

• च (ca) - and, also

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

• तज्जाः (tajjāḥ) - whatever is born from that (i.e., space or memory) (born from that, produced from that)

• तथा (tathā) - so too (so, thus, in like manner)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• ते (te) - for you (your experience) (for you, of you, your)

• भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of your husband (of the husband, of the maintainer)

• सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation (sarga) (creation, emanation, manifestation)

• अनुभूतः (anubhūtaḥ) - experienced, perceived, felt

• अपि (api) - even though (even, although, also)

• सः (saḥ) - that (creation) (he, that)

• व्योम (vyoma) - space (vyoma) (sky, space, ether (vyoma))

• एव (eva) - merely (indeed, only, just)

• तथा (tathā) - as well (thus, so, in that manner)

• अबले (abale) - O powerless one (abale) (O weak one, O powerless one)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीदेवी (śrīdevī) - Śrī Devī (proper name of the goddess)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śrīdevī

śrīdevī - Śrī Devī, the glorious goddess

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (śrī+devī)

• śrī – prosperity, glory, goddess Lakṣmī
  noun (feminine)
• devī – goddess, divine lady
  noun (feminine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Perfect tense (liṭ), 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

स्मृतिः (smṛtiḥ) - memory (smṛti) (memory, recollection (smṛti))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of smṛti

smṛti - memory, recollection, tradition (smṛti)

Derived from root smṛ-1

Root: smṛ (class 1)

आकाशरूपा (ākāśarūpā) - of the nature of space (ākāśa) (of the nature of space, having the form of space)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ākāśarūpa

ākāśarūpa - of the nature of space, having the form of space

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ākāśa+rūpa)

• ākāśa – space, ether, sky (ākāśa)
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

तज्जाः (tajjāḥ) - whatever is born from that (i.e., space or memory) (born from that, produced from that)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tajja

tajja - born from that, produced from that

Compound of tad (that) + ja (born)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+ja)

• tad – that
  pronoun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced, caused
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root jan-4
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to the manifestation born from memory/space.

तथा (tathā) - so too (so, thus, in like manner)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - for you (your experience) (for you, of you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of your husband (of the husband, of the maintainer)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, maintainer, supporter

Agent noun

Derived from root bhṛ-3

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation (sarga) (creation, emanation, manifestation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, abandonment, chapter

Action noun

Derived from root sṛj-6

Root: sṛj (class 6)

अनुभूतः (anubhūtaḥ) - experienced, perceived, felt

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anubhūta

anubhūta - experienced, perceived, felt

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhū-1 with prefix anu and suffix -ta

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sargaḥ' (masculine singular nominative)

अपि (api) - even though (even, although, also)

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that (creation) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

व्योम (vyoma) - space (vyoma) (sky, space, ether (vyoma))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space, ether (vyoma)

एव (eva) - merely (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - as well (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Here used for emphasis or to mean 'similarly'.

अबले (abale) - O powerless one (abale) (O weak one, O powerless one)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of abalā

abalā - weak woman, powerless woman

Compound of a (negation) + balā (strong woman)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+balā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• balā – strength, power, a strong woman
  noun (feminine)

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