योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-25, verse-31
मेर्वादिद्रावणोत्केन ज्वालाजालेन मालिताम् ।
एतस्मादथ सर्वस्मात्ततो दशगुणात्मना ॥ ३१ ॥
एतस्मादथ सर्वस्मात्ततो दशगुणात्मना ॥ ३१ ॥
mervādidrāvaṇotkena jvālājālena mālitām ,
etasmādatha sarvasmāttato daśaguṇātmanā 31
etasmādatha sarvasmāttato daśaguṇātmanā 31
31.
meru-ādi-drāvaṇa-utkena jvālā-jālena mālitām
etasmāt atha sarvasmāt tataḥ daśaguṇa-ātmanā
etasmāt atha sarvasmāt tataḥ daśaguṇa-ātmanā
31.
(तत्) meru-ādi-drāvaṇa-utkena jvālā-jālena mālitām.
atha etasmāt sarvasmāt tataḥ daśaguṇa-ātmanā (अस्ति).
atha etasmāt sarvasmāt tataḥ daśaguṇa-ātmanā (अस्ति).
31.
Encompassed by a network of flames, powerful enough to intensely melt Mount Meru and other mountains. Then, beyond all of this [fiery layer], by something (else) of a nature ten times greater.
Words meanings summery:
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- मेरु-आदि-द्रावण-उत्केन (meru-ādi-drāvaṇa-utkena) - by the fire that intensely melts Mount Meru and other mountains (by that which causes the intense melting of Meru and others)
- ज्वाला-जालेन (jvālā-jālena) - by the encompassing net of flames (by a network of flames)
- मालिताम् (mālitām) - covered, enveloped (referring to an implied universal layer) (adorned, garlanded, encompassed, covered)
- एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - from this [fiery layer] (from this)
- अथ (atha) - then, thereafter (indicating sequence) (then, now, moreover, and)
- सर्वस्मात् (sarvasmāt) - from all of this (preceding descriptions) (from all, from everything)
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (indicating further sequence) (from that, then, thereafter)
- दशगुण-आत्मना (daśaguṇa-ātmanā) - by something (else) of a nature ten times greater (than the previous layer) (by that which is ten times in nature/form)
Words meanings and morphology
मेरु-आदि-द्रावण-उत्केन (meru-ādi-drāvaṇa-utkena) - by the fire that intensely melts Mount Meru and other mountains (by that which causes the intense melting of Meru and others)
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of meru-ādi-drāvaṇa-utka
meru-ādi-drāvaṇa-utka - characterized by the intense melting of Meru and others
compound adjective
Compound type : tatpurusha (meru+ādi+drāvaṇa+utka)
- meru – Mount Meru (mythical mountain, axis of the universe)
proper noun (masculine) - ādi – beginning, etcetera, and others
indeclinable - drāvaṇa – melting, liquefaction
noun (neuter)
Derived from root √dru (to run, to flow)
Root: dru (class 1) - utka – eager, agitated, prominent, intense
adjective
Prefix: ut
Note: Adjective for 'jvālā-jālena'.
ज्वाला-जालेन (jvālā-jālena) - by the encompassing net of flames (by a network of flames)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of jvālā-jāla
jvālā-jāla - network of flames, mass of flames
Compound type : tatpurusha (jvālā+jāla)
- jvālā – flame, blaze
noun (feminine) - jāla – net, network, mass, multitude
noun (neuter)
मालिताम् (mālitām) - covered, enveloped (referring to an implied universal layer) (adorned, garlanded, encompassed, covered)
(Past Passive Participle)
Note: Refers to an implied feminine noun, likely a cosmic layer.
एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - from this [fiery layer] (from this)
(pronoun)
Ablative, masculine/neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, this here
Demonstrative pronoun
Note: Refers to the preceding described layer.
अथ (atha) - then, thereafter (indicating sequence) (then, now, moreover, and)
(indeclinable)
सर्वस्मात् (sarvasmāt) - from all of this (preceding descriptions) (from all, from everything)
(pronoun)
Ablative, masculine/neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, entire
universal pronoun
Note: Functions with 'etasmāt'.
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (indicating further sequence) (from that, then, thereafter)
(indeclinable)
Adverbial derivative from 'tad'
दशगुण-आत्मना (daśaguṇa-ātmanā) - by something (else) of a nature ten times greater (than the previous layer) (by that which is ten times in nature/form)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of daśaguṇa-ātman
daśaguṇa-ātman - having a nature or form that is ten times (larger/greater)
Bahuvrīhi compound, literally 'whose self/nature is ten times'
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśaguṇa+ātman)
- daśaguṇa – tenfold, ten times
adjective - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, nature, intrinsic nature (ātman)
noun (masculine)
Note: Describes an implicit noun (e.g., 'layer' or 'element').