योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-25, verse-33

निःशून्यत्वादशब्देन मरुता परितो वृतम् ।
एतस्मादथ सर्वस्मात्ततो दशगुणात्मना ॥ ३३ ॥

niḥśūnyatvādaśabdena marutā parito vṛtam ,
etasmādatha sarvasmāttato daśaguṇātmanā 33

33. niḥśūnyatvāt aśabdena marutā paritaḥ vṛtam
etasmāt atha sarvasmāt tataḥ daśaguṇa-ātmanā

33. (तत्) niḥśūnyatvāt aśabdena marutā paritaḥ vṛtam.
atha etasmāt sarvasmāt tataḥ daśaguṇa-ātmanā (अन्येन वृतम्).

33. The preceding layer is enveloped all around by this wind (marutā), which is soundless due to its utter emptiness. Then, beyond all of this [windy layer], by something ten times greater in nature.

Words meanings summery:

• निःशून्यत्वात् (niḥśūnyatvāt) - due to its utter emptiness (because of being utterly void/empty, from emptiness)

• अशब्देन (aśabdena) - by the soundless (wind) (by the soundless, by that which is without sound)

• मरुता (marutā) - by the wind (by the wind, by Marut (a deity))

• परितः (paritaḥ) - all around, completely (around, on all sides, completely)

• वृतम् (vṛtam) - enveloped (covered, surrounded, enveloped)

• एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - from this [windy 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

निःशून्यत्वात् (niḥśūnyatvāt) - due to its utter emptiness (because of being utterly void/empty, from emptiness)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of niḥśūnyatva

niḥśūnyatva - utter emptiness, voidness

From 'niḥśūnya' (utterly empty) + 'tva' (abstract suffix)

Note: Reason for the wind being soundless.

अशब्देन (aśabdena) - by the soundless (wind) (by the soundless, by that which is without sound)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aśabda

aśabda - soundless, silent, without sound

Negated compound: 'a' + 'śabda' (sound)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śabda)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• śabda – sound, word, voice
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'marutā'.

मरुता (marutā) - by the wind (by the wind, by Marut (a deity))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of marut

marut - wind, air, a deity of wind

Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: Agent of 'vṛtam'.

परितः (paritaḥ) - all around, completely (around, on all sides, completely)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivative from 'pari' (around).

वृतम् (vṛtam) - enveloped (covered, surrounded, enveloped)

(Past Passive Participle)

Note: Predicate adjective.

एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - from this [windy layer] (from this)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine/neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

Demonstrative pronoun

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').

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