योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-27, verse-28

आकाशमात्रमेतेषामिदं पश्य वपुः पुनः ।
मेरुमन्दरकोटीनां कोटयस्तेष्ववस्थिताः ॥ २८ ॥

ākāśamātrameteṣāmidaṃ paśya vapuḥ punaḥ ,
merumandarakoṭīnāṃ koṭayasteṣvavasthitāḥ 28

28. ākāśamātram eteṣām idam paśya vapuḥ punaḥ
merumandarakōṭīnām koṭayaḥ teṣu avasthitāḥ

28. punaḥ idam eteṣām ākāśamātram vapuḥ paśya
teṣu merumandarakōṭīnām koṭayaḥ avasthitāḥ

28. Look again at these bodies (worlds), which are merely like space. Within them are situated crores upon crores of Meru and Mandara mountains.

Words meanings summery:

• आकाशमात्रम् (ākāśamātram) - merely space, space-like, consisting only of space

• एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these

• इदम् (idam) - this

• पश्य (paśya) - look, see, behold

• वपुः (vapuḥ) - bodies (referring to the cosmic spheres/worlds) (body, form, essence)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, further

• मेरुमन्दरक्ओटीनाम् (merumandarakōṭīnām) - of crores of Meru and Mandara mountains

• कोटयः (koṭayaḥ) - crores (tens of millions), innumerable quantities

• तेषु (teṣu) - in them, within them

• अवस्थिताः (avasthitāḥ) - situated, existing, placed

Words meanings and morphology

आकाशमात्रम् (ākāśamātram) - merely space, space-like, consisting only of space

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśamātra

ākāśamātra - only space, consisting merely of space

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ākāśa+mātra)

• ākāśa – ether, space, sky
  noun (masculine)
• mātra – only, merely, consisting of, having the measure of
  adjective (neuter)

एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of etad

etad - this, these

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

पश्य (paśya) - look, see, behold

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Imperative 2nd singular (Parasmaipada)

Root √dṛś (class 1, often takes paśya- stem in present/imperative)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वपुः (vapuḥ) - bodies (referring to the cosmic spheres/worlds) (body, form, essence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure, essence

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, further

(indeclinable)

मेरुमन्दरक्ओटीनाम् (merumandarakōṭīnām) - of crores of Meru and Mandara mountains

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of merumandarakōṭi

merumandarakōṭi - crores of Meru and Mandara mountains

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (meru+mandara+koṭi)

• meru – Mount Meru, the mythical cosmic mountain
  proper noun (masculine)
• mandara – Mount Mandara, a mythical mountain used in the churning of the ocean
  proper noun (masculine)
• koṭi – ten million, a crore, a vast number
  noun (feminine)

कोटयः (koṭayaḥ) - crores (tens of millions), innumerable quantities

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of koṭi

koṭi - ten million, a crore, a vast number

तेषु (teṣu) - in them, within them

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the 'vapuḥ' (bodies/worlds).

अवस्थिताः (avasthitāḥ) - situated, existing, placed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of avasthita

avasthita - situated, placed, existing, standing, located

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sthā (to stand) with upasarga 'ava' and suffix -ta.

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'koṭayaḥ'.

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