योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-27, verse-30
महारम्भगुरूण्येवमपि ब्रह्माण्डकानि हि ।
तुलया धानकामात्रमपि तानि भवन्ति नो ॥ ३० ॥
तुलया धानकामात्रमपि तानि भवन्ति नो ॥ ३० ॥
mahārambhagurūṇyevamapi brahmāṇḍakāni hi ,
tulayā dhānakāmātramapi tāni bhavanti no 30
tulayā dhānakāmātramapi tāni bhavanti no 30
30.
mahārambhagurūṇi evam api brahmāṇḍakāni hi
tulayā dhānakamātram api tāni bhavanti no
tulayā dhānakamātram api tāni bhavanti no
30.
hi evam api mahārambhagurūṇi brahmāṇḍakāni
api tāni tulayā dhānakamātram no bhavanti
api tāni tulayā dhānakamātram no bhavanti
30.
Indeed, even these cosmic eggs (brahmāṇḍa), which are vast and weighty in their beginning, do not amount to even a mere grain's weight (dhānakamātra) when measured.
Words meanings summery:
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- महारम्भगुरूणि (mahārambhagurūṇi) - of great beginning and heavy, vast and weighty, mighty and important
- एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so
- अपि (api) - even, also, although
- ब्रह्माण्डकानि (brahmāṇḍakāni) - cosmic eggs, universes
- हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because
- तुलया (tulayā) - by weighing, by means of a scale, in comparison
- धानकमात्रम् (dhānakamātram) - merely a grain's weight, only a dhānaka
- अपि (api) - even, also
- तानि (tāni) - those
- भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are, they exist
- नो (no) - not, nor
Words meanings and morphology
महारम्भगुरूणि (mahārambhagurūṇi) - of great beginning and heavy, vast and weighty, mighty and important
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of mahārambhaguru
mahārambhaguru - having a great beginning and being heavy/important
Compound type : dvandva (mahārambha+guru)
- mahārambha – great undertaking, great beginning, vast scale
noun (masculine) - guru – heavy, weighty, important, venerable
adjective (neuter)
एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - even, also, although
(indeclinable)
ब्रह्माण्डकानि (brahmāṇḍakāni) - cosmic eggs, universes
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of brahmāṇḍaka
brahmāṇḍaka - a cosmic egg, a universe (diminutive form, implying many such worlds)
Diminutive form of brahmāṇḍa.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+aṇḍa)
- brahman – the Absolute, the universal spirit, creator god Brahmā
noun (neuter) - aṇḍa – egg, testicle, globe, sphere
noun (neuter)
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because
(indeclinable)
तुलया (tulayā) - by weighing, by means of a scale, in comparison
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of tulā
tulā - scale, balance, comparison, equality
धानकमात्रम् (dhānakamātram) - merely a grain's weight, only a dhānaka
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dhānakamātra
dhānakamātra - consisting merely of a dhānaka (a small weight, a grain)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhānaka+mātra)
- dhānaka – a weight equal to four grains of rice, a grain
noun (neuter) - mātra – only, merely, consisting of, having the measure of
adjective (neuter)
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
तानि (tāni) - those
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of tad
tad - that, those
भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are, they exist
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of bhū
Present 3rd plural (Parasmaipada)
Root √bhū (class 1)
Root: bhū (class 1)
नो (no) - not, nor
(indeclinable)