योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-29, verse-37

आवां खमेव स्वस्थं च भर्तृराज्यं ममेश्वरि ।
पूर्णं सहस्रैः शैलानां महामायेयमातता ॥ ३७ ॥

āvāṃ khameva svasthaṃ ca bhartṛrājyaṃ mameśvari ,
pūrṇaṃ sahasraiḥ śailānāṃ mahāmāyeyamātatā 37

37. āvām kham eva svasthaṁ ca bhartṛrājyaṁ mama īśvari
pūrṇaṁ sahasraiḥ śailānāṁ mahāmāyā iyam ātatā

37. īśvari,
āvām kham eva ca svasthaṁ svaḥ.
mama bhartṛrājyaṁ sahasraiḥ śailānāṁ pūrṇaṁ ca asti.
iyam mahāmāyā ātatā ca asti.

37. O my Mistress, we two are verily space itself and self-abiding. My husband's kingdom is full of thousands of mountains. This great illusion (māyā) is vast and pervasive.

Words meanings summery:

• आवाम् (āvām) - we two (Līlā and Sarasvatī) (we two, us two)

• खम् (kham) - the fundamental, pervasive space or ether (space, ether, sky, void)

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

• स्वस्थं (svasthaṁ) - self-abiding, self-existent (self-abiding, well-established, healthy, independent)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• भर्तृराज्यं (bhartṛrājyaṁ) - kingdom of Līlā's husband (husband's kingdom)

• मम (mama) - my (referring to Līlā) (my, of me)

• ईश्वरि (īśvari) - O Mistress (addressing Sarasvatī) (O mistress, O queen, O goddess)

• पूर्णं (pūrṇaṁ) - filled (with mountains) (full, complete, filled)

• सहस्रैः (sahasraiḥ) - by thousands (of mountains) (by thousands)

• शैलानां (śailānāṁ) - of mountains (of mountains, of rocks)

• महामाया (mahāmāyā) - this great illusion (māyā), the pervasive cosmic power of illusion (great illusion (māyā), divine cosmic power)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (great illusion) (this, she)

• आतता (ātatā) - vast and pervasive (spread out, extended, vast, pervasive)

Words meanings and morphology

आवाम् (āvām) - we two (Līlā and Sarasvatī) (we two, us two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, dual of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Also can be accusative dual. Here taken as nominative.

खम् (kham) - the fundamental, pervasive space or ether (space, ether, sky, void)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - space, ether, sky, void, zero

Note: Functions as a predicate nominative.

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

(indeclinable)

स्वस्थं (svasthaṁ) - self-abiding, self-existent (self-abiding, well-established, healthy, independent)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svastha

svastha - self-abiding, healthy, well-established, independent, at ease

Compound of sva (own) and stha (standing)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+stha)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• stha – standing, existing, being
  adjective
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kham'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'kham eva' and 'svastham'.

भर्तृराज्यं (bhartṛrājyaṁ) - kingdom of Līlā's husband (husband's kingdom)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhartṛrājya

bhartṛrājya - husband's kingdom

Compound of bhartṛ (husband) and rājya (kingdom)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhartṛ+rājya)

• bhartṛ – husband, maintainer, supporter
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhṛ (to bear, maintain)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)
• rājya – kingdom, reign, sovereignty
  noun (neuter)
  From rājan (king)

Note: Subject of the second sentence fragment.

मम (mama) - my (referring to Līlā) (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Genitive singular form of asmad

Note: Qualifies 'bhartṛrājyam'.

ईश्वरि (īśvari) - O Mistress (addressing Sarasvatī) (O mistress, O queen, O goddess)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of īśvarī

īśvarī - mistress, queen, goddess

Feminine form of īśvara (lord)

पूर्णं (pūrṇaṁ) - filled (with mountains) (full, complete, filled)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pūrṇa

pūrṇa - full, complete, filled, perfect

Past Passive Participle

From root pṛ (to fill)

Root: pṛ (class 3)

सहस्रैः (sahasraiḥ) - by thousands (of mountains) (by thousands)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sahasra

sahasra - thousand, a thousand

Note: Indicates the agent of filling.

शैलानां (śailānāṁ) - of mountains (of mountains, of rocks)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock, hill

From śilā (rock)

Note: Qualifies 'sahasraiḥ'.

महामाया (mahāmāyā) - this great illusion (māyā), the pervasive cosmic power of illusion (great illusion (māyā), divine cosmic power)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahāmāyā

mahāmāyā - great illusion (māyā), divine cosmic power, a powerful form of māyā

Compound of mahā (great) and māyā (illusion)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+māyā)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• māyā – illusion, cosmic illusion, magic, deceptive power
  noun (feminine)
  From root mā (to measure, create)
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Subject of the third sentence fragment.

इयम् (iyam) - this (great illusion) (this, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Feminine nominative singular of idam

Note: Qualifies 'mahāmāyā'.

आतता (ātatā) - vast and pervasive (spread out, extended, vast, pervasive)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ātata

ātata - spread out, extended, vast, pervasive, stretched

Past Passive Participle

From root tan (to stretch) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: tan (class 8)

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