योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-29, verse-52

श्रीदेव्युवाच ।
इत उत्तरमग्रे ते ब्रह्माण्डपुटकर्परम् ।
यस्य चन्द्रादयो नाम धूलिलेशाः समुत्थिताः ॥ ५२ ॥

śrīdevyuvāca ,
ita uttaramagre te brahmāṇḍapuṭakarparam ,
yasya candrādayo nāma dhūlileśāḥ samutthitāḥ 52

52. Śrīdevī uvāca | itaḥ uttaram agre te brahmāṇḍapuṭakarparam
| yasya candrādayaḥ nāma dhūlileśāḥ samutthitāḥ ||

52. Śrīdevī uvāca itaḥ uttaram agre te brahmāṇḍapuṭakarparam
(asti) yasya candrādayaḥ nāma dhūlileśāḥ samutthitāḥ (santi)

52. The Resplendent Goddess said: 'Beyond this point, ahead of you, lies the outer shell of the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa). Of this shell, the moon and other celestial bodies are merely tiny dust particles that have arisen.'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीदेवी (śrīdevī) - The Resplendent Goddess (The Resplendent Goddess, the auspicious deity)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• इतः (itaḥ) - from here (from here, hence, from this point)

• उत्तरम् (uttaram) - further (further, beyond, next, north)

• अग्रे (agre) - ahead (in front, ahead, before, at the top)

• ते (te) - of you (your, to you)

• ब्रह्माण्डपुटकर्परम् (brahmāṇḍapuṭakarparam) - the outer shell of the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa) (the shell of the cosmic egg/universe)

• यस्य (yasya) - of which (shell) (whose, of which)

• चन्द्रादयः (candrādayaḥ) - the moon and other celestial bodies (the moon and others, etc.)

• नाम (nāma) - merely (indeed, by name, as it were, namely)

• धूलिलेशाः (dhūlileśāḥ) - tiny dust particles (particles of dust, tiny fragments of dust)

• समुत्थिताः (samutthitāḥ) - have arisen (risen, emerged, originated)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीदेवी (śrīdevī) - The Resplendent Goddess (The Resplendent Goddess, the auspicious deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of Śrīdevī

Śrīdevī - Resplendent Goddess, auspicious deity (a respectful title for the presiding Goddess)

Compound of Śrī (resplendent, auspicious) and Devī (goddess).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+devī)

• śrī – splendor, prosperity, auspiciousness, revered
  noun (feminine)
• devī – goddess, female deity, queen
  noun (feminine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Derived from root √vac (to speak), perfect tense, third person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

इतः (itaḥ) - from here (from here, hence, from this point)

(indeclinable)

उत्तरम् (uttaram) - further (further, beyond, next, north)

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular neuter of uttara, used adverbially.

Note: Functioning as an adverb here.

अग्रे (agre) - ahead (in front, ahead, before, at the top)

(indeclinable)

Locative singular of agra, used adverbially.

Note: Locative singular, used as an adverb.

ते (te) - of you (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yusmad

yusmad - you

Note: Enclitic form of 'yusmad'.

ब्रह्माण्डपुटकर्परम् (brahmāṇḍapuṭakarparam) - the outer shell of the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa) (the shell of the cosmic egg/universe)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmāṇḍapuṭakarpara

brahmāṇḍapuṭakarpara - the shell of the cosmic egg, the outer casing of the universe

Compound of brahmāṇḍa (cosmic egg), puṭa (container, hollow), and karpara (shell, skull).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahmāṇḍa+puṭa+karpara)

• brahmāṇḍa – cosmic egg, the universe, the world
  noun (neuter)
• puṭa – fold, container, sheath, hollow, outer casing
  noun (masculine)
• karpara – shell, skull, potsherd, fragment
  noun (masculine)

यस्य (yasya) - of which (shell) (whose, of which)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun referring to 'brahmāṇḍapuṭakarparam'.

चन्द्रादयः (candrādayaḥ) - the moon and other celestial bodies (the moon and others, etc.)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of candrādi

candrādi - the moon and others, beginning with the moon

Compound of candra (moon) and ādi (beginning, etc.).

Compound type : dvandva or tatpuruṣa (candra+ādi)

• candra – moon, lunar
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on
  noun (masculine)

नाम (nāma) - merely (indeed, by name, as it were, namely)

(indeclinable)

धूलिलेशाः (dhūlileśāḥ) - tiny dust particles (particles of dust, tiny fragments of dust)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhūlileśa

dhūlileśa - a particle of dust, a tiny speck of dust

Compound of dhūli (dust) and leśa (small portion, particle).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhūli+leśa)

• dhūli – dust, powder
  noun (feminine)
• leśa – a small portion, a particle, a little bit
  noun (masculine)

समुत्थिताः (samutthitāḥ) - have arisen (risen, emerged, originated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samutthita

samutthita - risen, stood up, emerged, originated, produced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sthā (to stand) with upasargas sam and ut, forming samutthā, then past passive participle samutthita. Declined in nominative plural masculine.

Prefixes: sam+ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

Previous Verse Next Verse