योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-30, verse-18

अन्तःशून्याः स्थिताः केचित्संकल्पक्षयरात्रयः ।
तरङ्गा इव तोयेऽब्धौ प्रोह्यन्ते शून्यतार्णवे ॥ १८ ॥

antaḥśūnyāḥ sthitāḥ kecitsaṃkalpakṣayarātrayaḥ ,
taraṅgā iva toye'bdhau prohyante śūnyatārṇave 18

18. antaḥśūnyāḥ sthitāḥ kecit saṅkalpakṣayarātrayaḥ |
taraṅgāḥ iva toye abdhau prohyante śūnyatārṇave ||

18. kecit antaḥśūnyāḥ saṅkalpakṣayarātrayaḥ sthitāḥ
abdhau toye taraṅgāḥ iva śūnyatārṇave prohyante

18. Some individuals, inwardly empty, remain as nights marked by the decay of their intentions (saṅkalpa). They are swept away, like waves in the water of the sea, into the vast ocean of emptiness.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तःशून्याः (antaḥśūnyāḥ) - inwardly empty, void within

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - situated, existing, remaining

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• सङ्कल्पक्षयरात्रयः (saṅkalpakṣayarātrayaḥ) - nights characterized by the decay/destruction of intentions (saṅkalpa)

• तरङ्गाः (taraṅgāḥ) - waves

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• तोये (toye) - in the water

• अब्धौ (abdhau) - in the ocean, in the sea

• प्रोह्यन्ते (prohyante) - are swept away, are carried forth

• शून्यतार्णवे (śūnyatārṇave) - in the ocean of emptiness

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तःशून्याः (antaḥśūnyāḥ) - inwardly empty, void within

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of antaḥśūnya

antaḥśūnya - inwardly empty, void within

Compound type : karmadhāraya (antas+śūnya)

• antas – inside, inner
  indeclinable
• śūnya – empty, void, null
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'kecit'.

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - situated, existing, remaining

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing

Past Passive Participle

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: From √sthā (to stand).

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka

ka - who, which, what

Note: 'ka' + 'cit'.

सङ्कल्पक्षयरात्रयः (saṅkalpakṣayarātrayaḥ) - nights characterized by the decay/destruction of intentions (saṅkalpa)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of saṅkalpakṣayarātri

saṅkalpakṣayarātri - night of resolution's decay

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṅkalpa+kṣaya+rātri)

• saṅkalpa – intention, resolution, firm will
  noun (masculine)
• kṣaya – decay, destruction, loss
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣi
• rātri – night
  noun (feminine)

Note: Though 'kecit' is masculine plural, this compound is feminine plural, used metaphorically in apposition.

तरङ्गाः (taraṅgāḥ) - waves

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of taraṅga

taraṅga - wave

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

तोये (toye) - in the water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of toya

toya - water

अब्धौ (abdhau) - in the ocean, in the sea

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of abdhi

abdhi - ocean, sea

प्रोह्यन्ते (prohyante) - are swept away, are carried forth

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of pra-vah

Prefix: pra

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: From √vah (to carry) with prefix 'pra'. Passive form.

शून्यतार्णवे (śūnyatārṇave) - in the ocean of emptiness

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śūnyatārṇava

śūnyatārṇava - ocean of emptiness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śūnyatā+arṇava)

• śūnyatā – emptiness, voidness
  noun (feminine)
• arṇava – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

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