योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-30, verse-4

महाकाशमहाम्भोधौ महाशून्यत्ववारिणि ।
महाचिद्द्रवभावोत्थान्बुद्बुदानर्बुदप्रभान् ॥ ४ ॥

mahākāśamahāmbhodhau mahāśūnyatvavāriṇi ,
mahāciddravabhāvotthānbudbudānarbudaprabhān 4

4. mahā ākāśa mahā ambhodhau mahā śūnyatva vāriṇi mahā
cit drava bhāva utthān budbudān arbuda prabhān

4. mahā ākāśa mahā ambhodhau,
mahā śūnyatva vāriṇi,
mahā cit drava bhāva utthān,
arbuda prabhān budbudān (dadarśa).

4. (She saw these universes) as countless bubbles, shining like millions, within the great ocean of supreme space, whose water was the profound void, and which arose from the state of the fluid of great consciousness.

Words meanings summery:

• महा (mahā) - great, large, vast

• आकाश (ākāśa) - the supreme space (space, ether)

• महा (mahā) - great, large, vast

• अम्भोधौ (ambhodhau) - in the ocean, in the sea

• महा (mahā) - great, vast

• शून्यत्व (śūnyatva) - emptiness, voidness

• वारिणि (vāriṇi) - in the water

• महा (mahā) - great, vast

• चित् (cit) - consciousness

• द्रव (drava) - fluid, liquid

• भाव (bhāva) - state, existence, nature, emotion

• उत्थान् (utthān) - arising, produced from, originating from

• बुद्बुदान् (budbudān) - bubbles

• अर्बुद (arbuda) - ten million, countless, a multitude

• प्रभान् (prabhān) - shining, appearing, like, resembling

Words meanings and morphology

महा (mahā) - great, large, vast

(adjective)

feminine, singular of mahā

mahā - great, large, mighty, vast

Note: First part of the compound 'mahākāśa'.

आकाश (ākāśa) - the supreme space (space, ether)

(noun)

masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - space, ether, sky, the fifth element

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: It is part of the compound 'mahākāśa-mahāmbhodha'.

महा (mahā) - great, large, vast

(adjective)

feminine, singular of mahā

mahā - great, large, mighty, vast

Note: First part of 'mahāmbhodhau'.

अम्भोधौ (ambhodhau) - in the ocean, in the sea

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ambhodha

ambhodha - cloud, ocean, sea

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (ambhas+dhā)

• ambhas – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhā – to hold, to contain
  verb
  Root used in compound formation, suffix 'ḍa' from 'dhā'.
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: It is the final member of a compound 'mahākāśamahāmbhodha', meaning 'in the great ocean which is great space'.

महा (mahā) - great, vast

(adjective)

feminine, singular of mahā

mahā - great, large, mighty, vast

Note: First part of 'mahāśūnyatva'.

शून्यत्व (śūnyatva) - emptiness, voidness

(noun)

neuter, singular of śūnyatva

śūnyatva - emptiness, voidness, state of being empty

Derived from 'śūnya' (empty) with suffix '-tva'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śūnya+tva)

• śūnya – empty, void, zero
  adjective (neuter)
• tva – suffix denoting 'ness' or 'state of being'
  suffix (neuter)

Note: Forms the compound 'mahāśūnyatva' (great voidness).

वारिणि (vāriṇi) - in the water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vārin

vārin - water

Note: Modifies the previous compound, forming 'mahāśūnyatvavāriṇi' meaning 'in the water (which is) great voidness'. The entire phrase functions as an adjective qualifying 'mahākāśamahāmbhodhau'.

महा (mahā) - great, vast

(adjective)

feminine, singular of mahā

mahā - great, large, mighty, vast

Note: First part of the compound 'mahācit'.

चित् (cit) - consciousness

(noun)

feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, intelligence, understanding

Note: Part of the compound 'mahāciddravabhāvotthān'.

द्रव (drava) - fluid, liquid

(noun)

masculine, singular of drava

drava - fluid, liquid, flowing, melting

Derived from root 'dru' (to run, flow).

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Part of the compound 'mahāciddravabhāvotthān'.

भाव (bhāva) - state, existence, nature, emotion

(noun)

masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - state of being, existence, nature, condition, feeling, emotion

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, to exist).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Part of the compound 'mahāciddravabhāvotthān'.

उत्थान् (utthān) - arising, produced from, originating from

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of utthāna

utthāna - rising up, arising, origin, effort

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'ud' (up).

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Forms the final part of the compound 'mahāciddravabhāvotthān', meaning 'those arising from the state of great consciousness-fluid'. Here it acts as an adjective for 'budbudān'.

बुद्बुदान् (budbudān) - bubbles

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of budbuda

budbuda - bubble, froth

Note: Object of comparison to the 'sargān' (universes).

अर्बुद (arbuda) - ten million, countless, a multitude

(noun)

neuter, singular of arbuda

arbuda - ten million, a crore, a myriad, a mass, a tumor

Note: Part of the compound 'arbudaprabhān'.

प्रभान् (prabhān) - shining, appearing, like, resembling

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prabha

prabha - shining, splendid, like, resembling

Derived from root 'bhā' (to shine) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Forms the final part of the compound 'arbudaprabhān', meaning 'those that shine like ten millions/countless'. Qualifies 'budbudān'.

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