योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-40, verse-23

यथेच्छमम्बरे याति जठरेऽपि च भूभृताम् ।
अनन्तराकाशवपुर्धत्तेऽथ परमाणुताम् ॥ २३ ॥

yathecchamambare yāti jaṭhare'pi ca bhūbhṛtām ,
anantarākāśavapurdhatte'tha paramāṇutām 23

23. yathā-iccham ambare yāti jaṭhare api ca bhūbhṛtām
ananta-ākāśa-vapuḥ dhatte atha paramāṇutām

23. yathā-iccham ambare yāti jaṭhare api ca bhūbhṛtām
ananta-ākāśa-vapuḥ dhatte atha paramāṇutām

23. As it wishes, it moves in the sky, and also within the interior of mountains. Then, having a body of endless space, it assumes the state of being an atom.

Words meanings summery:

• यथेच्छम् (yatheccham) - as desired, according to wish

• अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in space

• याति (yāti) - goes, moves, travels

• जठरे (jaṭhare) - in the belly, in the interior

• अपि (api) - also, even

• च (ca) - and, also

• भूभृताम् (bhūbhṛtām) - of mountains (literally, 'of earth-bearers')

• अनन्त-आकाश-वपुः (ananta-ākāśa-vapuḥ) - having a body of endless space, whose form is infinite space

• धत्ते (dhatte) - assumes, holds, bears

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, moreover

• परमाणुताम् (paramāṇutām) - the state of being an atom, atomicity

Words meanings and morphology

यथेच्छम् (yatheccham) - as desired, according to wish

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound of 'yathā' (as) and 'icchā' (desire).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+icchā)

• yathā – as, like, in which way
  indeclinable
• icchā – desire, wish
  noun (feminine)
  Root: iṣ (class 6)

अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, space, garment

याति (yāti) - goes, moves, travels

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Present Active

Root: yā (class 2)

जठरे (jaṭhare) - in the belly, in the interior

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jaṭhara

jaṭhara - belly, interior, abdomen

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भूभृताम् (bhūbhṛtām) - of mountains (literally, 'of earth-bearers')

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhūbhṛt

bhūbhṛt - mountain, king (literally, earth-bearer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+bhṛt)

• bhū – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• bhṛt – bearer, supporter, maintainer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from the root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support).
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

अनन्त-आकाश-वपुः (ananta-ākāśa-vapuḥ) - having a body of endless space, whose form is infinite space

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ananta-ākāśa-vapus

ananta-ākāśa-vapus - whose body is infinite space, having infinite space as its body

Bahuvrīhi compound: one whose body (vapus) is infinite (ananta) space (ākāśa).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ananta+ākāśa+vapus)

• ananta – endless, infinite, boundless
  adjective
  Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of 'an' (not) and 'anta' (end).
  Prefix: an
• ākāśa – space, ether, sky
  noun (masculine)
• vapus – body, form, nature
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (the ultimate reality or self).

धत्ते (dhatte) - assumes, holds, bears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of dhā

Present Middle

Root: dhā (class 3)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, moreover

(indeclinable)

परमाणुताम् (paramāṇutām) - the state of being an atom, atomicity

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of paramāṇutā

paramāṇutā - the state of being an atom, atomicity, extreme minuteness

Derived from 'paramāṇu' (supreme atom) with suffix '-tā' (abstract noun).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parama+aṇu+tā)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate, finest
  adjective
  Superlative form of 'para'.
• aṇu – atom, minute particle, subtle
  noun (masculine)
• tā – -ness, -hood (suffix for abstract noun)
  suffix (feminine)

Note: Object of 'dhatte'.

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