योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-40, verse-33

महाप्रलयरात्र्यन्ते चिरादात्ममनोवपुः ।
यथेदं तनुते तद्वत्प्रत्येकं मृत्यनन्तरम् ॥ ३३ ॥

mahāpralayarātryante cirādātmamanovapuḥ ,
yathedaṃ tanute tadvatpratyekaṃ mṛtyanantaram 33

33. mahāpralaya-rātry-ante cirāt ātma-manaḥ-vapuḥ
yathā idam tanute tadvat pratyekam mṛtyu-anantaram

33. yathā mahāpralaya-rātry-ante cirāt idam ātma-manaḥ-vapuḥ tanute,
tadvat pratyekam mṛtyu-anantaram (api tanute).

33. Just as this (universe), comprising the self (ātman), mind, and body, manifests after a long time at the end of the night of the great cosmic dissolution (mahāpralaya), so too, similarly, each individual (self, mind, and body) manifests again after death.

Words meanings summery:

• महाप्रलय-रात्र्य्-अन्ते (mahāpralaya-rātry-ante) - at the end of the night of the great dissolution

• चिरात् (cirāt) - after a long time, for a long time

• आत्म-मनः-वपुः (ātma-manaḥ-vapuḥ) - self, mind, and body

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• इदम् (idam) - Referring to the universe or creation. (this)

• तनुते (tanute) - manifests, expands, creates

• तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, in that manner, like that

• प्रत्येकम् (pratyekam) - each one, individually

• मृत्यु-अनन्तरम् (mṛtyu-anantaram) - after death

Words meanings and morphology

महाप्रलय-रात्र्य्-अन्ते (mahāpralaya-rātry-ante) - at the end of the night of the great dissolution

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāpralaya-rātri-anta

mahāpralaya-rātri-anta - the end of the night of the great dissolution

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahāpralaya+rātri+anta)

• mahāpralaya – great dissolution, cosmic dissolution
  noun (masculine)
• rātri – night
  noun (feminine)
• anta – end, boundary, close
  noun (masculine)

Note: Sandhi: rātri + ante -> rātryante

चिरात् (cirāt) - after a long time, for a long time

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

आत्म-मनः-वपुः (ātma-manaḥ-vapuḥ) - self, mind, and body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman-manas-vapus

ātman-manas-vapus - self, mind, and body

Compound type : dvandva (ātman+manas+vapus)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, ultimate reality
  noun (masculine)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• vapus – body, form, physical structure
  noun (neuter)

Note: Represents the aggregate of existence.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - Referring to the universe or creation. (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

तनुते (tanute) - manifests, expands, creates

(verb)

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

Present indicative, 3rd person singular, middle voice.

Root verb, Atmanepada.

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Refers to the universe manifesting itself.

तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, in that manner, like that

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' (that) + '-vat' (like).

प्रत्येकम् (pratyekam) - each one, individually

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially as 'each one'.

मृत्यु-अनन्तरम् (mṛtyu-anantaram) - after death

(indeclinable)

Compound adverbial phrase.

Compound type : tatpurusha (mṛtyu+anantaram)

• mṛtyu – death, demise
  noun (masculine)
• anantaram – after, afterwards, immediately after
  indeclinable
  Prefix: ana

Note: Used as an adverbial phrase.

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