योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-52, verse-18
देशे प्रादेशमात्रेऽपि गिरिजालमयान्यपि ।
वज्रसाराणि खान्येव लक्षाणि जगतो विदुः ॥ १८ ॥
वज्रसाराणि खान्येव लक्षाणि जगतो विदुः ॥ १८ ॥
deśe prādeśamātre'pi girijālamayānyapi ,
vajrasārāṇi khānyeva lakṣāṇi jagato viduḥ 18
vajrasārāṇi khānyeva lakṣāṇi jagato viduḥ 18
18.
deśe prādeśamātre api girijālamayāni api
vajrasārāṇi khāni eva lakṣāṇi jagataḥ viduḥ
vajrasārāṇi khāni eva lakṣāṇi jagataḥ viduḥ
18.
prādeśamātre deśe api,
girijālamayāni api,
vajrasārāṇi khāni eva,
jagataḥ lakṣāṇi viduḥ
girijālamayāni api,
vajrasārāṇi khāni eva,
jagataḥ lakṣāṇi viduḥ
18.
Even in a region measuring merely a span, millions of mines, strong as diamonds and consisting of mountain ranges, are indeed known to exist in the world.
Words meanings summery:
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- देशे (deśe) - in a place, in a region, in a country
- प्रादेशमात्रे (prādeśamātre) - in a place measuring a span, in a span-sized place
- अपि (api) - even, also, though, indeed
- गिरिजालमयानि (girijālamayāni) - made of mountain ranges, consisting of mountain networks
- अपि (api) - even, also, though, indeed
- वज्रसाराणि (vajrasārāṇi) - strong as a thunderbolt, hard as diamond
- खानि (khāni) - mines, quarries
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- लक्षाणि (lakṣāṇi) - hundreds of thousands, millions
- जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, of the universe
- विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they perceive, they understand
Words meanings and morphology
देशे (deśe) - in a place, in a region, in a country
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of deśa
deśa - place, region, country, district
प्रादेशमात्रे (prādeśamātre) - in a place measuring a span, in a span-sized place
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of prādeśamātra
prādeśamātra - of the measure of a span; merely a span in size
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prādeśa+mātra)
- prādeśa – a span (measure from thumb to forefinger)
noun (masculine) - mātra – measure, extent, size; only, merely (as adjective suffix)
adjective (neuter)
अपि (api) - even, also, though, indeed
(indeclinable)
गिरिजालमयानि (girijālamayāni) - made of mountain ranges, consisting of mountain networks
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of girijālamaya
girijālamaya - consisting of or made of mountain networks
Suffix -maya indicating 'made of' or 'consisting of'.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+jāla+maya)
- giri – mountain, hill
noun (masculine) - jāla – net, network, collection, multitude
noun (neuter) - maya – made of, consisting of (suffix)
adjective (neuter)
अपि (api) - even, also, though, indeed
(indeclinable)
वज्रसाराणि (vajrasārāṇi) - strong as a thunderbolt, hard as diamond
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of vajrasāra
vajrasāra - having the hardness/essence of a diamond/thunderbolt
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vajra+sāra)
- vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
noun (masculine) - sāra – essence, strength, hardness, core
noun (masculine)
खानि (khāni) - mines, quarries
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of khani
khani - mine, quarry
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
लक्षाणि (lakṣāṇi) - hundreds of thousands, millions
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of lakṣa
lakṣa - hundred thousand, lakh; target, mark
जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, of the universe
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - world, universe; moving, living (adj.)
Root: gam (class 1)
विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they perceive, they understand
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (lat) of vid
Root: vid (class 2)