योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-54, verse-28
रूढादिसर्गे नियतिर्यैकद्वित्रिचतुःशता ।
पूर्वादिष्वायुषः पुंसां तस्या मे नियतिं श्रृणु ॥ २८ ॥
पूर्वादिष्वायुषः पुंसां तस्या मे नियतिं श्रृणु ॥ २८ ॥
rūḍhādisarge niyatiryaikadvitricatuḥśatā ,
pūrvādiṣvāyuṣaḥ puṃsāṃ tasyā me niyatiṃ śrṛṇu 28
pūrvādiṣvāyuṣaḥ puṃsāṃ tasyā me niyatiṃ śrṛṇu 28
28.
rūḍhādisarge niyatiḥ yā ekadvitricatuḥśatā
pūrvādiṣu āyuṣaḥ puṃsām tasyāḥ me niyatim śṛṇu
pūrvādiṣu āyuṣaḥ puṃsām tasyāḥ me niyatim śṛṇu
28.
me tasyāḥ niyatim śṛṇu yā ekadvitricatuḥśatā
niyatiḥ rūḍhādisarge pūrvādiṣu puṃsām āyuṣaḥ
niyatiḥ rūḍhādisarge pūrvādiṣu puṃsām āyuṣaḥ
28.
Listen from me to that fixed rule (niyati) concerning the life-span (āyuṣ) of beings in the primordial creations and subsequent ones, starting from earlier eras, which [rule] determines life-spans of one, two, three, or four hundred (years) and so on.
Words meanings summery:
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- रूढादिसर्गे (rūḍhādisarge) - in the creations beginning with a root (primordial), in original creations etc.
- नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - fixed rule, destiny, fate, necessity
- या (yā) - which (feminine singular nominative)
- एकद्वित्रिचतुःशता (ekadvitricatuḥśatā) - having one, two, three, or four hundred (as its measure or characteristic)
- पूर्वादिषु (pūrvādiṣu) - in the earlier ones, in the former etc.
- आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) - of life, of duration, of age
- पुंसाम् (puṁsām) - of men, of human beings, of male beings
- तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of that (feminine), of her
- मे (me) - from me, by me, to me, my
- नियतिम् (niyatim) - fixed rule, destiny, necessity
- शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! hear!
Words meanings and morphology
रूढादिसर्गे (rūḍhādisarge) - in the creations beginning with a root (primordial), in original creations etc.
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of rūḍhādisarga
rūḍhādisarga - creations beginning with an established form or primordial stage
Tatpuruṣa compound
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rūḍha+ādi+sarga)
- rūḍha – grown, risen, established, traditional, primordial
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle of root 'ruh'
Root: ruh (class 1) - ādi – beginning, starting with, and so on
noun (masculine) - sarga – creation, emission, chapter
noun (masculine)
From root 'sṛj'
Root: sṛj (class 6)
नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - fixed rule, destiny, fate, necessity
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of niyati
niyati - fixed rule, destiny, fate, necessity, restriction
Action noun from root 'yam' with prefix 'ni'
Prefix: ni
Root: yam (class 1)
या (yā) - which (feminine singular nominative)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yad
yad - which, what
एकद्वित्रिचतुःशता (ekadvitricatuḥśatā) - having one, two, three, or four hundred (as its measure or characteristic)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ekadvitricatuḥśata
ekadvitricatuḥśata - one, two, three, or four hundred (in amount/measure)
Bahuvrīhi or Tatpuruṣa compound referring to a numerical quantity.
Compound type : dvandva (eka+dvi+tri+catur+śata)
- eka – one, single
numeral - dvi – two
numeral - tri – three
numeral - catur – four
numeral - śata – hundred
noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with 'niyatiḥ'
पूर्वादिषु (pūrvādiṣu) - in the earlier ones, in the former etc.
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of pūrvādi
pūrvādi - earlier ones and so forth
Tatpuruṣa compound
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+ādi)
- pūrva – former, earlier, prior
adjective - ādi – beginning, and so on
noun (masculine)
आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) - of life, of duration, of age
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of āyuṣ
āyuṣ - life, life-span, duration, age
पुंसाम् (puṁsām) - of men, of human beings, of male beings
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of puṃs
puṁs - man, human being, male, person
तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of that (feminine), of her
(pronoun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it
Note: Refers to 'niyatiḥ'
मे (me) - from me, by me, to me, my
(pronoun)
singular of mad
mad - I
नियतिम् (niyatim) - fixed rule, destiny, necessity
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of niyati
niyati - fixed rule, destiny, fate, necessity, restriction
Action noun from root 'yam' with prefix 'ni'
Prefix: ni
Root: yam (class 1)
शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! hear!
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru
Root: śru (class 5)