योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-56, verse-15

ततस्त्यक्तो नभोमार्गे यन्त्रोपल इव च्युतः ।
अथ जीवकला लीला ज्ञप्तिश्चेति त्रयं नभः ॥ १५ ॥

tatastyakto nabhomārge yantropala iva cyutaḥ ,
atha jīvakalā līlā jñaptiśceti trayaṃ nabhaḥ 15

15. tataḥ tyaktaḥ nabhaḥmārge yantra upalaḥ iva cyutaḥ
atha jīvakalā līlā jñaptiḥ ca iti trayam nabhaḥ

15. tataḥ nabhaḥmārge yantra upalaḥ iva cyutaḥ tyaktaḥ (saḥ
asti) atha jīvakalā līlā ca jñaptiḥ iti trayam nabhaḥ (abhūt)

15. Then, abandoned, he fell through the sky like a stone released from a machine. Now, the three (aspects)—the particle of life (jīvakala), divine sport (līlā), and knowledge (jñapti)—(merged with) the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from there)

• त्यक्तः (tyaktaḥ) - abandoned (the body mentioned in the previous verse) (abandoned, left, discarded)

• नभःमार्गे (nabhaḥmārge) - through the sky (in the sky-path, in the atmosphere)

• यन्त्र (yantra) - machine (machine, instrument, device)

• उपलः (upalaḥ) - stone (stone, rock, jewel)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• च्युतः (cyutaḥ) - fallen (fallen, dropped, dislodged)

• अथ (atha) - now (now, then, moreover)

• जीवकला (jīvakalā) - particle of life (jīvakala) (particle of life, aspect of life-force)

• लीला (līlā) - divine sport (līlā) (play, sport, amusement, divine sport)

• ज्ञप्तिः (jñaptiḥ) - knowledge (jñapti) (knowledge, understanding, cognition)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• त्रयम् (trayam) - the three (three, a triad)

• नभः (nabhaḥ) - (merged with) the sky (sky, heaven, atmosphere, ether)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from there)

(indeclinable)

त्यक्तः (tyaktaḥ) - abandoned (the body mentioned in the previous verse) (abandoned, left, discarded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tyakta

tyakta - abandoned, left, forsaken, given up

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root tyaj (to abandon)

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Implied subject refers to the entity (soul/essence) that was previously in the discarded body.

नभःमार्गे (nabhaḥmārge) - through the sky (in the sky-path, in the atmosphere)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nabhaḥmārga

nabhaḥmārga - sky-path, aerial path, atmosphere

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nabhas+mārga)

• nabhas – sky, heaven, atmosphere, cloud
  noun (neuter)
• mārga – path, way, road, course
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛj (class 2)

यन्त्र (yantra) - machine (machine, instrument, device)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yantra

yantra - instrument, machine, apparatus, device, restraint

Derived from root yam (to restrain, control)

Root: yam (class 1)

उपलः (upalaḥ) - stone (stone, rock, jewel)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upala

upala - stone, rock, gem

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

च्युतः (cyutaḥ) - fallen (fallen, dropped, dislodged)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cyuta

cyuta - fallen, dropped, dislodged, departed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root cyu (to move, fall)

Root: cyu (class 1)

अथ (atha) - now (now, then, moreover)

(indeclinable)

जीवकला (jīvakalā) - particle of life (jīvakala) (particle of life, aspect of life-force)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jīvakalā

jīvakalā - particle of life, aspect of the individual soul/life-force

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīva+kalā)

• jīva – living, alive; soul, individual soul, living being
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root jīv (to live)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• kalā – part, portion, digit, art, skill
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kal (class 1)

लीला (līlā) - divine sport (līlā) (play, sport, amusement, divine sport)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of līlā

līlā - play, sport, amusement, pastime, grace, divine sport

Root: līl (class 1)

ज्ञप्तिः (jñaptiḥ) - knowledge (jñapti) (knowledge, understanding, cognition)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jñapti

jñapti - knowledge, understanding, cognition, perception, information

Derived from root jñā (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

त्रयम् (trayam) - the three (three, a triad)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of traya

traya - three (collective noun), a triad

नभः (nabhaḥ) - (merged with) the sky (sky, heaven, atmosphere, ether)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, heaven, atmosphere, cloud, ether

Note: Implied verb 'became' or 'merged into'.

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