योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-56, verse-19

क्षणाद्विविशतुः स्वैरं वातलेखा यथाम्बुजम् ।
सूर्यभासो यथाम्भोजं सुरभिः पवनं यथा ॥ १९ ॥

kṣaṇādviviśatuḥ svairaṃ vātalekhā yathāmbujam ,
sūryabhāso yathāmbhojaṃ surabhiḥ pavanaṃ yathā 19

19. kṣaṇāt viviśatuḥ svairam vātarekhā yathā ambujam
sūryabhāsaḥ yathā ambhojam surabhiḥ pavanam yathā

19. kṣaṇāt svairam te viviśatuḥ yathā vātarekhā ambujam
yathā sūryabhāsaḥ ambhojam yathā surabhiḥ pavanam

19. In a moment, they both entered freely, just as a streak of wind (vātarekhā) enters a lotus, as sunbeams enter a lotus, and as fragrance enters the wind.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - in a moment, instantly, from a moment

• विविशतुः (viviśatuḥ) - they two entered

• स्वैरम् (svairam) - freely, at will, at ease

• वातरेखा (vātarekhā) - a streak of wind, a gentle breeze

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like

• अम्बुजम् (ambujam) - a lotus

• सूर्यभासः (sūryabhāsaḥ) - sun's light, sunbeams

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like

• अम्भोजम् (ambhojam) - a lotus

• सुरभिः (surabhiḥ) - fragrance, perfume

• पवनम् (pavanam) - wind, air

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like

Words meanings and morphology

क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - in a moment, instantly, from a moment

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'instantly'.

विविशतुः (viviśatuḥ) - they two entered

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (Lit) of √viś

Root: viś (class 6)

स्वैरम् (svairam) - freely, at will, at ease

(indeclinable)

वातरेखा (vātarekhā) - a streak of wind, a gentle breeze

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vātarekhā

vātarekhā - streak of wind, gentle breeze

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāta+rekhā)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• rekhā – line, streak, mark
  noun (feminine)

यथा (yathā) - just as, like

(indeclinable)

अम्बुजम् (ambujam) - a lotus

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ambuja

ambuja - lotus (born from water)

Compound type : upapada (ambhas+ja)

• ambhas – water
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (neuter)
  Suffix -ja indicating origin
  Root: jan (class 4)

सूर्यभासः (sūryabhāsaḥ) - sun's light, sunbeams

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sūryabhāsa

sūryabhāsa - sun's light, sunbeam

Compound type : tatpurusha (sūrya+bhāsa)

• sūrya – sun
  noun (masculine)
• bhāsa – light, splendor, ray
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - just as, like

(indeclinable)

अम्भोजम् (ambhojam) - a lotus

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ambhoja

ambhoja - lotus (born from water)

Compound type : upapada (ambhas+ja)

• ambhas – water
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (neuter)
  Suffix -ja indicating origin
  Root: jan (class 4)

सुरभिः (surabhiḥ) - fragrance, perfume

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of surabhi

surabhi - fragrance, aroma, pleasing, cow

पवनम् (pavanam) - wind, air

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pavana

pavana - wind, air, puryfying

यथा (yathā) - just as, like

(indeclinable)

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