योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-70, verse-30

सर्वः स्वसंकल्पवशाल्लघुर्भवति वा गुरुः ।
कर्कट्योग्रं वपुस्त्यक्त्वा सूचीत्वमुररीकृतम् ॥ ३० ॥

sarvaḥ svasaṃkalpavaśāllaghurbhavati vā guruḥ ,
karkaṭyograṃ vapustyaktvā sūcītvamurarīkṛtam 30

30. sarvaḥ svasaṃkalpavaśāt laghuḥ bhavati vā guruḥ
karkaṭyā ugram vapuḥ tyaktvā sūcītvam urarīkṛtam

30. sarvaḥ svasaṃkalpavaśāt laghuḥ vā guruḥ bhavati.
karkaṭyā ugram vapuḥ tyaktvā sūcītvam urarīkṛtam.

30. Everyone becomes insignificant or important (guru) by the power of their own will (saṃkalpa). For instance, a crab, having abandoned its formidable body, assumed a needle-like state.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - everyone, all

• स्वसंकल्पवशात् (svasaṁkalpavaśāt) - by the power of one's own will/resolve

• लघुः (laghuḥ) - light, insignificant, small

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

• वा (vā) - or

• गुरुः (guruḥ) - heavy, important, great

• कर्कट्या (karkaṭyā) - The crab (as agent of transformation) (by the crab, (of) the crab)

• उग्रम् (ugram) - formidable, fierce, terrible

• वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, figure

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

• सूचीत्वम् (sūcītvam) - needle-ness, the state of being a needle

• उररीकृतम् (urarīkṛtam) - was adopted, was assumed

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - everyone, all

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

स्वसंकल्पवशात् (svasaṁkalpavaśāt) - by the power of one's own will/resolve

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svasaṃkalpavaśa

svasaṁkalpavaśa - under the power of one's own will/resolve

compound noun, then ablative of cause

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+saṃkalpa+vaśa)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• saṃkalpa – will, resolve, intention, determination
  noun (masculine)
• vaśa – power, control, will
  noun (masculine)

लघुः (laghuḥ) - light, insignificant, small

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of laghu

laghu - light, small, insignificant, quick

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhū

Present Active

Root bhū, present indicative 3rd person singular.

Root: bhū (class 1)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

गुरुः (guruḥ) - heavy, important, great

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - heavy, important, great, venerable, teacher

कर्कट्या (karkaṭyā) - The crab (as agent of transformation) (by the crab, (of) the crab)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of karkaṭī

karkaṭī - crab (female), a particular measure

उग्रम् (ugram) - formidable, fierce, terrible

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ugra

ugra - fierce, formidable, terrible, mighty

Note: Agrees with 'vapuḥ'.

वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, figure

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure, shape

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root tyaj (to abandon) + ktvā suffix.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

सूचीत्वम् (sūcītvam) - needle-ness, the state of being a needle

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sūcītva

sūcītva - the state or condition of being a needle

Derived from sūcī + tva (suffix for abstract noun).

उररीकृतम् (urarīkṛtam) - was adopted, was assumed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of urarīkṛta

urarīkṛta - adopted, assumed, consented

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the verbal compound urarī-kṛ (to adopt, to agree) + kta suffix, declined as neuter nominative/accusative singular.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Often used as a finite verb in compound tenses.

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