योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-70, verse-58

वेधं पूररयेणेव करोति स्वं प्रचारिता ।
प्रकृतेन निजेनापि वेधाय व्यवहारिता ॥ ५८ ॥

vedhaṃ pūrarayeṇeva karoti svaṃ pracāritā ,
prakṛtena nijenāpi vedhāya vyavahāritā 58

58. vedham pūrarayeṇa iva karoti svam pracāritā
prākṛtena nijena api vedhāya vyavahāritā

58. pracāritā (sūciḥ) pūrarayeṇa iva svam vedham karoti.
api nijena prākṛtena (eva sā) vedhāya vyavahāritā (asti).

58. When propelled, it creates its own piercing as if with a forceful current. It is employed for piercing (vedha) even by its own intrinsic nature (prakṛta).

Words meanings summery:

• वेधम् (vedham) - piercing, wounding, penetration

• पूररयेण (pūrarayeṇa) - by a forceful current (by the torrent of filling/force)

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• करोति (karoti) - creates (does, makes, performs)

• स्वम् (svam) - its own (one's own, his own, her own)

• प्रचारिता (pracāritā) - propelled, driven (referring to the needle) (propagated, spread, moved, driven, used)

• प्राकृतेन (prākṛtena) - by its inherent (nature) (by the natural, by the inherent, by the original)

• निजेन (nijena) - by its own (nature) (by its own, by one's native (nature))

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• वेधाय (vedhāya) - for piercing (for piercing, for wounding)

• व्यवहारिता (vyavahāritā) - employed, used (used, employed, practiced, administered)

Words meanings and morphology

वेधम् (vedham) - piercing, wounding, penetration

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vedha

vedha - piercing, wounding, penetration

Derived from root 'vyadh'.

Root: vyadh (class 4)

Note: Object of 'karoti'.

पूररयेण (pūrarayeṇa) - by a forceful current (by the torrent of filling/force)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pūraraya

pūraraya - torrent/force of filling

Compound type : tatpurusha (pūra+raya)

• pūra – filling, flood, torrent, strength, abundance
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root 'pṛ' (to fill)
  Root: pṛ (class 9)
• raya – speed, current, torrent, impetus
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle expressing comparison.

करोति (karoti) - creates (does, makes, performs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present Active Voice

Present, 3rd person singular.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject is `pracāritā` (implicitly `sūciḥ`).

स्वम् (svam) - its own (one's own, his own, her own)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, property, self

Note: Agrees with `vedham`.

प्रचारिता (pracāritā) - propelled, driven (referring to the needle) (propagated, spread, moved, driven, used)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pracārita

pracārita - propagated, spread, moved, driven, used, employed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'car' with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: car (class 1)

Note: It functions as the subject when understood as 'the (needle) which is propelled'.

प्राकृतेन (prākṛtena) - by its inherent (nature) (by the natural, by the inherent, by the original)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of prākṛta

prākṛta - natural, inherent, original, common, vulgar

derived from 'prakṛti'

Note: Agrees with `nijena`.

निजेन (nijena) - by its own (nature) (by its own, by one's native (nature))

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nija

nija - own, native, inherent, personal

Note: Agrees with `prākṛtena`.

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

वेधाय (vedhāya) - for piercing (for piercing, for wounding)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vedha

vedha - piercing, wounding, penetration

Derived from root 'vyadh'.

Root: vyadh (class 4)

Note: Indicates purpose.

व्यवहारिता (vyavahāritā) - employed, used (used, employed, practiced, administered)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vyavahārita

vyavahārita - used, employed, practiced, administered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'hṛ' with prefixes 'vi-ava'.

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: It functions as the subject complement or part of the verbal predicate.

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