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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-79, verse-13

स्वस्थेन जीवितेनोच्चैः केनात्मैवापहारितः ।
केनाणुनान्तः क्रियते मेरुस्त्रिभुवनं तृणम् ॥ १३ ॥
svasthena jīvitenoccaiḥ kenātmaivāpahāritaḥ ,
kenāṇunāntaḥ kriyate merustribhuvanaṃ tṛṇam 13
13. svasthena jīvitena uccaiḥ kena ātmā eva apahāritaḥ
kena aṇunā antaḥ kriyate meruḥ tribhuvanam tṛṇam
13. kena uccaiḥ svasthena jīvitena ātmā eva apahāritaḥ
kena aṇunā meruḥ tribhuvanam tṛṇam antaḥ kriyate
13. By what is one's very self (ātman) carried away, even by a prosperous life? By what subtle atom (aṇu) are Mount Meru and the three worlds reduced to mere blades of grass?

Words meanings summery:

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  • स्वस्थेन (svasthena) - by the healthy, by the well-off, by the prosperous
  • जीवितेन (jīvitena) - by life, by living
  • उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - highly (qualifying 'svasthena jīvitena') (greatly, highly, loudly, mightily)
  • केन (kena) - by whom, by what
  • आत्मा (ātmā) - self (ātman), soul, essence
  • एव (eva) - verily, indeed (emphasizes 'ātman') (indeed, only, just)
  • अपहारितः (apahāritaḥ) - carried away, stolen, plundered
  • केन (kena) - by whom, by what
  • अणुना (aṇunā) - by what subtle force (by the atom, by the minute, by the subtle thing)
  • अन्तः (antaḥ) - end, destruction, limit
  • क्रियते (kriyate) - is brought to an end, is destroyed (is made, is done, is performed)
  • मेरुः (meruḥ) - Mount Meru (mythical mountain)
  • त्रिभुवनम् (tribhuvanam) - the three worlds
  • तृणम् (tṛṇam) - grass, a blade of grass, a trifle

Words meanings and morphology

स्वस्थेन (svasthena) - by the healthy, by the well-off, by the prosperous
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of svastha
svastha - healthy, well, prosperous, at ease, self-reliant
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+stha)
  • sva – own, self
    pronoun
  • stha – standing, dwelling, being in
    adjective
    Agent Noun (kṛt)
    From root sthā (to stand)
    Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Modifies `jīvitena`.
जीवितेन (jīvitena) - by life, by living
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of jīvita
jīvita - life, living, livelihood
Past Passive Participle
From root jīv (to live)
Root: jīv (class 1)
Note: By life' or 'by means of life'.
उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - highly (qualifying 'svasthena jīvitena') (greatly, highly, loudly, mightily)
(indeclinable)
Note: Here it can intensify the quality of 'jīvitena' or the extent of 'apahāritaḥ'. 'Highly prosperous life'.
केन (kena) - by whom, by what
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim
kim - who, what, which, why, how
Note: Refers to an unknown agent, could be a person or a thing/force.
आत्मा (ātmā) - self (ātman), soul, essence
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, living principle
Note: The subject being 'carried away'.
एव (eva) - verily, indeed (emphasizes 'ātman') (indeed, only, just)
(indeclinable)
अपहारितः (apahāritaḥ) - carried away, stolen, plundered
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of apahārita
apahārita - stolen, plundered, carried off, removed
Past Passive Participle (Causative)
From causative of root hṛ (to seize, take) with apa- prefix
Prefix: apa
Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: It's a past passive participle, used predicatively.
केन (kena) - by whom, by what
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim
kim - who, what, which, why, how
Note: Refers to an unknown agent, could be a person or a thing/force.
अणुना (aṇunā) - by what subtle force (by the atom, by the minute, by the subtle thing)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of aṇu
aṇu - atom, particle, minute, subtle, small, fine
Note: 'By what subtle thing/force'.
अन्तः (antaḥ) - end, destruction, limit
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anta
anta - end, limit, boundary, conclusion, destruction, death
Note: Part of the compound verbal phrase `antaḥ kriyate`.
क्रियते (kriyate) - is brought to an end, is destroyed (is made, is done, is performed)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kṛ
Present Indicative
From root kṛ, 3rd person singular, present passive
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: With `antaḥ`, it means 'is brought to an end' or 'is destroyed'.
मेरुः (meruḥ) - Mount Meru (mythical mountain)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of meru
meru - Mount Meru (the mythical golden mountain, center of the universe), peak, summit
Note: Subject of `kriyate`.
त्रिभुवनम् (tribhuvanam) - the three worlds
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tribhuvana
tribhuvana - the three worlds (earth, atmosphere, heaven; or earth, netherworld, heaven)
Compound type : dvigu (tri+bhuvana)
  • tri – three
    numeral
  • bhuvana – world, realm, being
    noun (neuter)
    Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Subject of `kriyate` (implicitly).
तृणम् (tṛṇam) - grass, a blade of grass, a trifle
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tṛṇa
tṛṇa - grass, blade of grass, straw, anything insignificant or trivial
Note: Predicate nominative, implying 'is made into grass'.