योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-79, verse-14

केनाप्यणुकमात्रेण पूरिता शतयोजनी ।
कोऽणुरेव भवन्माति न योजनशतेष्वपि ॥ १४ ॥

kenāpyaṇukamātreṇa pūritā śatayojanī ,
ko'ṇureva bhavanmāti na yojanaśateṣvapi 14

14. kena api aṇukamātreṇa pūritā śatayojanī kaḥ
aṇuḥ eva bhavan māti na yojanaśateṣu api

14. kena api aṇukamātreṇa śatayojanī pūritā kaḥ
aṇuḥ eva bhavan yojanaśateṣu api na māti

14. By what mere subtle atom (aṇu) is a hundred yojanas filled? And what subtle atom (aṇu), though existing, cannot be contained even within hundreds of yojanas?

Words meanings summery:

• केन (kena) - by whom, by what

• अपि (api) - indeed (emphasizing the 'what') (even, also, though)

• अणुकमात्रेण (aṇukamātreṇa) - by a mere subtle particle (by just an atom, by a mere particle, by a subtle entity alone)

• पूरिता (pūritā) - filled, completed, accomplished

• शतयोजनी (śatayojanī) - a hundred yojanas (long distance), a path of a hundred yojanas

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what, which

• अणुः (aṇuḥ) - subtle atom (atom, minute, subtle thing)

• एव (eva) - indeed, very (emphasizes 'aṇuḥ') (indeed, only, just)

• भवन् (bhavan) - being, existing

• माति (māti) - it fits, it is contained, it measures

• न (na) - not, no

• योजनशतेषु (yojanaśateṣu) - in hundreds of yojanas

• अपि (api) - even (emphasizing the uncontainability despite vastness) (even, also, though)

Words meanings and morphology

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.

अपि (api) - indeed (emphasizing the 'what') (even, also, though)

(indeclinable)

अणुकमात्रेण (aṇukamātreṇa) - by a mere subtle particle (by just an atom, by a mere particle, by a subtle entity alone)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aṇukamātra

aṇukamātra - a mere atom, only a subtle particle

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (aṇuka+mātra)

• aṇuka – small, minute, atomic, a particle
  noun (neuter)
• mātra – mere, only, just, measure, quantity
  adjective

Note: Acts as an instrumental noun, 'by a mere subtle particle'.

पूरिता (pūritā) - filled, completed, accomplished

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pūrita

pūrita - filled, full, completed, accomplished

Past Passive Participle (Causative)

From causative of root pṛ (to fill)

Root: pṛ (class 9)

Note: Feminine to agree with `śatayojanī`.

शतयोजनी (śatayojanī) - a hundred yojanas (long distance), a path of a hundred yojanas

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śatayojanī

śatayojanī - a hundred yojanas (a unit of distance, typically 8-9 miles, so a very long distance), a path of a hundred yojanas

Compound type : dvigu (śata+yojanī)

• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)
• yojanī – a yojana (unit of distance)
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of the implied verb (is filled).

कः (kaḥ) - who, what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, why, how

अणुः (aṇuḥ) - subtle atom (atom, minute, subtle thing)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṇu

aṇu - atom, particle, minute, subtle, small, fine

Note: Subject of `māti`.

एव (eva) - indeed, very (emphasizes 'aṇuḥ') (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

भवन् (bhavan) - being, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - being, existing, present

Present Active Participle

From root bhū (to be), present active participle, masculine nominative singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Modifies `aṇuḥ`.

माति (māti) - it fits, it is contained, it measures

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

From root mā, 3rd person singular, present active

Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Used with negation `na` to mean 'is not contained'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

योजनशतेषु (yojanaśateṣu) - in hundreds of yojanas

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of yojanaśata

yojanaśata - a hundred yojanas

Compound type : dvigu (yojana+śata)

• yojana – a yojana (unit of distance)
  noun (neuter)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

Note: 'In hundreds of yojanas'.

अपि (api) - even (emphasizing the uncontainability despite vastness) (even, also, though)

(indeclinable)