योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-79, verse-2
राक्षस्युवाच ।
एकस्यानेकसंख्यस्य कस्याणोरम्बुधेरिव ।
अन्तर्ब्रह्माण्डलक्षाणि लीयन्ते बुद्बुदा इव ॥ २ ॥
एकस्यानेकसंख्यस्य कस्याणोरम्बुधेरिव ।
अन्तर्ब्रह्माण्डलक्षाणि लीयन्ते बुद्बुदा इव ॥ २ ॥
rākṣasyuvāca ,
ekasyānekasaṃkhyasya kasyāṇorambudheriva ,
antarbrahmāṇḍalakṣāṇi līyante budbudā iva 2
ekasyānekasaṃkhyasya kasyāṇorambudheriva ,
antarbrahmāṇḍalakṣāṇi līyante budbudā iva 2
2.
rākṣasī uvāca ekasya anekasaṃkhyasya kasya aṇoḥ ambudheḥ
iva antaḥ brahmāṇḍalakṣāṇi līyante budbudāḥ iva
iva antaḥ brahmāṇḍalakṣāṇi līyante budbudāḥ iva
2.
rākṣasī uvāca ekasya anekasaṃkhyasya kasya aṇoḥ ambudheḥ
iva antaḥ brahmāṇḍalakṣāṇi budbudāḥ iva līyante
iva antaḥ brahmāṇḍalakṣāṇi budbudāḥ iva līyante
2.
The demoness said: Of what single, yet having countless aspects, minute entity—like an ocean—do millions of universes dissolve within like bubbles?
Words meanings summery:
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- राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - The demoness, female demon
- उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
- एकस्य (ekasya) - of one, of a single
- अनेकसंख्यस्य (anekasaṁkhyasya) - of countless numbers, of many aspects
- कस्य (kasya) - of what, whose
- अणोः (aṇoḥ) - of a minute particle, of a subtle essence
- अम्बुधेः (ambudheḥ) - of the ocean
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within
- ब्रह्माण्डलक्षाणि (brahmāṇḍalakṣāṇi) - millions of universes
- लीयन्ते (līyante) - are dissolved, merge, disappear
- बुद्बुदाः (budbudāḥ) - bubbles
- इव (iva) - like, as
Words meanings and morphology
राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - The demoness, female demon
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of rākṣasī
rākṣasī - demoness, female demon
उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac
Root: vac (class 2)
एकस्य (ekasya) - of one, of a single
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of eka
eka - one, single, unique
अनेकसंख्यस्य (anekasaṁkhyasya) - of countless numbers, of many aspects
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of anekasaṃkhya
anekasaṁkhya - of countless numbers, having many aspects/forms
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+eka+saṃkhya)
- an – not, non-
indeclinable - eka – one, single
numeral (masculine) - saṃkhya – number, count
noun (neuter)
Prefix: sam
Root: khyā (class 2)
कस्य (kasya) - of what, whose
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kim
kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)
अणोः (aṇoḥ) - of a minute particle, of a subtle essence
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of aṇu
aṇu - atom, minute particle, subtle element, subtle essence
अम्बुधेः (ambudheḥ) - of the ocean
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ambudhi
ambudhi - ocean, sea (lit. 'water-receptacle')
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ambus+dhi)
- ambus – water
noun (neuter) - dhi – receptacle, container
noun (masculine)
Root: dhā (class 3)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within
(indeclinable)
ब्रह्माण्डलक्षाणि (brahmāṇḍalakṣāṇi) - millions of universes
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of brahmāṇḍalakṣa
brahmāṇḍalakṣa - million of universes
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (brahmāṇḍa+lakṣa)
- brahmāṇḍa – universe, cosmic egg
noun (neuter) - lakṣa – a hundred thousand, a lakh (often used to mean 'millions' or 'many')
noun (neuter)
लीयन्ते (līyante) - are dissolved, merge, disappear
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of lī
Root: lī (class 4)
बुद्बुदाः (budbudāḥ) - bubbles
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of budbuda
budbuda - bubble
इव (iva) - like, as
(indeclinable)