योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-9, verse-18

भूमिर्भूत्वा बिभर्तीमां लोकस्थितिमखण्डिताम् ।
तृणगुल्मलता भूत्वा ददाति फलसंततिम् ॥ १८ ॥

bhūmirbhūtvā bibhartīmāṃ lokasthitimakhaṇḍitām ,
tṛṇagulmalatā bhūtvā dadāti phalasaṃtatim 18

18. bhūmiḥ bhūtvā bibharti imām lokasthitim akhaṇḍitām
tṛṇagulmalatā bhūtvā dadāti phala-saṃtatim

18. bhūmiḥ bhūtvā imām akhaṇḍitām lokasthitim bibharti
tṛṇagulmalatā bhūtvā phala-saṃtatim dadāti

18. Becoming the earth (bhūmi), it sustains this uninterrupted order of the world. Becoming grass, shrubs, and vines, it yields an abundance of fruits.

18. כשהוא הופך לאדמה הוא נושא את קיום העולם ללא חלוקה, וכשהוא הופך לעשב, שיחים ומטפסים הוא מעניק שפע של פירות.

Words meanings summery:

• भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth (bhūmi) (earth, ground, land)

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - becoming (having become, being)

• बिभर्ति (bibharti) - sustains (holds, carries, supports, sustains)

• इमाम् (imām) - this (this (feminine accusative singular))

• लोकस्थितिम् (lokasthitim) - the order of the world (world's stability, order of the world, condition of the world)

• अखण्डिताम् (akhaṇḍitām) - uninterrupted (unbroken, undivided, uninterrupted)

• तृणगुल्मलता (tṛṇagulmalatā) - grass, shrubs, and vines (as a collective singular) (grass, bushes, and creepers)

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - becoming (having become, being)

• ददाति (dadāti) - yields, provides (gives, grants, bestows)

• फल-संततिम् (phala-saṁtatim) - an abundance of fruits (succession of fruits, abundance of fruits)

Words meanings and morphology

भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth (bhūmi) (earth, ground, land)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - becoming (having become, being)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, to become) with suffix -tvā.

Root: bhū (class 1)

बिभर्ति (bibharti) - sustains (holds, carries, supports, sustains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhṛ

present indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice. Reduplicated root.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

इमाम् (imām) - this (this (feminine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'lokasthitim'.

लोकस्थितिम् (lokasthitim) - the order of the world (world's stability, order of the world, condition of the world)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of lokasthiti

lokasthiti - world's stability, order of the world, condition of the world

Compound type : tatpurusha (loka+sthiti)

• loka – world, people, realm
  noun (masculine)
• sthiti – standing, position, state, condition, stability, order, maintenance
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

अखण्डिताम् (akhaṇḍitām) - uninterrupted (unbroken, undivided, uninterrupted)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of akhaṇḍita

akhaṇḍita - unbroken, undivided, uninterrupted

Past Passive Participle (for khaṇḍita)

Derived from root 'khaṇḍ' (to break) with negation 'a-'.

Compound type : na-tatpurusha (a+khaṇḍita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• khaṇḍita – broken, divided, interrupted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'khaṇḍ' (to break).
  Root: khaṇḍ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'lokasthitim'.

तृणगुल्मलता (tṛṇagulmalatā) - grass, shrubs, and vines (as a collective singular) (grass, bushes, and creepers)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛṇagulmalatā

tṛṇagulmalatā - grass, bushes, and creepers (as a collective entity)

Compound type : dvandva (tṛṇa+gulma+latā)

• tṛṇa – grass, blade of grass
  noun (neuter)
• gulma – bush, shrub, cluster
  noun (masculine)
• latā – creeper, vine
  noun (feminine)

Note: Collective singular, agreeing with the implied subject.

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - becoming (having become, being)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, to become) with suffix -tvā.

Root: bhū (class 1)

ददाति (dadāti) - yields, provides (gives, grants, bestows)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dā

present indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice. Reduplicated root.

Root: dā (class 3)

फल-संततिम् (phala-saṁtatim) - an abundance of fruits (succession of fruits, abundance of fruits)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of phala-saṃtati

phala-saṁtati - succession of fruits, abundance of fruits

Compound type : tatpurusha (phala+saṃtati)

• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• saṃtati – continuation, succession, progeny, abundance
  noun (feminine)
  From prefix 'sam' + root 'tan' (to extend).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tan (class 8)

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