योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-94, verse-21

स्वतेजःस्पन्दिताभोगाद्दीपादिव मरीचयः ।
सर्वा एव समुत्पन्ना ब्रह्मणो भूतपङ्क्तयः ॥ २१ ॥

svatejaḥspanditābhogāddīpādiva marīcayaḥ ,
sarvā eva samutpannā brahmaṇo bhūtapaṅktayaḥ 21

21. sva-tejaḥ-spandita-ābhogāt dīpāt iva marīcayaḥ
sarvāḥ eva samutpannāḥ brahmaṇaḥ bhūta-paṅktayaḥ

21. sarvāḥ eva bhūta-paṅktayaḥ brahmaṇaḥ samutpannāḥ,
yathā sva-tejaḥ-spandita-ābhogāt dīpāt marīcayaḥ iva.

21. Just as rays emanate from a lamp by the expansion of its own throbbing light, similarly, all multitudes of created beings (bhūta) have arisen from Brahman.

21. כמו קרני אור הנובעות ממנורה עקב פעימת זיוה, כך נוצרו כל סדרות היצורים מתוך בְּרַהְמָן.

Words meanings summery:

• स्व-तेजः-स्पन्दित-आभोगात् (sva-tejaḥ-spandita-ābhogāt) - from the emanation of Brahman's own light (from the expansion of self-radiant pulsation, from the emanation of its own light's throbbing)

• दीपात् (dīpāt) - from a lamp, from a light

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• मरीचयः (marīcayaḥ) - rays, beams of light

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• समुत्पन्नाः (samutpannāḥ) - arisen, produced, generated, born

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - the ultimate reality (brahman) (from Brahman, of Brahman)

• भूत-पङ्क्तयः (bhūta-paṅktayaḥ) - all categories of created beings (rows of beings, multitudes of elements/creatures)

Words meanings and morphology

स्व-तेजः-स्पन्दित-आभोगात् (sva-tejaḥ-spandita-ābhogāt) - from the emanation of Brahman's own light (from the expansion of self-radiant pulsation, from the emanation of its own light's throbbing)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sva-tejaḥ-spandita-ābhoga

sva-tejaḥ-spandita-ābhoga - expansion of self-radiant pulsation, emanation of own light's throbbing

Compound formed from sva (own) + tejas (radiance) + spandita (pulsating, PPP) + ābhoga (expansion)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+tejas+spandita+ābhoga)

• sva – self, own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, light, energy
  noun (neuter)
• spandita – vibrated, pulsed, throbbing, emanated
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root √spand (to vibrate, throb)
  Root: spand (class 1)
• ābhoga – expansion, full enjoyment, emanation, pervading
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √bhuj with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: The ablative case indicates the source or cause.

दीपात् (dīpāt) - from a lamp, from a light

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dīpa

dīpa - lamp, light, source of light

Derived from root √dīp (to shine)

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Used in the simile to indicate the source.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

मरीचयः (marīcayaḥ) - rays, beams of light

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of marīci

marīci - ray of light, beam, particle of light

Note: Subject of the simile's clause, implicitly 'arise'.

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Modifies bhūta-paṅktayaḥ.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

समुत्पन्नाः (samutpannāḥ) - arisen, produced, generated, born

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of samutpanna

samutpanna - arisen, produced, generated, sprung up

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √pad (to go, move, fall) with prefixes sam- and ut-

Prefixes: sam+ut

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with bhūta-paṅktayaḥ.

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - the ultimate reality (brahman) (from Brahman, of Brahman)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, ultimate reality, universal spirit, sacred utterance

Note: Indicates the source from which things arise.

भूत-पङ्क्तयः (bhūta-paṅktayaḥ) - all categories of created beings (rows of beings, multitudes of elements/creatures)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhūta-paṅkti

bhūta-paṅkti - multitude of beings, collection of elements/creatures

Compound formed from bhūta (being/element) + paṅkti (row/multitude)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+paṅkti)

• bhūta – being, creature, element, past, created
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √bhū (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• paṅkti – row, line, series, multitude, collection
  noun (feminine)

Note: Main subject of the verse.

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