योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-95, verse-9

अथानन्ताः स्फुरन्त्येते जायमानाः सहस्रशः ।
नानाककुब्निकुञ्जेषु पादपेष्विव पल्लवाः ॥ ९ ॥

athānantāḥ sphurantyete jāyamānāḥ sahasraśaḥ ,
nānākakubnikuñjeṣu pādapeṣviva pallavāḥ 9

9. atha anantāḥ sphuranti ete jāyamānāḥ sahasraśaḥ
nānākakubnikuñjeṣu pādapeṣu iva pallavāḥ

9. atha ete anantāḥ sahasraśaḥ jāyamānāḥ
nānākakubnikuñjeṣu pādapeṣu iva pallavāḥ sphuranti

9. Then, these endless (beings) emerge in thousands, being born like sprouts on trees in various directions and groves.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, subsequently

• अनन्ताः (anantāḥ) - endless, infinite

• स्फुरन्ति (sphuranti) - they emerge, appear, throb, manifest

• एते (ete) - these

• जायमानाः (jāyamānāḥ) - being born, arising, coming into existence

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

• नानाककुब्निकुञ्जेषु (nānākakubnikuñjeṣu) - in various directions and groves

• पादपेषु (pādapeṣu) - on trees

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पल्लवाः (pallavāḥ) - sprouts, young leaves, shoots

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, subsequently

(indeclinable)

अनन्ताः (anantāḥ) - endless, infinite

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, boundless; the infinite; the serpent Shesha

Derived from 'a' (negation) and 'anta' (end)

स्फुरन्ति (sphuranti) - they emerge, appear, throb, manifest

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of sphur

Root: sphur (class 6)

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etas

etas - this

जायमानाः (jāyamānāḥ) - being born, arising, coming into existence

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jāyamāna

jāyamāna - being born, arising, existing

present passive participle

Present middle participle of root 'jan'

Root: jan (class 4)

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'sahasra' (thousand) with the suffix 'śaḥ'

नानाककुब्निकुञ्जेषु (nānākakubnikuñjeṣu) - in various directions and groves

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of nānākakubnikuñja

nānākakubnikuñja - various directions and groves

Compound type : dvandva (nānā+kakub+nikuñja)

• nānā – various, diverse
  indeclinable
• kakub – direction, quarter of the sky
  noun (feminine)
• nikuñja – grove, arbour, thicket
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ni

पादपेषु (pādapeṣu) - on trees

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of pādapa

pādapa - tree (literally, 'foot-drinker')

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (pāda+pa)

• pāda – foot, root (of a tree)
  noun (masculine)
• pa – drinker, protector
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root 'pā' (to drink)
  Root: pā (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पल्लवाः (pallavāḥ) - sprouts, young leaves, shoots

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pallava

pallava - sprout, young leaf, shoot, twig

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