योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-10, verse-27

संसारावलयो ग्रस्ता निगीर्णा रुद्रकोटयः ।
भुक्तानि विष्णुवृन्दानि क्व न शक्ता वयं मुने ॥ २७ ॥

saṃsārāvalayo grastā nigīrṇā rudrakoṭayaḥ ,
bhuktāni viṣṇuvṛndāni kva na śaktā vayaṃ mune 27

27. saṃsāra-avalayaḥ grastāḥ nigīrṇāḥ rudra-koṭayaḥ
bhuktāni viṣṇu-vṛndāni kva na śaktāḥ vayam mune

27. mune saṃsāra-avalayaḥ grastāḥ rudra-koṭayaḥ
nigīrṇāḥ viṣṇu-vṛndāni bhuktāni vayam kva na śaktāḥ

27. O sage, we have devoured countless cycles of transmigration (saṃsāra), swallowed millions of Rudras, and consumed multitudes of Viṣṇus. Where indeed are we not capable?

27. כבר בלענו מעגלים שלמים של סבך הקיום התופעתי, עיכלנו מיליוני רӯדְרָות וכילונו המוני וִישְׁנוּ; כלום יש משהו שמעבר לכוחנו, הוי הַמּוּנִי?

Words meanings summery:

• संसार-अवलयः (saṁsāra-avalayaḥ) - cycles of transmigration, chains of existence

• ग्रस्ताः (grastāḥ) - swallowed, devoured, seized

• निगीर्णाः (nigīrṇāḥ) - swallowed, gulped down

• रुद्र-कोटयः (rudra-koṭayaḥ) - millions of Rudras, crores of Rudras

• भुक्तानि (bhuktāni) - eaten, enjoyed, consumed

• विष्णु-वृन्दानि (viṣṇu-vṛndāni) - multitudes of Vishnu, groups of Vishnu

• क्व (kva) - where? (interrogative adverb)

• न (na) - not, no

• शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - capable, able, powerful

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• मुने (mune) - O sage, O ascetic

Words meanings and morphology

संसार-अवलयः (saṁsāra-avalayaḥ) - cycles of transmigration, chains of existence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of saṃsāra-avali

saṁsāra-avali - chain/series of transmigrations

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃsāra+avali)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'sṛ' (to flow) with 'sam' prefix
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• avali – row, series, chain
  noun (feminine)

Note: Here treated as the object of 'grastāḥ' with passive sense.

ग्रस्ताः (grastāḥ) - swallowed, devoured, seized

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of grasta

grasta - swallowed, devoured, seized

Past Passive Participle

From root 'gras' (to swallow) with suffix '-kta'

Root: gras (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `saṃsāra-avalayaḥ`.

निगीर्णाः (nigīrṇāḥ) - swallowed, gulped down

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nigīrṇa

nigīrṇa - swallowed, gulped down

Past Passive Participle

From root 'gṛ' (to swallow) with prefix 'ni-'

Prefix: ni

Root: gṛ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with `rudra-koṭayaḥ`.

रुद्र-कोटयः (rudra-koṭayaḥ) - millions of Rudras, crores of Rudras

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rudra-koṭi

rudra-koṭi - a crore of Rudras

Compound type : tatpurusha (rudra+koṭi)

• rudra – a Vedic deity, later identified with Shiva, also a name for cosmic destructive forces
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: rud (class 2)
• koṭi – a crore (ten million), tip, end
  noun (feminine)

Note: Here treated as the object of 'nigīrṇāḥ' with passive sense.

भुक्तानि (bhuktāni) - eaten, enjoyed, consumed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhukta

bhukta - eaten, consumed, enjoyed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'bhuj' (to enjoy/eat) with suffix '-kta'

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with `viṣṇu-vṛndāni`.

विष्णु-वृन्दानि (viṣṇu-vṛndāni) - multitudes of Vishnu, groups of Vishnu

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of viṣṇu-vṛnda

viṣṇu-vṛnda - multitude/group of Viṣṇus

Compound type : tatpurusha (viṣṇu+vṛnda)

• viṣṇu – a principal Hindu deity, the Preserver
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: viṣ (class 2)
• vṛnda – multitude, group, host
  noun (neuter)

Note: Here treated as the object of 'bhuktāni' with passive sense.

क्व (kva) - where? (interrogative adverb)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - capable, able, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śakta

śakta - able, capable, powerful

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śak' (to be able) with suffix '-kta'

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'vayam'.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

मुने (mune) - O sage, O ascetic

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, silent one

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