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?

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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