योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-10, verse-68

जगन्निर्माणरहिते स्फारे नभसि सा ततः ।
वासना तस्य बभ्राम निर्नीडा विहगी यथा ॥ ६८ ॥

jagannirmāṇarahite sphāre nabhasi sā tataḥ ,
vāsanā tasya babhrāma nirnīḍā vihagī yathā 68

68. jagannirmāṇarahite sphāre nabhasi sā tataḥ
vāsanā tasya babhrāma nirnīḍā vihagī yathā

68. tataḥ sā tasya vāsanā jagannirmāṇarahite
sphāre nabhasi nirnīḍā vihagī yathā babhrāma

68. Thereafter, in the vast, world-creation-devoid sky, his latent impression (vāsanā) wandered like a nestless female bird.

Words meanings summery:

• जगन्निर्माणरहिते (jagannirmāṇarahite) - in the (space) devoid of world-creation

• स्फारे (sphāre) - vast, extensive, wide, spreading

• नभसि (nabhasi) - in the sky, in space

• सा (sā) - Refers to vāsanā (latent impression). (she, that)

• ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter, then, from there

• वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, subconscious tendency, desire, habit

• तस्य (tasya) - Refers to the Vidyadhara. (his, of him)

• बभ्राम (babhrāma) - wandered, roamed, moved about

• निर्नीडा (nirnīḍā) - nestless, without a nest, homeless

• विहगी (vihagī) - a female bird

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

Words meanings and morphology

जगन्निर्माणरहिते (jagannirmāṇarahite) - in the (space) devoid of world-creation

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagannirmāṇarahita

jagannirmāṇarahita - devoid of world-creation

Compound type : tatpurusha (jagat+nirmāṇa+rahita)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
• nirmāṇa – creation, making, construction
  noun (neuter)
• rahita – devoid of, without, abandoned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root rah (to abandon) + -ita
  Root: rah (class 1)

Note: Describes 'nabhasi'.

स्फारे (sphāre) - vast, extensive, wide, spreading

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sphāra

sphāra - vast, extensive, spreading, thriving

Note: Describes 'nabhasi'.

नभसि (nabhasi) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, space, cloud

सा (sā) - Refers to vāsanā (latent impression). (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter, then, from there

(indeclinable)

वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, subconscious tendency, desire, habit

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - latent impression, subconscious tendency, desire, habit, perfuming

तस्य (tasya) - Refers to the Vidyadhara. (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

बभ्राम (babhrāma) - wandered, roamed, moved about

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of bhram

Perfect tense, active voice, 3rd person singular, reduplicated

Root: bhram (class 1)

निर्नीडा (nirnīḍā) - nestless, without a nest, homeless

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirnīḍa

nirnīḍa - without a nest, nestless

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+nīḍa)

• nis – without, out, away (prefix)
  indeclinable
  negative or privative prefix
• nīḍa – nest, dwelling, abode
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes 'vihagī'.

विहगी (vihagī) - a female bird

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vihagī

vihagī - a female bird

feminine form of vihaga

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

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