योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-11, verse-39

नोर्मयः संस्थिता ह्यब्धौ न तत्तत्र न संस्थिताः ।
केवलं स्वस्वभावस्थसंकल्पविकलीकृताः ॥ ३९ ॥

normayaḥ saṃsthitā hyabdhau na tattatra na saṃsthitāḥ ,
kevalaṃ svasvabhāvasthasaṃkalpavikalīkṛtāḥ 39

39. na ūrmayaḥ saṃsthitāḥ hi abdhau na tat tatra na
saṃsthitāḥ kevalam svasvabhāvasthasaṃkalpavikalīkṛtāḥ

39. hi ūrmayaḥ abdhau na saṃsthitāḥ na ca tat tatra na
saṃsthitāḥ kevalam svasvabhāvasthasaṃkalpavikalīkṛtāḥ

39. Indeed, the waves are neither situated within the ocean nor are they not situated there. They are merely differentiated by the ideation (saṃkalpa) arising from their own intrinsic nature (svabhāva).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• ऊर्मयः (ūrmayaḥ) - waves

• संस्थिताः (saṁsthitāḥ) - situated (situated, established, existing)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

• अब्धौ (abdhau) - in the ocean

• न (na) - not, no

• तत् (tat) - they (the waves) (that, they)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (in the ocean) (there, in that place)

• न (na) - not, no

• संस्थिताः (saṁsthitāḥ) - situated (situated, established, existing)

• केवलम् (kevalam) - merely (only, merely, solely)

• स्वस्वभावस्थसंकल्पविकलीकृताः (svasvabhāvasthasaṁkalpavikalīkṛtāḥ) - made distinct by the ideation residing in their own intrinsic nature

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

ऊर्मयः (ūrmayaḥ) - waves

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ūrmi

ūrmi - wave, ripple

Root: ṝ (class 1)

संस्थिताः (saṁsthitāḥ) - situated (situated, established, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - situated, established, existing, standing together

Past Passive Participle

From sam- (together) + sthā (to stand)

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for ūrmayaḥ.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

अब्धौ (abdhau) - in the ocean

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of abdhi

abdhi - ocean, sea (literally: water-holder, from ap + dhā)

Compound of ap (water) and dhī (holder)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ap+dhi)

• ap – water
  noun (feminine)
  Vedic root
  Root: ap
• dhi – holding, receptacle
  noun (masculine)
  From dhā (to hold)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - they (the waves) (that, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those, it

Note: Here, tat is used as a generic pronoun for 'that state/fact'.

तत्र (tatra) - there (in the ocean) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Formed from tad (that) + -tra (locative suffix)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

संस्थिताः (saṁsthitāḥ) - situated (situated, established, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - situated, established, existing, standing together

Past Passive Participle

From sam- (together) + sthā (to stand)

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for ūrmayaḥ (implied from previous clause).

केवलम् (kevalam) - merely (only, merely, solely)

(indeclinable)

स्वस्वभावस्थसंकल्पविकलीकृताः (svasvabhāvasthasaṁkalpavikalīkṛtāḥ) - made distinct by the ideation residing in their own intrinsic nature

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svasvabhāvasthasaṃkalpavikalīkṛta

svasvabhāvasthasaṁkalpavikalīkṛta - made diverse/agitated by the ideation existing in their own intrinsic nature

Past Passive Participle

Bahuvrīhi compound describing ūrmayaḥ.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+svabhāva+stha+saṃkalpa+vikalīkṛta)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• svabhāva – intrinsic nature, own being, inherent disposition (svabhāva)
  noun (masculine)
  From sva (own) + bhāva (being)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• stha – standing, situated, residing
  adjective (masculine)
  From sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• saṃkalpa – intention, will, mental resolve, ideation, determination (saṃkalpa)
  noun (masculine)
  From sam- (together) + kḷp (to be in order)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• vikalīkṛta – made distinct, differentiated, agitated, disfigured
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From vikalī- (adverbial prefix) + kṛ (to do, make)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate adjective for ūrmayaḥ.