योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-11, verse-41

एकरूपाम्बुसामान्यमया एव निरामयाः ।
तथैवास्मिन्प्रवितते सिते शुद्धे निरामये ॥ ४१ ॥

ekarūpāmbusāmānyamayā eva nirāmayāḥ ,
tathaivāsminpravitate site śuddhe nirāmaye 41

41. eka-rūpa-ambu-sāmānya-mayāḥ eva nirāmayāḥ
tathā eva asmin pravitate site śuddhe nirāmaye

41. eva eka-rūpa-ambu-sāmānya-mayāḥ eva nirāmayāḥ
tathā asmin pravitate site śuddhe nirāmaye

41. Indeed, they are of a single form, characterized by the universal nature of water, and are inherently undefiled. Similarly, [they exist] in this extensively diffused, radiant, pure, and undefiled (brahman) that is universally spread out.

Words meanings summery:

• एक-रूप-अम्बु-सामान्य-मयाः (eka-rūpa-ambu-sāmānya-mayāḥ) - of a single form, consisting of the general nature of water

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• निरामयाः (nirāmayāḥ) - undefiled, faultless (free from disease, healthy, faultless, pure, undefiled)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in the same way, similarly

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• प्रवितते (pravitate) - extensively diffused (widely spread, extended, diffused)

• सिते (site) - radiant, pure (white, bright, pure, clean)

• शुद्धे (śuddhe) - pure, clean, clear, faultless

• निरामये (nirāmaye) - undefiled, faultless (free from disease, healthy, faultless, pure, undefiled)

Words meanings and morphology

एक-रूप-अम्बु-सामान्य-मयाः (eka-rūpa-ambu-sāmānya-mayāḥ) - of a single form, consisting of the general nature of water

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of eka-rūpa-ambu-sāmānya-maya

eka-rūpa-ambu-sāmānya-maya - consisting of the general nature (sāmānya) of water (ambu) which has one form (ekarūpa)

Compound ending with the suffix -maya (made of, consisting of)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+rūpa+ambu+sāmānya+maya)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)
• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• sāmānya – common, general, universal; commonality, generality
  noun (neuter)
  From samāna (similar, common) + ya (suffix)
• maya – consisting of, made of, full of
  suffix (adjective forming) (masculine)
  Suffix -maya used to form adjectives indicating material or essence.

Note: Refers to the entities described in the previous verse.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

निरामयाः (nirāmayāḥ) - undefiled, faultless (free from disease, healthy, faultless, pure, undefiled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirāmaya

nirāmaya - free from disease, healthy; faultless, pure, undefiled, perfect

Compound of nis- (without) + āmaya (disease, fault)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (nis+āmaya)

• nis – out, forth, without, free from
  prefix
• āmaya – disease, illness, fault, defect
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in the same way, similarly

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the implied (brahman)

प्रवितते (pravitate) - extensively diffused (widely spread, extended, diffused)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of pravita

pravita - spread out, extended, diffused, vast

Past Passive Participle

From pra-√tan (to stretch forth, extend)

Prefix: pra

Root: tan (class 8)

सिते (site) - radiant, pure (white, bright, pure, clean)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sita

sita - white, bright, pure, clean; bound, tied

Past Passive Participle

From √śvit (to be white, shine)

Root: śvit (class 1)

शुद्धे (śuddhe) - pure, clean, clear, faultless

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, clear, bright, faultless, innocent, correct

Past Passive Participle

From root √śudh (to be pure, clean)

Root: śudh (class 4)

निरामये (nirāmaye) - undefiled, faultless (free from disease, healthy, faultless, pure, undefiled)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of nirāmaya

nirāmaya - free from disease, healthy; faultless, pure, undefiled, perfect

Compound of nis- (without) + āmaya (disease, fault)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (nis+āmaya)

• nis – out, forth, without, free from
  prefix
• āmaya – disease, illness, fault, defect
  noun (masculine)

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