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.

41. הם עשויים אך ורק מן המים האחידים והזכים, נטולי הנגע. בדיוק כך, בתוך המרחב המוזהר, הטהור והחופשי מכל פגם...

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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