योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-4, chapter-17, verse-27
प्रत्येकमुदितो राम नूनं संसृतिखण्डकः ।
रात्रौ सैन्यनरस्वप्नजालवत्स्वात्मनि स्फुटः ॥ २७ ॥
रात्रौ सैन्यनरस्वप्नजालवत्स्वात्मनि स्फुटः ॥ २७ ॥
pratyekamudito rāma nūnaṃ saṃsṛtikhaṇḍakaḥ ,
rātrau sainyanarasvapnajālavatsvātmani sphuṭaḥ 27
rātrau sainyanarasvapnajālavatsvātmani sphuṭaḥ 27
27.
pratyekam uditaḥ rāma nūnaṃ saṃsṛtikhaṇḍakaḥ
rātrau sainyanarasvapnajālavat svātmani sphuṭaḥ
rātrau sainyanarasvapnajālavat svātmani sphuṭaḥ
27.
rāma pratyekam uditaḥ nūnaṃ saṃsṛtikhaṇḍakaḥ
rātrau sainyanarasvapnajālavat svātmani sphuṭaḥ
rātrau sainyanarasvapnajālavat svātmani sphuṭaḥ
27.
O Rāma, each individual manifestation is truly a segment of the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra). It is vividly manifest within one's own self (ātman), just like a network of dreams experienced by people and soldiers at night.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्रत्येकम् (pratyekam) - each one, individually, severally
- उदितः (uditaḥ) - arisen, manifested, spoken
- राम (rāma) - O Rama
- नूनं (nūnaṁ) - truly, indeed, certainly
- संसृतिखण्डकः (saṁsṛtikhaṇḍakaḥ) - a fragment/segment of transmigration (saṃsāra)
- रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night, in the night
- सैन्यनरस्वप्नजालवत् (sainyanarasvapnajālavat) - like a network of dreams of soldiers and people
- स्वात्मनि (svātmani) - in one's own self (ātman), within oneself
- स्फुटः (sphuṭaḥ) - manifest, clear, evident, distinct
Words meanings and morphology
प्रत्येकम् (pratyekam) - each one, individually, severally
(indeclinable)
From prati + eka.
Compound type : avyayībhāva (prati+eka)
- prati – towards, against, each
indeclinable - eka – one, single, unique
numeral/adjective
Note: Used adverbially.
उदितः (uditaḥ) - arisen, manifested, spoken
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of udita
udita - arisen, manifested, spoken, uttered, appeared
Past Passive Participle
From root `vad` (to speak) or `īr` (to move/arise) with upasarga `ud`.
Prefix: ud
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Refers to the implied subject, 'each one'.
राम (rāma) - O Rama
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma
rāma - Name of a celebrated legendary prince, the seventh avatāra of Viṣṇu
Root: ram (class 1)
नूनं (nūnaṁ) - truly, indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
संसृतिखण्डकः (saṁsṛtikhaṇḍakaḥ) - a fragment/segment of transmigration (saṃsāra)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsṛtikhaṇḍaka
saṁsṛtikhaṇḍaka - a fragment of saṃsāra, a part of the cycle of existence
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsṛti+khaṇḍaka)
- saṃsṛti – transmigration, cycle of birth and death, flowing together
noun (feminine)
From sam + sṛ (to flow)
Prefix: sam
Root: sṛ (class 1) - khaṇḍaka – a piece, fragment, part, section
noun (masculine)
From root khaṇḍ (to break)
Root: khaṇḍ (class 1)
Note: Predicate noun.
रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night, in the night
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of rātri
rātri - night
Note: Adverbial locative of time.
सैन्यनरस्वप्नजालवत् (sainyanarasvapnajālavat) - like a network of dreams of soldiers and people
(indeclinable)
Adverbial derivative from `sainyanarasvapnajāla` + `vat`.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sainya+nara+svapna+jāla+vat)
- sainya – army, soldier
noun (neuter)
From senā (army) - nara – man, person, human being
noun (masculine) - svapna – sleep, dream
noun (masculine)
From root svap (to sleep)
Root: svap (class 2) - jāla – net, network, collection
noun (neuter) - vat – like, similar to, as
indeclinable
Suffix indicating similarity
Note: Simile comparing the individual fragments of saṃsāra to dreams.
स्वात्मनि (svātmani) - in one's own self (ātman), within oneself
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of svātman
svātman - one's own self (ātman), individual soul
Compound of `sva` (own) and `ātman` (self).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+ātman)
- sva – own, one's own
pronoun/adjective - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, ego, mind
noun (masculine)
From root at (to breathe)
Root: at (class 1)
Note: Refers to the internal locus of manifestation.
स्फुटः (sphuṭaḥ) - manifest, clear, evident, distinct
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sphuṭa
sphuṭa - manifest, clear, evident, distinct, burst open
Past Passive Participle
From root `sphuṭ` (to burst, open, expand).
Root: sphuṭ (class 6)
Note: Predicate adjective for the implied subject (`saṃsṛtikhaṇḍakaḥ`).