योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-18, verse-62

जीवान्तर्जायते जीवस्तस्यान्तरपि जीवकः ।
सर्वत्र रम्भादलवज्जीवो जीवान्तरेव हि ॥ ६२ ॥

jīvāntarjāyate jīvastasyāntarapi jīvakaḥ ,
sarvatra rambhādalavajjīvo jīvāntareva hi 62

62. jīvāntaḥ jāyate jīvaḥ tasya antara api jīvakaḥ |
sarvatra rambhādalavat jīvaḥ jīvāntare eva hi ||

62. jīvaḥ jīvāntaḥ jāyate,
tasya antara api jīvakaḥ [jāyate].
sarvatra rambhādalavat jīvaḥ jīvāntare eva hi [jāyate].

62. An individual soul (jīva) is born within an individual soul (jīva), and within that, another small individual soul (jīva) [arises]. Everywhere, just like the layers of a banana stem, an individual soul (jīva) is indeed within another individual soul (jīva).

62. בתוך נשמה נולדת נשמה, ובתוכה עוד נשמה זעירה. בכל מקום, בדומה לשכבות של עלה בננה, מצויה נשמה בתוך נשמה.

Words meanings summery:

• जीवान्तः (jīvāntaḥ) - within the individual soul, within life

• जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - an individual soul, a living being

• तस्य (tasya) - of that, its

• अन्तर (antara) - inside, within

• अपि (api) - also, even

• जीवकः (jīvakaḥ) - a small individual soul, another individual soul

• सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, in all places

• रम्भादलवत् (rambhādalavat) - like a banana leaf, like a banana stem (due to layers)

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - an individual soul, a living being

• जीवान्तरे (jīvāntare) - within an individual soul, in another individual soul

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, precisely

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

Words meanings and morphology

जीवान्तः (jīvāntaḥ) - within the individual soul, within life

(indeclinable)

जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of jan

Present middle (ātmanepada) root

4th class verb, present tense, ātmanepada, 3rd person singular.

Root: jan (class 4)

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - an individual soul, a living being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living being, individual soul (jīva), life principle

तस्य (tasya) - of that, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the previously mentioned 'jīva'.

अन्तर (antara) - inside, within

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interior, inside, interval, space between

Note: Used adverbially in locative sense.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

जीवकः (jīvakaḥ) - a small individual soul, another individual soul

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvaka

jīvaka - a small jīva, a living creature

सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, in all places

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from 'sarva' (all) with the suffix '-trā'.

रम्भादलवत् (rambhādalavat) - like a banana leaf, like a banana stem (due to layers)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form derived from 'rambhādala' with the possessive suffix '-vat'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (rambhā+dala)

• rambhā – banana tree, plantain
  noun (feminine)
• dala – leaf, petal, part
  noun (neuter)

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - an individual soul, a living being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living being, individual soul (jīva), life principle

जीवान्तरे (jīvāntare) - within an individual soul, in another individual soul

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jīvāntara

jīvāntara - the interior of a jīva, within another jīva

Compound type : tatpurusha (jīva+antara)

• jīva – individual soul (jīva), life
  noun (masculine)
• antara – interior, inside, another
  noun (neuter)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, precisely

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

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