योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-2, verse-21

इमे सर्गाः प्रस्फुरन्ति स्वात्मनात्मनि निर्मले ।
नभसीव नभोभागा निराकारा निराकृतौ ॥ २१ ॥

ime sargāḥ prasphuranti svātmanātmani nirmale ,
nabhasīva nabhobhāgā nirākārā nirākṛtau 21

21. ime sargāḥ prasphuranti sva ātmanā ātmani nirmale
nabhasi iva nabhobhāgāḥ nirākārāḥ nirākṛtau

21. ime sargāḥ sva ātmanā nirmale ātmani prasphuranti.
nirākārāḥ nabhobhāgāḥ iva nabhasi nirākṛtau

21. These creations (sargāḥ) pulsate forth by their own intrinsic nature (svātmanā) within the pure Self (ātman), just as formless regions of space appear in the sky (nabhasī) itself, which is inherently formless (nirākṛti).

Words meanings summery:

• इमे (ime) - these

• सर्गाः (sargāḥ) - creations, emanations, manifestations

• प्रस्फुरन्ति (prasphuranti) - they pulsate, they emanate, they flash forth, they manifest

• स्व (sva) - own, one's own

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self, by the soul, by one's own nature (ātman)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self, in the soul, in the spirit (ātman)

• निर्मले (nirmale) - in the pure, in the stainless, in the clear

• नभसि (nabhasi) - in the sky, in space

• इव (iva) - like, as, similar to

• नभोभागाः (nabhobhāgāḥ) - regions of the sky, parts of space

• निराकाराः (nirākārāḥ) - formless, shapeless

• निराकृतौ (nirākṛtau) - in the formless state, in the formless reality

Words meanings and morphology

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

सर्गाः (sargāḥ) - creations, emanations, manifestations

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, manifestation, discharge

Derived from root sṛj (to emit, create).

Root: sṛj (class 6)

प्रस्फुरन्ति (prasphuranti) - they pulsate, they emanate, they flash forth, they manifest

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pra-sphur

Present active, 3rd person plural

Root sphur (6th class) with prefix pra-, conjugated in present tense.

Prefix: pra

Root: sphur (class 6)

स्व (sva) - own, one's own

(pronoun)

singular of sva

sva - own, one's own

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self, by the soul, by one's own nature (ātman)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Root: an (class 2)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self, in the soul, in the spirit (ātman)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Root: an (class 2)

निर्मले (nirmale) - in the pure, in the stainless, in the clear

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of nirmala

nirmala - pure, stainless, clear, spotless

Compound: nir (without) + mala (dirt, impurity)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+mala)

• nir – without, devoid of
  indeclinable
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (neuter)

नभसि (nabhasi) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, space

इव (iva) - like, as, similar to

(indeclinable)

नभोभागाः (nabhobhāgāḥ) - regions of the sky, parts of space

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nabhobhāga

nabhobhāga - region of the sky, part of space

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nabhas+bhāga)

• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, space
  noun (neuter)
• bhāga – part, portion, region
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhaj (to divide, obtain).
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

निराकाराः (nirākārāḥ) - formless, shapeless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirākāra

nirākāra - formless, shapeless, without form

Compound: nir (without) + ākāra (form)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+ākāra)

• nir – without, devoid of
  indeclinable
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

निराकृतौ (nirākṛtau) - in the formless state, in the formless reality

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of nirākṛti

nirākṛti - formless nature, formless state, formless reality

Compound: nir (without) + ākṛti (form)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+ākṛti)

• nir – without, devoid of
  indeclinable
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

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