योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-2, verse-22

द्रवत्वानीव तोयस्य स्पन्दा इव सदागतौ ।
आवर्ता इव चाम्भोधेर्गुणिनो वा यथा गुणाः ॥ २२ ॥

dravatvānīva toyasya spandā iva sadāgatau ,
āvartā iva cāmbhodherguṇino vā yathā guṇāḥ 22

22. dravatvāni iva toyasya spandāḥ iva sadāgatau
āvartāḥ iva ca ambhodheḥ guṇinaḥ vā yathā guṇāḥ

22. toyasya dravatvāni iva,
sadāgatau spandāḥ iva,
ca ambhodheḥ āvartāḥ iva,
vā yathā guṇinaḥ guṇāḥ

22. They are like the liquidity of water, like the vibrations within the ever-moving air (sadāgati), like the eddies in the ocean, or indeed, like qualities (guṇāḥ) inherent in a substance (guṇin).

Words meanings summery:

• द्रवत्वानि (dravatvāni) - liquidities, fluidities

• इव (iva) - like, as, similar to

• तोयस्य (toyasya) - of water

• स्पन्दाः (spandāḥ) - pulsations, vibrations, tremors

• इव (iva) - like, as, similar to

• सदागतौ (sadāgatau) - in the always moving (wind/air), in the constant motion

• आवर्ताः (āvartāḥ) - eddies, whirlpools, revolutions

• इव (iva) - like, as, similar to

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• अम्भोधेः (ambhodheḥ) - of the ocean, of the cloud (lit. 'water-bearer')

• गुणिनः (guṇinaḥ) - of the possessor of qualities, of the substance

• वा (vā) - or, either

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities, attributes

Words meanings and morphology

द्रवत्वानि (dravatvāni) - liquidities, fluidities

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of dravatva

dravatva - liquidity, fluidity, wetness

Derived from drava (liquid) with suffix -tva (abstract noun).

Root: dru (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, similar to

(indeclinable)

तोयस्य (toyasya) - of water

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of toya

toya - water

Root: tu (class 1)

स्पन्दाः (spandāḥ) - pulsations, vibrations, tremors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of spanda

spanda - pulsation, vibration, tremor, movement

Derived from root spand (to tremble, pulsate).

Root: spand (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, similar to

(indeclinable)

सदागतौ (sadāgatau) - in the always moving (wind/air), in the constant motion

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of sadāgati

sadāgati - wind, air (lit. 'always moving'), constant motion

Compound: sadā (always) + gati (going, movement).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sadā+gati)

• sadā – always, ever
  indeclinable
• gati – going, motion, course
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

आवर्ताः (āvartāḥ) - eddies, whirlpools, revolutions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āvarta

āvarta - eddy, whirlpool, revolution, turn

Derived from root vṛt (to turn) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, similar to

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

अम्भोधेः (ambhodheḥ) - of the ocean, of the cloud (lit. 'water-bearer')

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ambhodhi

ambhodhi - ocean, sea, cloud

Compound: ambhas (water) + dhā (to hold).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (ambhas+dhi)

• ambhas – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhi – holding, receptacle (from dhā)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root dhā (to place, hold).
  Root: dhā (class 3)

गुणिनः (guṇinaḥ) - of the possessor of qualities, of the substance

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of guṇin

guṇin - possessor of qualities, substance, qualified

Derived from guṇa (quality) with possessive suffix -in.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities, attributes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, virtue, strand