योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-23, verse-55

पूर्णस्तु प्राकृतोऽप्यन्यत्पुनरप्यभिवाञ्छते ।
जगत्पूरणयोग्याम्बुर्गृह्णात्येवार्णवो जलम् ॥ ५५ ॥

pūrṇastu prākṛto'pyanyatpunarapyabhivāñchate ,
jagatpūraṇayogyāmburgṛhṇātyevārṇavo jalam 55

55. pūrṇaḥ tu prākṛtaḥ api anyat punaḥ api abhivāñchate ।
jagatpūraṇayogyaambuḥ gṛhṇāti eva arṇavaḥ jalam ॥

55. pūrṇaḥ prākṛtaḥ api tu anyat punaḥ api abhivāñchate
jagatpūraṇayogyaambuḥ arṇavaḥ jalam eva gṛhṇāti ॥

55. But even an ordinary, content person still desires something else. Just as the ocean, whose waters are capable of filling the entire world, invariably accepts more water.

55. אך אדם פשוט, אף אם הוא שבע, מוסיף להשתוקק לעוד ועוד; בדיוק כמו האוקיינוס, המכיל מים המנהיגים את העולם כולו, ובכל זאת ממשיך לקלוט מים.

Words meanings summery:

• पूर्णः (pūrṇaḥ) - full, complete, content

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• प्राकृतः (prākṛtaḥ) - ordinary, common, natural, unrefined

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अन्यत् (anyat) - something else, another

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अभिवाञ्छते (abhivāñchate) - desires, wishes for

• जगत्पूरणयोग्यअम्बुः (jagatpūraṇayogyaambuḥ) - an ocean whose waters are fit to fill the world

• गृह्णाति (gṛhṇāti) - takes, accepts, seizes

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• अर्णवः (arṇavaḥ) - ocean, sea

• जलम् (jalam) - water

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्णः (pūrṇaḥ) - full, complete, content

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūrṇa

pūrṇa - full, complete, fulfilled, satisfied

Past Passive Participle

from √pṛ (to fill)

Root: pṛ (class 3)

Note: Refers to a person here.

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

प्राकृतः (prākṛtaḥ) - ordinary, common, natural, unrefined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prākṛta

prākṛta - natural, ordinary, common, vulgar, unrefined; derived from prakṛti

from prakṛti + aṇ pratyaya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: modifying pūrṇaḥ

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

अन्यत् (anyat) - something else, another

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: object of desire

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

अभिवाञ्छते (abhivāñchate) - desires, wishes for

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vāñch

derived from √vañch (to desire, to wish) with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: vāñch (class 1)

जगत्पूरणयोग्यअम्बुः (jagatpūraṇayogyaambuḥ) - an ocean whose waters are fit to fill the world

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jagatpūraṇayogyāmbu

jagatpūraṇayogyāmbu - waters capable of filling the world

compound of jagat (world) + pūraṇa (filling) + yogya (suitable) + ambu (water)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jagat+pūraṇa+yogya+ambu)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  from √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• pūraṇa – filling, completing
  noun (neuter)
  from √pṛ (to fill)
  Root: pṛ (class 3)
• yogya – suitable, fit, proper, capable
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Gerundive
  from √yuj (to join)
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: qualifying arṇavaḥ

गृह्णाति (gṛhṇāti) - takes, accepts, seizes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of grah

9th class, parasmāipada

Root: grah (class 9)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

अर्णवः (arṇavaḥ) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arṇava

arṇava - ocean, sea, wave

from ṛṇ (to move) + ava

Root: ṛṇ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

जलम् (jalam) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

Note: Object of gṛhṇāti.

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