योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-3, verse-12

परमाणाविदं भाति त्रिजगत्सवनाभ्रखम् ।
देशकालक्रियाद्रव्यदिनरात्रिक्रमान्वितम् ॥ १२ ॥

paramāṇāvidaṃ bhāti trijagatsavanābhrakham ,
deśakālakriyādravyadinarātrikramānvitam 12

12. paramāṇau idam bhāti tri-jagat-savana-abhra-kham
deśa-kāla-kriyā-dravya-dina-rātri-krama-anvitam

12. idam tri-jagat-savana-abhra-kham deśa-kāla-kriyā-dravya-dina-rātri-krama-anvitam paramāṇau bhāti.

12. Within an atom (paramāṇu), this [cosmos] manifests, comprising the three worlds, their rituals, clouds, and sky, and imbued with the order of space, time, action, substance, day, and night.

12. בתוך חלקיק זעיר אחד (פַּרַמָאנוּ) זורח היקום המשולש כולו - ימים, עננים וחלל - על כל סדרי המקום, הזמן, הפעולה, החומר, והמחזוריות של יום ולילה.

Words meanings summery:

• परमाणौ (paramāṇau) - in the atom, in the subtle particle

• इदम् (idam) - this (neuter)

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests

• त्रि-जगत्-सवन-अभ्र-खम् (tri-jagat-savana-abhra-kham) - the three worlds with their rituals, clouds, and sky; the entire cosmos

• देश-काल-क्रिया-द्रव्य-दिन-रात्रि-क्रम-अन्वितम् (deśa-kāla-kriyā-dravya-dina-rātri-krama-anvitam) - endowed with the order of space, time, action, substance, day, and night

Words meanings and morphology

परमाणौ (paramāṇau) - in the atom, in the subtle particle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of paramāṇu

paramāṇu - atom, ultimate particle, subtlest particle

Compound type : karmadharaya (parama+aṇu)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate, subtlest
  adjective (masculine)
• aṇu – atom, minute particle, small
  noun (masculine)

इदम् (idam) - this (neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to the cosmic manifestation that follows.

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of bhā

Present Active Indicative

root bhā- with a-class ending

Root: bhā (class 2)

त्रि-जगत्-सवन-अभ्र-खम् (tri-jagat-savana-abhra-kham) - the three worlds with their rituals, clouds, and sky; the entire cosmos

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tri-jagat-savana-abhra-kha

tri-jagat-savana-abhra-kha - the three worlds (earth, atmosphere, heaven), their rituals, clouds, and space

Compound listing various cosmic elements.

Compound type : dvandva (tri-jagat+savana+abhra+kha)

• tri-jagat – three worlds
  noun (neuter)
• savana – sacrificial rite, Soma offering, a day of Soma sacrifice
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sū (class 5)
• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
• kha – sky, space, ether, hole
  noun (neuter)

Note: Collective compound noun.

देश-काल-क्रिया-द्रव्य-दिन-रात्रि-क्रम-अन्वितम् (deśa-kāla-kriyā-dravya-dina-rātri-krama-anvitam) - endowed with the order of space, time, action, substance, day, and night

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of deśa-kāla-kriyā-dravya-dina-rātri-krama-anvita

deśa-kāla-kriyā-dravya-dina-rātri-krama-anvita - endowed with the succession/order of space, time, action, substance, day, and night

Past Passive Participle

Compound describing the attributes, ending with 'anvita' (endowed with).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (deśa+kāla+kriyā+dravya+dina-rātri-krama+anvita)

• deśa – space, place, region
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)
• kriyā – action, activity, ritual
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• dravya – substance, object, matter
  noun (neuter)
• dina-rātri-krama – sequence of day and night
  noun (masculine)
• anvita – endowed with, accompanied by, connected with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'i' (to go) with upasarga 'anu' and suffix -ta.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: i (class 2)

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