योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-3, verse-19

नाभिन्ना नापि संख्येया यथाद्रौ परमाणुकाः ।
तथा ब्रह्म बृहन्मेरौ त्रैलोक्यपरमाणवः ॥ १९ ॥

nābhinnā nāpi saṃkhyeyā yathādrau paramāṇukāḥ ,
tathā brahma bṛhanmerau trailokyaparamāṇavaḥ 19

19. na abhinna na api saṃkhyeyāḥ yathā adrau paramāṇukāḥ
tathā brahma bṛhat-merau trailokya-paramāṇavaḥ

19. yathā adrau paramāṇukāḥ na abhinnaḥ na api saṃkhyeyāḥ
tathā bṛhat-merau brahma trailokya-paramāṇavaḥ

19. Just as tiny atoms (paramāṇuka) in a mountain are neither distinct (abinnā) nor countable, similarly, the atoms of the three worlds (trailokyaparamaṇavaḥ) exist within the vast (bṛhat) Brahman (brahman), which is like Mount Meru.

19. אינם נפרדים ואינם ניתנים לספירה, בדיוק כמו חלקיקי האבק בהר, כך הם חלקיקי שלושת העולמות בתוך הר מֵרוּ הגדול של הַבְּרַהְמָן.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• अभिन्न (abhinna) - not different, identical, inseparable

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

• संख्येयाः (saṁkhyeyāḥ) - countable, to be counted

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• अद्रौ (adrau) - in a mountain

• परमाणुकाः (paramāṇukāḥ) - tiny atoms, ultimate particles

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the ultimate reality)

• बृहत्-मेरौ (bṛhat-merau) - in Brahman, which is vast like Mount Meru (in the great Meru (mountain))

• त्रैलोक्य-परमाणवः (trailokya-paramāṇavaḥ) - the atoms of the three worlds

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

अभिन्न (abhinna) - not different, identical, inseparable

(adjective)

Nominative, plural of abhinna

abhinna - not different, identical, inseparable, undivided

past passive participle

formed with negative prefix 'a-' and past passive participle of 'bhid' (to break, divide)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhinna)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• bhinna – broken, split, divided, distinct
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  past passive participle of root bhid
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: agrees with paramāṇukāḥ

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

(indeclinable)

संख्येयाः (saṁkhyeyāḥ) - countable, to be counted

(adjective)

Nominative, plural of saṃkhyeya

saṁkhyeya - to be counted, countable

gerundive

gerundive (potential passive participle) of root khyā with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: agrees with paramāṇukāḥ

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

अद्रौ (adrau) - in a mountain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of adri

adri - mountain, rock, stone, cloud

परमाणुकाः (paramāṇukāḥ) - tiny atoms, ultimate particles

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paramāṇuka

paramāṇuka - a very small atom, ultimate particle, a tiny thing (diminutive of paramāṇu)

diminutive of paramāṇu

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the ultimate reality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the supreme reality (brahman), prayer, sacred word, the priestly class

Root: bṛh

बृहत्-मेरौ (bṛhat-merau) - in Brahman, which is vast like Mount Meru (in the great Meru (mountain))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bṛhat-meru

bṛhat-meru - great Mount Meru

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bṛhat+meru)

• bṛhat – great, large, vast, mighty
  adjective
• meru – Mount Meru (mythical golden mountain, center of the universe)
  proper noun (masculine)

त्रैलोक्य-परमाणवः (trailokya-paramāṇavaḥ) - the atoms of the three worlds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of trailokya-paramāṇu

trailokya-paramāṇu - an atom of the three worlds

Compound type : tatpurusha (trailokya+paramāṇu)

• trailokya – the three worlds (heaven, earth, and netherworld)
  noun (neuter)
• paramāṇu – an ultimate atom, a minute particle
  noun (masculine)

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