योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-34, verse-9

भीमो भासो दृढ इति नामभिः परिलाञ्छिताः ।
जगत्तृणमिवाशेषं पश्यन्तः पावनाशयाः ॥ ९ ॥

bhīmo bhāso dṛḍha iti nāmabhiḥ parilāñchitāḥ ,
jagattṛṇamivāśeṣaṃ paśyantaḥ pāvanāśayāḥ 9

9. bhīmaḥ bhāsaḥ dṛḍhaḥ iti nāmabhiḥ parilāñchitāḥ
jagat tṛṇam iva aśeṣam paśyantaḥ pāvanāśayāḥ

9. bhīmaḥ bhāsaḥ dṛḍhaḥ iti nāmabhiḥ parilāñchitāḥ
aśeṣam jagat tṛṇam iva paśyantaḥ pāvanāśayāḥ

9. They are known by names like Bhima, Bhasa, and Dridha. With pure intentions, they view the entire world as if it were mere grass.

Words meanings summery:

• भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - terrible, formidable; a proper name (Bhima)

• भासः (bhāsaḥ) - light, splendor; a proper name (Bhasa)

• दृढः (dṛḍhaḥ) - firm, strong, steadfast; a proper name (Dridha)

• इति (iti) - etc., and so on (thus, so, used to mark quoted speech or a list)

• नामभिः (nāmabhiḥ) - by names

• परिलाञ्छिताः (parilāñchitāḥ) - marked, designated, distinguished

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• तृणम् (tṛṇam) - grass, blade of grass

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• अशेषम् (aśeṣam) - entire, all, without remainder

• पश्यन्तः (paśyantaḥ) - seeing, viewing

• पावनाशयाः (pāvanāśayāḥ) - those with pure intentions/minds

Words meanings and morphology

भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - terrible, formidable; a proper name (Bhima)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - terrible, formidable; a proper name

from root bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

भासः (bhāsaḥ) - light, splendor; a proper name (Bhasa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāsa

bhāsa - light, splendor; a proper name

from root bhās (to shine)

Root: bhās (class 1)

दृढः (dṛḍhaḥ) - firm, strong, steadfast; a proper name (Dridha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛḍha

dṛḍha - firm, strong, steadfast; a proper name

Past Passive Participle

from root dṛh (to be firm, strengthen)

Root: dṛh (class 1)

इति (iti) - etc., and so on (thus, so, used to mark quoted speech or a list)

(indeclinable)

नामभिः (nāmabhiḥ) - by names

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of nāman

nāman - name

परिलाञ्छिताः (parilāñchitāḥ) - marked, designated, distinguished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parilāñchita

parilāñchita - marked, designated, distinguished

Past Passive Participle

from root lāñch (to mark) with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: lāñch (class 1)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe; moving, living

Present Active Participle

from root gam (to go, move), used as noun

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: The nominative/accusative singular neuter form is jagat.

तृणम् (tṛṇam) - grass, blade of grass

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tṛṇa

tṛṇa - grass, blade of grass, a trifle

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

अशेषम् (aśeṣam) - entire, all, without remainder

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aśeṣa

aśeṣa - all, entire, without remainder

a (not) + śeṣa (remainder)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+śeṣa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• śeṣa – remainder, residue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Modifies jagat.

पश्यन्तः (paśyantaḥ) - seeing, viewing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, looking

Present Active Participle

from root dṛś (to see), with suppletive stem paśya-

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पावनाशयाः (pāvanāśayāḥ) - those with pure intentions/minds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāvanāśaya

pāvanāśaya - one whose intention/mind is pure

pāvana (purifying, pure) + āśaya (intention, mind)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pāvana+āśaya)

• pāvana – purifying, pure, holy
  adjective (neuter)
  causative present active participle
  from root pū (to purify), causative stem pāvi-
  Root: pū (class 1)
• āśaya – intention, disposition, mind, abode
  noun (masculine)
  from root śī (to lie, dwell) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śī (class 2)

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