योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-36, verse-30

नियतिः स्थितिमायाति स्थैर्यचातुर्यकारिणी ।
तिष्ठत्याप्रलयं धीरा धराधरणधर्मिणी ॥ ३० ॥

niyatiḥ sthitimāyāti sthairyacāturyakāriṇī ,
tiṣṭhatyāpralayaṃ dhīrā dharādharaṇadharmiṇī 30

30. niyatiḥ sthitim āyāti sthairyacāturyakāriṇī
tiṣṭhati āpralayam dhīrā dharādharaṇadharmiṇī

30. niyatiḥ sthairyacāturyakāriṇī dhīrā
dharādharaṇadharmiṇī sthitim āyāti āpralayam tiṣṭhati

30. The cosmic law (niyati) attains a state of stability, bringing about steadfastness and skill. Steadfast and upholding the natural law (dharma) of sustaining the earth, it endures until the great dissolution.

30. חוקיות הקיום (נִיָאתִי) מתכוננת, יוצרת יציבות וסדר מופלא; איתנה ורגועה היא ניצבת עד לכיליון הקוסמי, נושאת את משא הארץ.

Words meanings summery:

• नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - cosmic law, underlying principle (fixed order, destiny, cosmic law, fate)

• स्थितिम् (sthitim) - a state of stability (state, position, stability, existence)

• आयाति (āyāti) - attains (comes, approaches, attains)

• स्थैर्यचातुर्यकारिणी (sthairyacāturyakāriṇī) - causing steadfastness and skill

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - endures (stands, remains, endures)

• आप्रलयम् (āpralayam) - until dissolution, until the end

• धीरा (dhīrā) - steadfast (firm, steady, patient, wise)

• धराधरणधर्मिणी (dharādharaṇadharmiṇī) - upholding the natural law (dharma) of sustaining the earth (having the nature of holding the earth)

Words meanings and morphology

नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - cosmic law, underlying principle (fixed order, destiny, cosmic law, fate)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niyati

niyati - fixed order, destiny, cosmic law

from ni-yam

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

स्थितिम् (sthitim) - a state of stability (state, position, stability, existence)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, remaining, state, position, stability

from sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

आयाति (āyāti) - attains (comes, approaches, attains)

(verb)

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

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

स्थैर्यचातुर्यकारिणी (sthairyacāturyakāriṇī) - causing steadfastness and skill

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthairyacāturyakāriṇī

sthairyacāturyakāriṇī - causing steadfastness and skill

agent noun (feminine)

from kārin (doer) from kṛ

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sthairya+cāturya+kāriṇī)

• sthairya – steadfastness, firmness
  noun (neuter)
  from sthira
• cāturya – skill, cleverness, dexterity
  noun (neuter)
  from catura
• kāriṇī – female doer, agent, causing, making
  adjective (feminine)
  agent noun (feminine)
  from root kṛ + ṇini
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - endures (stands, remains, endures)

(verb)

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

Root: sthā (class 1)

आप्रलयम् (āpralayam) - until dissolution, until the end

(indeclinable)

Prefixes: ā+pra

Root: lī (class 4)

धीरा (dhīrā) - steadfast (firm, steady, patient, wise)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhīra

dhīra - firm, steady, patient, wise

धराधरणधर्मिणी (dharādharaṇadharmiṇī) - upholding the natural law (dharma) of sustaining the earth (having the nature of holding the earth)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dharādharaṇadharmiṇī

dharādharaṇadharmiṇī - having the nature of holding the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharādharaṇa+dharmiṇī)

• dharā – earth
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• dharaṇa – holding, bearing, sustaining
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  from dhṛ
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• dharmiṇī – having the quality/nature/property (feminine)
  adjective (feminine)
  from dharma + ini pratyaya (possessive)

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