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.

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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