योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-39, verse-14

ब्रह्मैवेदं स्थितं नाम मलमस्तीह नानघ ।
तरङ्गौघगणैरम्भः सिन्धौ स्फुरति नो रजः ॥ १४ ॥

brahmaivedaṃ sthitaṃ nāma malamastīha nānagha ,
taraṅgaughagaṇairambhaḥ sindhau sphurati no rajaḥ 14

14. brahma eva idam sthitam nāma na malam asti iha anagha
taraṅga ogha gaṇaiḥ ambhaḥ sindhau sphurati na u rajaḥ

14. anagha! idam brahma eva sthitam nāma.
iha malam na asti.
sindhau ambhaḥ taraṅga ogha gaṇaiḥ sphurati,
u rajaḥ na.

14. This [reality] is indeed Brahman (brahman) in its true state; there is no blemish (mala) here, O sinless one (anagha)! Just as water in the ocean manifests with multitudes of waves, but no dust (rajas) appears there.

14. הבְּרַהְמַן לבדו קיים כאן, הו איש ללא חטא, ואין פגם כלל. באוקיינוס נראים נחשולי גלים של מים, ולא עפר.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (brahman), the Absolute, the ultimate reality

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• इदम् (idam) - this

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, existing, standing

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, truly

• न (na) - not, no

• मलम् (malam) - blemish, impurity, dirt

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, O blameless one

• तरङ्ग (taraṅga) - wave

• ओघ (ogha) - flood, multitude, stream

• गणैः (gaṇaiḥ) - by multitudes, by groups

• अम्भः (ambhaḥ) - water

• सिन्धौ (sindhau) - in the ocean, in the river

• स्फुरति (sphurati) - appears, trembles, flashes

• न (na) - not

• उ (u) - indeed, certainly (particle)

• रजः (rajaḥ) - dust, dirt, impurity

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (brahman), the Absolute, the ultimate reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman (brahman), the Absolute, the ultimate reality, sacred power, universal spirit

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, existing, standing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, firm, established

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, truly

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मलम् (malam) - blemish, impurity, dirt

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mala

mala - dirt, impurity, blemish, stain

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present active

Present 3rd person singular active of root 'as'.

Root: as (class 2)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, O blameless one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, blameless, pure

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+agha)

• a – not, un-
  prefix/indeclinable
• agha – sin, evil, distress
  noun (neuter)

तरङ्ग (taraṅga) - wave

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taraṅga

taraṅga - wave, billow

Note: First part of the compound 'taraṅgaughagaṇaiḥ'.

ओघ (ogha) - flood, multitude, stream

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ogha

ogha - flood, stream, multitude, heap

Note: Middle part of the compound 'taraṅgaughagaṇaiḥ'.

गणैः (gaṇaiḥ) - by multitudes, by groups

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gaṇa

gaṇa - multitude, group, host, troop

Note: Last part of the compound 'taraṅgaughagaṇaiḥ'.

अम्भः (ambhaḥ) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ambhas

ambhas - water

सिन्धौ (sindhau) - in the ocean, in the river

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sindhu

sindhu - ocean, river, sea

स्फुरति (sphurati) - appears, trembles, flashes

(verb)

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

Present active

Present 3rd person singular active of root 'sphur'.

Root: sphur (class 6)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

उ (u) - indeed, certainly (particle)

(indeclinable)

रजः (rajaḥ) - dust, dirt, impurity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rajas

rajas - dust, dirt, impurity, passion, Rajas (guṇa)

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