योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-41, verse-3

अनन्तस्याप्रमेयस्य सर्वस्यैकस्य भास्वतः ।
अनस्तमितसारस्य कलना कथमागता ॥ ३ ॥

anantasyāprameyasya sarvasyaikasya bhāsvataḥ ,
anastamitasārasya kalanā kathamāgatā 3

3. anantasya aprameyasya sarvasya ekasya bhāsvataḥ
| anastamita-sārasya kalanā katham āgatā

3. anantasya aprameyasya ekasya sarvasya bhāsvataḥ
anastamita-sārasya kalanā katham āgatā

3. How did a notion (kalanā) come about for the infinite, the immeasurable, the one, the all-shining (bhāsvataḥ), whose essence never sets?

Words meanings summery:

• अनन्तस्य (anantasya) - of the endless, of the infinite

• अप्रमेयस्य (aprameyasya) - of the immeasurable, of the unknowable

• सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all, of the whole

• एकस्य (ekasya) - of the one, of the unique

• भास्वतः (bhāsvataḥ) - of the shining one, of the brilliant one

• अनस्तमित-सारस्य (anastamita-sārasya) - of unfading essence, whose essence never sets

• कलना (kalanā) - notion, concept, calculation, measurement

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• आगता (āgatā) - came, arrived, occurred

Words meanings and morphology

अनन्तस्य (anantasya) - of the endless, of the infinite

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, boundless; the infinite, eternity

Negation (a-) of anta (end)

अप्रमेयस्य (aprameyasya) - of the immeasurable, of the unknowable

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of aprameya

aprameya - immeasurable, unknowable, incomprehensible

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Negation (a-) of prameya (knowable, measurable), from pra-mā (to measure/know)

Prefixes: a+pra

Root: mā (class 2)

सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all, of the whole

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

एकस्य (ekasya) - of the one, of the unique

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, sole

भास्वतः (bhāsvataḥ) - of the shining one, of the brilliant one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhāsvat

bhāsvat - shining, brilliant, radiant, splendid; sun, a shining being

From root bhās (to shine) + matup suffix

Root: bhās (class 1)

अनस्तमित-सारस्य (anastamita-sārasya) - of unfading essence, whose essence never sets

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of anastamita-sāra

anastamita-sāra - having an unfading essence, whose vital strength never sets

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (anastamita+sāra)

• anastamita – not set, not disappeared, unfading
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Negation (an-) of astamita (set, disappeared), from astam-i (to set)
  Prefixes: an+astam
  Root: i (class 2)
• sāra – essence, core, strength, substance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

कलना (kalanā) - notion, concept, calculation, measurement

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kalanā

kalanā - calculation, enumeration, measurement, concept, notion, mental activity

From root kal (to calculate, perceive)

Root: kal (class 10)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

आगता (āgatā) - came, arrived, occurred

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, obtained, originated

Past Passive Participle

From upasarga ā + root gam (to go) + kta suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

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