योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-43, verse-38

येनैव व्यवहारेण ब्रह्माण्डेऽस्मिन्जनाः स्थिताः ।
तेनैवान्येषु तिष्ठन्ति सन्निवेशविलक्षणाः ॥ ३८ ॥

yenaiva vyavahāreṇa brahmāṇḍe'sminjanāḥ sthitāḥ ,
tenaivānyeṣu tiṣṭhanti sanniveśavilakṣaṇāḥ 38

38. yena eva vyavahāreṇa brahmāṇḍe asmin janāḥ sthitāḥ
tena eva anyeṣu tiṣṭhanti sanniveśavilakṣaṇāḥ

38. asmin brahmāṇḍe janāḥ yena eva vyavahāreṇa sthitāḥ,
tena eva anyeṣu sanniveśavilakṣaṇāḥ tiṣṭhanti.

38. By the very same natural law (dharma) by which beings are established in this cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa), they exist in other worlds as well, differing only in their arrangements.

Words meanings summery:

• येन (yena) - by which

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• व्यवहारेण (vyavahāreṇa) - by the system, by the conduct, by the natural law

• ब्रह्माण्डे (brahmāṇḍe) - in the cosmic egg, in the universe

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people, beings

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - established, situated, existing

• तेन (tena) - by that

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• अन्येषु (anyeṣu) - in other worlds/universes (in others)

• तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they exist, they abide

• सन्निवेशविलक्षणाः (sanniveśavilakṣaṇāḥ) - having distinct arrangements, marked by different dispositions

Words meanings and morphology

येन (yena) - by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

व्यवहारेण (vyavahāreṇa) - by the system, by the conduct, by the natural law

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vyavahāra

vyavahāra - conduct, custom, practice, system, transaction, usage, administration of justice

ब्रह्माण्डे (brahmāṇḍe) - in the cosmic egg, in the universe

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of brahmāṇḍa

brahmāṇḍa - the egg of Brahmā, the universe, the cosmic egg

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+aṇḍa)

• brahman – Brahma (the creator god), the Absolute, sacred knowledge
  proper noun (neuter)
• aṇḍa – egg
  noun (neuter)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

जनाः (janāḥ) - people, beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, man, people, creature

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - established, situated, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - standing, abiding, situated, existing, firm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

तेन (tena) - by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

अन्येषु (anyeṣu) - in other worlds/universes (in others)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of anya

anya - other, different

तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they exist, they abide

(verb)

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

Root: sthā (class 1)

सन्निवेशविलक्षणाः (sanniveśavilakṣaṇāḥ) - having distinct arrangements, marked by different dispositions

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sanniveśavilakṣaṇa

sanniveśavilakṣaṇa - having distinct characteristics/arrangements; differing in configuration/disposition

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sanniveśa+vilakṣaṇa)

• sanniveśa – arrangement, disposition, construction, settlement
  noun (masculine)
• vilakṣaṇa – distinguished, peculiar, different, having distinct characteristics
  adjective (masculine)

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