योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-44, verse-30

नयत्युपचयं देहं स्वस्वभावमृतुर्यथा ।
कालेन स्फुटतामेति भवत्यमलविग्रहः ॥ ३० ॥

nayatyupacayaṃ dehaṃ svasvabhāvamṛturyathā ,
kālena sphuṭatāmeti bhavatyamalavigrahaḥ 30

30. nayati upacayam deham svabhāvam ṛtuḥ yathā
kālena sphuṭatām eti bhavati amala-vigrahaḥ

30. yathā ṛtuḥ svabhāvam deham upacayam nayati,
(tathā) kālena sphuṭatām eti (ca) amala-vigrahaḥ bhavati.

30. Just as a season brings the body to growth according to its own intrinsic nature (svabhāva), so too, with time, it attains clarity and becomes a pure embodiment.

Words meanings summery:

• नयति (nayati) - brings about, causes (leads, carries, brings, causes)

• उपचयम् (upacayam) - growth, development (growth, increase, development, accumulation)

• देहम् (deham) - body (body, form, shape)

• स्वभावम् (svabhāvam) - intrinsic nature (intrinsic nature, inherent disposition, one's own being)

• ऋतुः (ṛtuḥ) - season (season, fixed time, period)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

• कालेन (kālena) - with time (by time, with time, in course of time)

• स्फुटताम् (sphuṭatām) - clarity, distinctness (distinctness, clarity, manifestation, blooming)

• एति (eti) - attains, reaches (goes, comes, attains, reaches)

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes (becomes, happens, exists)

• अमल-विग्रहः (amala-vigrahaḥ) - pure embodiment (pure form, stainless embodiment, immaculate body)

Words meanings and morphology

नयति (nayati) - brings about, causes (leads, carries, brings, causes)

(verb)

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

Present Active

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice, indicative mood

Root: nī (class 1)

उपचयम् (upacayam) - growth, development (growth, increase, development, accumulation)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upacaya

upacaya - growth, increase, development, accumulation

Derived from prefix upa- and root ci (to gather, heap up)

Prefix: upa

Root: ci (class 5)

देहम् (deham) - body (body, form, shape)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, shape, person

स्वभावम् (svabhāvam) - intrinsic nature (intrinsic nature, inherent disposition, one's own being)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - own being, innate disposition, intrinsic nature, essential property

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, one's own, self
  pronoun
• bhāva – being, existence, state, nature, disposition
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be, exist)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially here, meaning 'according to its nature'.

ऋतुः (ṛtuḥ) - season (season, fixed time, period)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛtu

ṛtu - season, fixed time, period, menstruation

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

कालेन (kālena) - with time (by time, with time, in course of time)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, proper time, destiny

स्फुटताम् (sphuṭatām) - clarity, distinctness (distinctness, clarity, manifestation, blooming)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sphuṭatā

sphuṭatā - distinctness, clearness, manifestation, blooming

Derived from sphuṭa (clear, distinct) + suffix -tā (feminine abstract noun)

Note: Used with `eti` to mean 'attains clarity'.

एति (eti) - attains, reaches (goes, comes, attains, reaches)

(verb)

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

Present Active

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice, indicative mood

Root: i (class 2)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes (becomes, happens, exists)

(verb)

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

Present Active

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice, indicative mood

Root: bhū (class 1)

अमल-विग्रहः (amala-vigrahaḥ) - pure embodiment (pure form, stainless embodiment, immaculate body)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amala-vigraha

amala-vigraha - pure form, stainless body, immaculate embodiment

Compound type : karmadhāraya (amala+vigraha)

• amala – spotless, pure, stainless, free from dirt
  adjective
  Negation of mala (dirt, impurity)
  Prefix: a
• vigraha – form, body, shape, figure, distinct part
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix vi- and root grah (to seize, take)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Acts as a predicative nominative with `bhavati`.

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