योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-47, verse-15

यथा तरङ्गा जलधौ मृगतृष्णा मरौ यथा ।
कुसुमानि यथा चूते तथा विश्वश्रियः परे ॥ १५ ॥

yathā taraṅgā jaladhau mṛgatṛṣṇā marau yathā ,
kusumāni yathā cūte tathā viśvaśriyaḥ pare 15

15. yathā taraṅgāḥ jaladhau mṛga-tṛṣṇā marau yathā
kusumāni yathā cūte tathā viśva-śriyaḥ pare

15. yathā jaladhau taraṅgāḥ,
yathā marau mṛga-tṛṣṇā,
yathā cūte kusumāni (bhavanti),
tathā pare viśva-śriyaḥ (bhavanti)

15. Just as waves appear in the ocean, a mirage in the desert, or flowers on a mango tree, so too do the glories of the universe manifest within the Supreme (brahman).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in what manner)

• तरङ्गाः (taraṅgāḥ) - waves

• जलधौ (jaladhau) - in the ocean

• मृग-तृष्णा (mṛga-tṛṣṇā) - mirage (mirage (deer's thirst))

• मरौ (marau) - in the desert

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as)

• कुसुमानि (kusumāni) - flowers

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as)

• चूते (cūte) - on a mango tree (on the mango tree)

• तथा (tathā) - so too (so, thus, similarly)

• विश्व-श्रियः (viśva-śriyaḥ) - the glories of the universe (glories/splendors of the universe)

• परे (pare) - within the Supreme (brahman) (in the Supreme, in the Highest, in the beyond)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

तरङ्गाः (taraṅgāḥ) - waves

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of taraṅga

taraṅga - wave, billow

जलधौ (jaladhau) - in the ocean

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jaladhi

jaladhi - ocean, sea (bearer of water)

Compound 'jala' (water) + 'dhi' (holding)

Compound type : tatpurusha (jala+dhi)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhi – holding, receptacle (from root dhā)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

मृग-तृष्णा (mṛga-tṛṣṇā) - mirage (mirage (deer's thirst))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛga-tṛṣṇā

mṛga-tṛṣṇā - mirage (lit. deer's thirst)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mṛga+tṛṣṇā)

• mṛga – deer, animal
  noun (masculine)
• tṛṣṇā – thirst, desire
  noun (feminine)

मरौ (marau) - in the desert

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of maru

maru - desert, sandy region

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as)

(indeclinable)

कुसुमानि (kusumāni) - flowers

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kusuma

kusuma - flower, blossom

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as)

(indeclinable)

चूते (cūte) - on a mango tree (on the mango tree)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of cūta

cūta - mango tree, mango fruit

तथा (tathā) - so too (so, thus, similarly)

(indeclinable)

विश्व-श्रियः (viśva-śriyaḥ) - the glories of the universe (glories/splendors of the universe)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of viśva-śrī

viśva-śrī - the glory/splendor of the universe

Compound type : tatpurusha (viśva+śrī)

• viśva – all, universal, the universe
  noun (neuter)
• śrī – glory, splendor, prosperity, beauty
  noun (feminine)

परे (pare) - within the Supreme (brahman) (in the Supreme, in the Highest, in the beyond)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, beyond

Note: Refers to 'brahman'

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