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).

15. כפי שגלים מופיעים בים, מראית עין של מים במדבר, או פרחים על עץ מנגו, כך מופיעות פארות היקום בתוך השגב העליון.

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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