योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-47, verse-20

भूत्वा भूत्वा प्रलीयन्ते ससुरासुरमानवाः ।
सरित्तङ्गभङ्ग्यैव समस्ता भूतजातयः ॥ २० ॥

bhūtvā bhūtvā pralīyante sasurāsuramānavāḥ ,
sarittaṅgabhaṅgyaiva samastā bhūtajātayaḥ 20

20. bhūtvā bhūtvā pralīyante sasurāsuramānavāḥ
sarittaraṅgabhaṅgyā eva samastāḥ bhūtajātayaḥ

20. samastāḥ bhūtajātayaḥ sasurāsuramānavāḥ bhūtvā
bhūtvā pralīyante sarittaraṅgabhaṅgyā eva

20. All classes of beings, including gods, demons, and humans, repeatedly come into existence and then dissolve, just like the breaking of river waves.

Words meanings summery:

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - repeatedly coming into existence (having been, having become, having existed)

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - repeatedly coming into existence (having been, having become, having existed)

• प्रलीयन्ते (pralīyante) - they dissolve, they merge, they perish

• ससुरासुरमानवाः (sasurāsuramānavāḥ) - includes all types of beings in the cycle of creation and dissolution (along with gods, demons, and humans)

• सरित्तरङ्गभङ्ग्या (sarittaraṅgabhaṅgyā) - by the breaking of river waves

• एव (eva) - just like (indeed, only, just)

• समस्ताः (samastāḥ) - all, entire, whole

• भूतजातयः (bhūtajātayaḥ) - refers to all living beings (classes of beings, created entities)

Words meanings and morphology

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - repeatedly coming into existence (having been, having become, having existed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root bhū (to be, become) with suffix -tvā for the gerund (absolutive).

Root: bhū (class 1)

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - repeatedly coming into existence (having been, having become, having existed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root bhū (to be, become) with suffix -tvā for the gerund (absolutive).

Root: bhū (class 1)

प्रलीयन्ते (pralīyante) - they dissolve, they merge, they perish

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of pralī

present middle

From root lī (to cling, dissolve) with prefix pra, in present indicative, third person plural, middle voice (ātmanepada).

Prefix: pra

Root: lī (class 4)

ससुरासुरमानवाः (sasurāsuramānavāḥ) - includes all types of beings in the cycle of creation and dissolution (along with gods, demons, and humans)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sasurāsuramānava

sasurāsuramānava - with gods, demons, and humans; including gods, demons, and humans

A Bahuvrihi compound formed with sa (with) + a dvandva compound sura-asura-mānava.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+sura+asura+mānava)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix meaning 'with'.
• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• asura – demon, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a
• mānava – human, man, descendant of Manu
  noun (masculine)
  From manu with suffix -a.

Note: Adjective modifying bhūtajātayaḥ.

सरित्तरङ्गभङ्ग्या (sarittaraṅgabhaṅgyā) - by the breaking of river waves

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sarittaraṅgabhaṅgi

sarittaraṅgabhaṅgi - the breaking of river waves

Tatpurusha compound: sarit (river) + taraṅga (wave) + bhaṅgi (breaking).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarit+taraṅga+bhaṅgi)

• sarit – river
  noun (feminine)
• taraṅga – wave
  noun (masculine)
• bhaṅgi – breaking, disruption, style
  noun (feminine)
  From root bhañj (to break) with suffix -gi.
  Root: bhañj (class 7)

एव (eva) - just like (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

समस्ताः (samastāḥ) - all, entire, whole

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of samasta

samasta - all, entire, combined, collected

Past Passive Participle of sam-as (to throw together)

From root as (to throw) with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: as (class 4)

भूतजातयः (bhūtajātayaḥ) - refers to all living beings (classes of beings, created entities)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhūtajāti

bhūtajāti - class of beings, created entities, living beings

Tatpurusha compound of bhūta (being, creature) and jāti (class, kind).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūta+jāti)

• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be, become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• jāti – birth, class, species, kind
  noun (feminine)
  From root jan (to be born) with suffix -ti.
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of pralīyante.

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