योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-47, verse-31

इह सृष्टिषु पुष्टासु निकृष्टासु च राघव ।
परमान्नभसो जातास्तन्मात्रमलमालिका ॥ ३१ ॥

iha sṛṣṭiṣu puṣṭāsu nikṛṣṭāsu ca rāghava ,
paramānnabhaso jātāstanmātramalamālikā 31

31. iha sṛṣṭiṣu puṣṭāsu nikṛṣṭāsu ca rāghava
paramānnabhasaḥ jātāḥ tanmātramalamālikā

31. rāghava,
iha puṣṭāsu ca nikṛṣṭāsu sṛṣṭiṣu,
paramānnabhasaḥ tanmātramalamālikā jātāḥ

31. O Raghava, here in these creations, both those that are well-developed and those that are inferior, there arises a series of subtle elements (tanmātra) that are like impurities, originating from the supreme primordial matter/energy (anna) and space (nabhas).

Words meanings summery:

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, now

• सृष्टिषु (sṛṣṭiṣu) - in creations, among creations

• पुष्टासु (puṣṭāsu) - in the nourished, in the developed, in the strong

• निकृष्टासु (nikṛṣṭāsu) - in the inferior, in the degraded, in the low

• च (ca) - and, also

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rama (O Raghava (descendant of Raghu))

• परमान्नभसः (paramānnabhasaḥ) - from the fundamental subtle principles of existence (supreme matter/energy and space) (from the supreme food/matter and space/ether)

• जाताः (jātāḥ) - born, arisen, produced

• तन्मात्रमलमालिका (tanmātramalamālikā) - a series/chain of subtle elements that are like impurities

Words meanings and morphology

इह (iha) - here, in this world, now

(indeclinable)

सृष्टिषु (sṛṣṭiṣu) - in creations, among creations

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of sṛṣṭi

sṛṣṭi - creation, production, manifestation

From root sṛj (to create, emit).

Root: sṛj (class 6)

पुष्टासु (puṣṭāsu) - in the nourished, in the developed, in the strong

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of puṣṭa

puṣṭa - nourished, thriving, strong, developed

Past Passive Participle

From root puṣ (to nourish, thrive).

Root: puṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with sṛṣṭiṣu

निकृष्टासु (nikṛṣṭāsu) - in the inferior, in the degraded, in the low

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of nikṛṣṭa

nikṛṣṭa - inferior, low, degraded, base

Past Passive Participle

From ni + kṛṣ (to draw, pull down).

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with sṛṣṭiṣu

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

राघव (rāghava) - O Rama (O Raghava (descendant of Raghu))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rama

परमान्नभसः (paramānnabhasaḥ) - from the fundamental subtle principles of existence (supreme matter/energy and space) (from the supreme food/matter and space/ether)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of paramānnabhas

paramānnabhas - supreme food/matter and space/ether

Compound type : dvandva (parama+anna+nabhas)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)
• anna – food, matter, substance, energy
  noun (neuter)
• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, space, ether
  noun (neuter)

Note: ḥ is part of ablative ending for neuter s-stem, or due to sandhi.

जाताः (jātāḥ) - born, arisen, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

Past Passive Participle

From root jan (to be born, produce).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with tanmātramalamālikā

तन्मात्रमलमालिका (tanmātramalamālikā) - a series/chain of subtle elements that are like impurities

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tanmātramalamālikā

tanmātramalamālikā - a garland/series of impurities of the subtle elements

Compound type : tatpurusha (tanmātra+mala+mālikā)

• tanmātra – subtle element (sound, touch, sight, taste, smell)
  noun (neuter)
• mala – impurity, dirt, stain, defect
  noun (masculine)
• mālikā – garland, series, chain, row
  noun (feminine)

Note: Collective noun, singular form.

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