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).

31. כאן בתוך הבריאות הללו, בין אם הן משגשגות ובין אם ירודות, רָאגְהַוָוה, שרשרת הרבדים של הַתַנְמָאתְרָה (האלמנטים המעודנים) נוצרת מתוך המרחב העליון.

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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