योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-47, verse-56

अनाहते प्रतप्तेऽयःपिण्डेऽनलकणा इव ।
इमे भावाः स्थिता नित्यं चिदाकाशे स्वभावतः ॥ ५६ ॥

anāhate pratapte'yaḥpiṇḍe'nalakaṇā iva ,
ime bhāvāḥ sthitā nityaṃ cidākāśe svabhāvataḥ 56

56. anāhate pratapte ayaḥpiṇḍe analakaṇāḥ iva ime
bhāvāḥ sthitāḥ nityam cidākāśe svabhāvataḥ

56. ime bhāvāḥ anāhate pratapte ayaḥpiṇḍe analakaṇāḥ
iva cidākāśe nityam svabhāvataḥ sthitāḥ

56. Like fire sparks (analakaṇāḥ) within an unstruck, glowing iron ball, these states of being (bhāvāḥ) eternally reside, by their intrinsic nature (svabhāvataḥ), in the ether of consciousness (cidākāśa).

Words meanings summery:

• अनाहते (anāhate) - in the unstruck (iron ball) (in the unstruck, unsmitten, unhurt)

• प्रतप्ते (pratapte) - in the glowing (iron ball) (in the heated, in the glowing, in the intensely hot)

• अयःपिण्डे (ayaḥpiṇḍe) - in the iron ball (in the iron ball/lump)

• अनलकणाः (analakaṇāḥ) - fire sparks (fire sparks, particles of fire)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• इमे (ime) - these

• भावाः (bhāvāḥ) - states of being, entities (beings, existences, states, entities, feelings)

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - reside, abide (standing, situated, abiding, existing, remaining)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - eternally (eternally, constantly, perpetually)

• चिदाकाशे (cidākāśe) - in the ether of consciousness (in the ether/space of consciousness)

• स्वभावतः (svabhāvataḥ) - by their intrinsic nature (by its own nature, naturally, intrinsically)

Words meanings and morphology

अनाहते (anāhate) - in the unstruck (iron ball) (in the unstruck, unsmitten, unhurt)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of anāhata

anāhata - unstruck, unsmitten, unhurt, intact

Past Passive Participle (negative compound)

Negative compound (na + āhata). Āhata is from ā-han (to strike, beat).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+āhata)

• na – not
  indeclinable
• āhata – struck, beaten, wounded
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Particple
  From root han (to strike) with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Modifies `ayaḥpiṇḍe`.

प्रतप्ते (pratapte) - in the glowing (iron ball) (in the heated, in the glowing, in the intensely hot)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of pratapta

pratapta - heated, glowing, intensely hot, tormented

Past Passive Participle

From root tap (to heat, burn) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Modifies `ayaḥpiṇḍe`.

अयःपिण्डे (ayaḥpiṇḍe) - in the iron ball (in the iron ball/lump)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ayaḥpiṇḍa

ayaḥpiṇḍa - iron ball, iron lump

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ayas+piṇḍa)

• ayas – iron, metal
  noun (neuter)
• piṇḍa – ball, lump, mass, body
  noun (masculine)

Note: The object being compared to.

अनलकणाः (analakaṇāḥ) - fire sparks (fire sparks, particles of fire)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of analakaṇa

analakaṇa - fire spark, particle of fire

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (anala+kaṇa)

• anala – fire
  noun (masculine)
• kaṇa – grain, particle, spark
  noun (masculine)

Note: The subject of the comparison (what "ime bhāvāḥ" are like).

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the simile.

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Refers to `bhāvāḥ`.

भावाः (bhāvāḥ) - states of being, entities (beings, existences, states, entities, feelings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhāva

bhāva - being, existence, state, entity, feeling, nature

Derived from root bhū (to be, exist).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: The subject of the sentence, referring to all phenomena or experienced reality.

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - reside, abide (standing, situated, abiding, existing, remaining)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, abiding, existing, remaining

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand, remain) with suffix -ta.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Describes the state of `bhāvāḥ`.

नित्यम् (nityam) - eternally (eternally, constantly, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial form of `nitya`.

चिदाकाशे (cidākāśe) - in the ether of consciousness (in the ether/space of consciousness)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of cidākāśa

cidākāśa - the ether or space of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+ākāśa)

• cit – consciousness, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• ākāśa – ether, space, sky
  noun (masculine)

Note: The substratum where `bhāvāḥ` exist.

स्वभावतः (svabhāvataḥ) - by their intrinsic nature (by its own nature, naturally, intrinsically)

(indeclinable)

Derived from svabhāva (own nature) with suffix -tas (ablative/adverbial suffix).

Note: Indicates the inherent mode of existence.

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