योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-47, verse-80

पुन कालकुलालेन कृतभूतशरावकम् ।
चक्रमावर्त्यते वेगादजस्रं कल्पनामकम् ॥ ८० ॥

puna kālakulālena kṛtabhūtaśarāvakam ,
cakramāvartyate vegādajasraṃ kalpanāmakam 80

80. punaḥ kālakulālena kṛtabhūtaśarāvakam | cakram
āvartyate vegāt ajasram kalpanāmakam ||

80. punaḥ kālakulālena kṛtabhūtaśarāvakam
kalpanāmakam cakram vegāt ajasram āvartyate

80. Again, the wheel named Kalpa, which was fashioned by Time, the potter, into a receptacle for all beings, is constantly rotated with great speed.

Words meanings summery:

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, furthermore

• कालकुलालेन (kālakulālena) - by Time, the potter

• कृतभूतशरावकम् (kṛtabhūtaśarāvakam) - fashioned into a receptacle for all beings (made into a pot/receptacle for beings, having beings as its pots)

• चक्रम् (cakram) - wheel, discus, cycle

• आवर्त्यते (āvartyate) - is rotated, is turned, is made to revolve

• वेगात् (vegāt) - from speed, with speed, forcefully

• अजस्रम् (ajasram) - incessantly, constantly, continuously

• कल्पनामकम् (kalpanāmakam) - named Kalpa, having Kalpa as its name

Words meanings and morphology

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, furthermore

(indeclinable)

कालकुलालेन (kālakulālena) - by Time, the potter

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kālakulāla

kālakulāla - Time as a potter, a potter of time

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kāla+kulāla)

• kāla – time, death
  noun (masculine)
• kulāla – potter
  noun (masculine)

कृतभूतशरावकम् (kṛtabhūtaśarāvakam) - fashioned into a receptacle for all beings (made into a pot/receptacle for beings, having beings as its pots)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛtabhūtaśarāvaka

kṛtabhūtaśarāvaka - that which has beings (bhūta) made into its receptacles (śarāvaka)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛta+bhūta+śarāvaka)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
• śarāvaka – small pot, dish, bowl, receptacle
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'cakram'

चक्रम् (cakram) - wheel, discus, cycle

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cakra

cakra - wheel, discus, circle, cycle, army corps

आवर्त्यते (āvartyate) - is rotated, is turned, is made to revolve

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of āvṛt

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

वेगात् (vegāt) - from speed, with speed, forcefully

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, force, impulse, current

Root: vij (class 1)

अजस्रम् (ajasram) - incessantly, constantly, continuously

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially

कल्पनामकम् (kalpanāmakam) - named Kalpa, having Kalpa as its name

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kalpanāmaka

kalpanāmaka - named Kalpa, bearing the name Kalpa

Compound type : tatpurusha (kalpa+nāmaka)

• kalpa – a cosmic age (day of Brahmā), an eon, ritual precept
  noun (masculine)
• nāmaka – named, by name, bearing the name of
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'cakram'

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