योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-52, verse-12

व्योमन्येवातिवितते जातोऽसौ त्रिशरीरकः ।
तत्रैव च स्थितिं यातः शब्दपातश्च पक्षिवत् ॥ १२ ॥

vyomanyevātivitate jāto'sau triśarīrakaḥ ,
tatraiva ca sthitiṃ yātaḥ śabdapātaśca pakṣivat 12

12. vyomani eva ativitate jātaḥ asau triśarīrakaḥ
tatra eva ca sthitim yātaḥ śabdapātaḥ ca pakṣivat

12. ativitate vyomani eva asau triśarīrakaḥ jātaḥ ca
tatra eva sthitim yātaḥ ca śabdapātaḥ pakṣivat

12. In the exceedingly vast expanse of space itself, this three-bodied one was born. And there itself he attained stability, his sound (or utterance) taking flight like a bird.

Words meanings summery:

• व्योमनि (vyomani) - in the expanse of space (in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere)

• एव (eva) - itself (emphasizing 'in the sky') (itself, only, just, indeed)

• अतिवितते (ativitate) - in the exceedingly vast (space) (in the exceedingly vast, in the very extensive)

• जातः (jātaḥ) - was born (born, arisen, produced)

• असौ (asau) - this (three-bodied one) (that one, he, this one)

• त्रिशरीरकः (triśarīrakaḥ) - three-bodied

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• एव (eva) - itself (emphasizing 'there') (itself, only, just, indeed)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• स्थितिम् (sthitim) - stability (stability, existence, position, state)

• यातः (yātaḥ) - attained (stability) (gone, attained, reached)

• शब्दपातः (śabdapātaḥ) - sound or utterance (fall of sound, utterance, vocalization)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• पक्षिवत् (pakṣivat) - like a bird, resembling a bird

Words meanings and morphology

व्योमनि (vyomani) - in the expanse of space (in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

एव (eva) - itself (emphasizing 'in the sky') (itself, only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

अतिवितते (ativitate) - in the exceedingly vast (space) (in the exceedingly vast, in the very extensive)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ativitata

ativitata - exceedingly vast, very extensive, widely spread

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+vitata)

• ati – over, beyond, exceeding, very
  indeclinable
• vitata – extended, spread, vast, wide
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `tan` (to stretch) with prefix `vi`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: tan (class 8)

जातः (jātaḥ) - was born (born, arisen, produced)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

Past Passive Participle

From root `jan`.

Root: jan (class 4)

असौ (asau) - this (three-bodied one) (that one, he, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that (remote), this (near the speaker)

त्रिशरीरकः (triśarīrakaḥ) - three-bodied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of triśarīraka

triśarīraka - three-bodied

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+śarīraka)

• tri – three
  numeral
• śarīraka – body (often with a diminutive or collective sense of śarīra)
  noun (neuter)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - itself (emphasizing 'there') (itself, only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

स्थितिम् (sthitim) - stability (stability, existence, position, state)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, position, state, stability, existence

Derived from root `sthā`.

Root: sthā (class 1)

यातः (yātaḥ) - attained (stability) (gone, attained, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yāta

yāta - gone, arrived, attained, reached

Past Passive Participle

From root `yā` (to go).

Root: yā (class 2)

शब्दपातः (śabdapātaḥ) - sound or utterance (fall of sound, utterance, vocalization)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabdapāta

śabdapāta - fall of sound, utterance, manifestation of sound, vocalization

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śabda+pāta)

• śabda – sound, word, voice
  noun (masculine)
• pāta – fall, descent, flight, throwing
  noun (masculine)
  From root `pat` (to fall, fly).
  Root: pat (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

पक्षिवत् (pakṣivat) - like a bird, resembling a bird

(indeclinable)

Formed from `pakṣin` (bird) with the suffix `vat` (like).

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