योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-4, chapter-60, verse-3
ब्रह्मोत्थेषु च भूतेषु विशत्सु भवपञ्जरम् ।
आवर्तेष्वीश्वरव्योमवालमध्यविवर्तिषु ॥ ३ ॥
आवर्तेष्वीश्वरव्योमवालमध्यविवर्तिषु ॥ ३ ॥
brahmottheṣu ca bhūteṣu viśatsu bhavapañjaram ,
āvarteṣvīśvaravyomavālamadhyavivartiṣu 3
āvarteṣvīśvaravyomavālamadhyavivartiṣu 3
3.
brahma-uttheṣu ca bhūteṣu viśatsu bhava-pañjaram
āvarteṣu īśvara-vyoma-vāla-madhya-vivartiṣu
āvarteṣu īśvara-vyoma-vāla-madhya-vivartiṣu
3.
ca brahma-uttheṣu bhūteṣu bhava-pañjaram viśatsu
āvarteṣu īśvara-vyoma-vāla-madhya-vivartiṣu
āvarteṣu īśvara-vyoma-vāla-madhya-vivartiṣu
3.
And among the beings (bhūta) that arise from Brahman (brahman), entering the cage of mundane existence (saṃsāra), [they are like] whirlpools (āvarta) revolving within the vast, tail-like expanse of Īśvara.
Words meanings summery:
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- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- ब्रह्म-उत्थेषु (brahma-uttheṣu) - among beings arisen from Brahman (brahman) (in/among those arisen from Brahman)
- भूतेषु (bhūteṣu) - among beings (in/among beings, creatures, elements)
- विशत्सु (viśatsu) - (among those) entering (in/among those entering)
- भव-पञ्जरम् (bhava-pañjaram) - the cage of mundane existence (saṃsāra) (the cage of existence, the prison of mundane life)
- आवर्तेषु (āvarteṣu) - in/among whirlpools (āvarta) (in/among whirlpools, eddies)
- ईश्वर-व्योम-वाल-मध्य-विवर्तिषु (īśvara-vyoma-vāla-madhya-vivartiṣu) - (among those) revolving in the midst of Īśvara's vast, tail-like expanse (in/among those revolving in the middle of Īśvara's sky-tail/expanse-tail)
Words meanings and morphology
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
ब्रह्म-उत्थेषु (brahma-uttheṣu) - among beings arisen from Brahman (brahman) (in/among those arisen from Brahman)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, plural of brahma-uttha
brahma-uttha - arisen from Brahman
Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+uttha)
- brahman – Brahman, the Absolute Reality, the universal self
noun (neuter) - uttha – risen, produced, sprung from
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root sthā- (to stand) with prefix ud-.
Prefix: ud
Root: sthā (class 1)
भूतेषु (bhūteṣu) - among beings (in/among beings, creatures, elements)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of bhūta
bhūta - being, creature, element, past, existent
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root bhū- (to be).
Root: bhū (class 1)
विशत्सु (viśatsu) - (among those) entering (in/among those entering)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, plural of viśat
viśat - entering, going into
Present Active Participle
Derived from root viś- (to enter).
Root: viś (class 6)
भव-पञ्जरम् (bhava-pañjaram) - the cage of mundane existence (saṃsāra) (the cage of existence, the prison of mundane life)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bhava-pañjara
bhava-pañjara - cage of existence, prison of rebirth
Compound type : tatpurusha (bhava+pañjara)
- bhava – existence, being, birth, world, saṃsāra
noun (masculine)
Root: bhū (class 1) - pañjara – cage, framework
noun (neuter)
Note: Object of 'viśatsu'.
आवर्तेषु (āvarteṣu) - in/among whirlpools (āvarta) (in/among whirlpools, eddies)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of āvarta
āvarta - whirlpool, eddy, revolution, cycle
Derived from root vṛt- (to turn) with prefix ā-.
Prefix: ā
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Modifies 'bhūteṣu' or describes their state.
ईश्वर-व्योम-वाल-मध्य-विवर्तिषु (īśvara-vyoma-vāla-madhya-vivartiṣu) - (among those) revolving in the midst of Īśvara's vast, tail-like expanse (in/among those revolving in the middle of Īśvara's sky-tail/expanse-tail)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, plural of īśvara-vyoma-vāla-madhya-vivartin
īśvara-vyoma-vāla-madhya-vivartin - revolving in the middle of Īśvara's sky-tail
Agent Noun
Derived from root vṛt- (to turn) with prefixes vi- and va- (or vivṛt- as a single verb with 'in' suffix).
Compound type : bahuvrihi (īśvara+vyoman+vāla+madhya+vivartin)
- īśvara – Lord, ruler, master, Shiva
proper noun (masculine) - vyoman – sky, atmosphere, space, expanse
noun (neuter) - vāla – tail, hair (of an animal)
noun (masculine) - madhya – middle, center, in the midst of
noun (neuter) - vivartin – revolving, turning, existing, abiding
adjective
Agent Noun
Derived from root vṛt- (to turn) with prefix vi-.
Prefix: vi
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'āvarteṣu'.