योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-61, verse-7

अब्धिवद्भुतमर्यादा भवन्ति भवता समाः ।
अतस्तेषां महाबाहो पदमापदवासनम् ॥ ७ ॥

abdhivadbhutamaryādā bhavanti bhavatā samāḥ ,
atasteṣāṃ mahābāho padamāpadavāsanam 7

7. abdhipvadbhutamaryādāḥ bhavanti bhavatā
samāḥ ataḥ teṣām mahābāho padam āpadāvāsanam

7. abdhipvadbhutamaryādāḥ bhavanti bhavatā samāḥ.
ataḥ mahābāho teṣām padam āpadāvāsanam.

7. They become like oceans, maintaining wonderful bounds, and are equal to you. Therefore, O mighty-armed one, their ultimate state is one that eradicates all adversity.

Words meanings summery:

• अब्धिप्वद्भुतमर्यादाः (abdhipvadbhutamaryādāḥ) - having wonderful bounds like an ocean

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are

• भवता (bhavatā) - by you, with you (respectful)

• समाः (samāḥ) - equal to you (equal, even, uniform, same, impartial)

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - their, of them

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one, O great-armed one

• पदम् (padam) - ultimate state, destination (state, position, abode, goal, foot, step)

• आपदावासनम् (āpadāvāsanam) - cessation of calamity, removal of adversity, free from distress

Words meanings and morphology

अब्धिप्वद्भुतमर्यादाः (abdhipvadbhutamaryādāḥ) - having wonderful bounds like an ocean

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abdhipvadbhutamaryādā

abdhipvadbhutamaryādā - having wonderful bounds like an ocean, maintaining great limits like the sea

Complex Bahuvrīhi compound: abdhi (ocean) + vat (like) + adbhuta (wonderful) + maryādā (bounds).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (abdhi+vat+adbhuta+maryādā)

• abdhi – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
  From ap (water) + dhā (to hold).
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• vat – like, as
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity.
• adbhuta – wonderful, amazing, marvelous, extraordinary
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• maryādā – bounds, limits, boundaries, moral restraints, propriety
  noun (feminine)

Note: This entire compound acts as an adjective for the implied subject (the virtuous people).

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhū

Present active indicative

From root 'bhū' (to be).

Root: bhū (class 1)

भवता (bhavatā) - by you, with you (respectful)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (respectful form)

Present Active Participle (from bhū) also used as a respectful pronoun

From root 'bhū' (to be).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to the person being addressed, possibly a king or revered individual.

समाः (samāḥ) - equal to you (equal, even, uniform, same, impartial)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sama

sama - equal, even, uniform, same, impartial

Note: This adjective describes the implied subject. Here, implies equality in status or virtue with the revered person addressed by 'bhavatā'.

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

(indeclinable)

Ablative of 'a' pronoun.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - their, of them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one, O great-armed one

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed; a powerful person

Compound of mahā (great) and bāhu (arm).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Extended form of mahat.
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: An address to a powerful individual.

पदम् (padam) - ultimate state, destination (state, position, abode, goal, foot, step)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, mark, position, state, goal, abode, word

From root 'pad' (to go).

Root: pad (class 4)

आपदावासनम् (āpadāvāsanam) - cessation of calamity, removal of adversity, free from distress

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āpadāvāsana

āpadāvāsana - cessation of calamity, removal of adversity, free from distress

Compound of āpad (calamity) + avasāna (ending, cessation).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (āpad+avasāna)

• āpad – calamity, distress, misfortune
  noun (feminine)
  From ā + pad.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: pad (class 4)
• avasāna – ending, cessation, conclusion, removal
  noun (neuter)
  From prefix ava + root san (to cease).
  Prefix: ava
  Root: san (class 4)

Note: This compound describes the nature of 'padam'.

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