योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-15, verse-22

तृष्णया वायवो वान्ति शैलास्तिष्ठन्ति तृष्णया ।
तृष्णयैव धरा धात्री त्रैलोक्यं तृष्णया धृतम् ॥ २२ ॥

tṛṣṇayā vāyavo vānti śailāstiṣṭhanti tṛṣṇayā ,
tṛṣṇayaiva dharā dhātrī trailokyaṃ tṛṣṇayā dhṛtam 22

22. tṛṣṇayā vāyavaḥ vānti śailāḥ tiṣṭhanti tṛṣṇayā
tṛṣṇayā eva dharā dhātrī trailokyam tṛṣṇayā dhṛtam

22. tṛṣṇayā vāyavaḥ vānti,
tṛṣṇayā śailāḥ tiṣṭhanti,
tṛṣṇayā eva dharā dhātrī,
tṛṣṇayā trailokyam dhṛtam.

22. It is by desire (tṛṣṇā) that the winds blow; by desire (tṛṣṇā) the mountains stand firm. By desire (tṛṣṇā) alone the earth (dharā) acts as supporter; truly, the three worlds (trailokya) are sustained by desire (tṛṣṇā).

Words meanings summery:

• तृष्णया (tṛṣṇayā) - by desire, by craving, by thirst

• वायवः (vāyavaḥ) - winds, air currents

• वान्ति (vānti) - they blow

• शैलाः (śailāḥ) - mountains, rocks

• तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they remain, they exist

• तृष्णया (tṛṣṇayā) - by desire, by craving, by thirst

• तृष्णया (tṛṣṇayā) - by desire, by craving, by thirst

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• धरा (dharā) - the earth (earth, supporter)

• धात्री (dhātrī) - supporter, sustainer (supporter, nurse, earth, mother)

• त्रैलोक्यम् (trailokyam) - the totality of the three realms of existence (the three worlds (heaven, earth, netherworld))

• तृष्णया (tṛṣṇayā) - by desire, by craving, by thirst

• धृतम् (dhṛtam) - held, supported, sustained, borne

Words meanings and morphology

तृष्णया (tṛṣṇayā) - by desire, by craving, by thirst

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇā

tṛṣṇā - thirst, desire, craving, longing

Note: Instrumental case indicating agency.

वायवः (vāyavaḥ) - winds, air currents

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, god of wind

Note: Subject of `vānti`.

वान्ति (vānti) - they blow

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vā

Root: vā (class 2)

शैलाः (śailāḥ) - mountains, rocks

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock, stony

Note: Subject of `tiṣṭhanti`.

तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they remain, they exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

तृष्णया (tṛṣṇayā) - by desire, by craving, by thirst

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇā

tṛṣṇā - thirst, desire, craving, longing

Note: Instrumental case indicating agency.

तृष्णया (tṛṣṇayā) - by desire, by craving, by thirst

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇā

tṛṣṇā - thirst, desire, craving, longing

Note: Instrumental case indicating agency.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

धरा (dharā) - the earth (earth, supporter)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dharā

dharā - earth, ground, supporter, bearer

Note: Subject, implies 'is'.

धात्री (dhātrī) - supporter, sustainer (supporter, nurse, earth, mother)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhātrī

dhātrī - supporter, nurse, foster-mother, earth, mother

Feminine form of `dhātṛ` (creator, supporter).

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Predicate nominative with `dharā`.

त्रैलोक्यम् (trailokyam) - the totality of the three realms of existence (the three worlds (heaven, earth, netherworld))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of trailokya

trailokya - the three worlds, the three regions (heaven, earth, netherworld)

Compound type : dvigu (tri+loka)

• tri – three
  numeral
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of `dhṛtam`.

तृष्णया (tṛṣṇayā) - by desire, by craving, by thirst

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇā

tṛṣṇā - thirst, desire, craving, longing

Note: Instrumental case indicating agency.

धृतम् (dhṛtam) - held, supported, sustained, borne

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhṛta

dhṛta - held, borne, supported, sustained, kept

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root `dhṛ` (to hold, to support) + `kta` (P.P.P. suffix).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `trailokyam`.