योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-19, verse-32

असंख्यपुत्रयोर्नैव भवानेव सुतस्तयोः ।
सरित्तरङ्गवत्पुत्र गताः पुत्रगणा नृणाम् ॥ ३२ ॥

asaṃkhyaputrayornaiva bhavāneva sutastayoḥ ,
sarittaraṅgavatputra gatāḥ putragaṇā nṛṇām 32

32. asaṃkhyaputrayoḥ na eva bhavān eva sutaḥ tayoḥ
sarittaraṅgavat putra gatāḥ putragaṇā nṛṇām

32. asaṃkhyaputrayoḥ tayoḥ bhavān eva sutaḥ na eva.
putra,
nṛṇām putragaṇāḥ sarittaraṅgavat gatāḥ.

32. You are not indeed the (sole) son of those two who have innumerable sons. My son, the hosts of sons of men have passed away, just like waves of a river.

Words meanings summery:

• असंख्यपुत्रयोः (asaṁkhyaputrayoḥ) - of those (parents) who have countless sons (of those with countless sons, of those with innumerable offspring)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (only, indeed, just, very)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (you (polite address), the respected one)

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

• सुतः (sutaḥ) - son (son, offspring)

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two (parents) (of those two, of them (dual))

• सरित्तरङ्गवत् (sarittaraṅgavat) - like waves of a river (like river waves, in the manner of river waves)

• पुत्र (putra) - O son (vocative address) (son, dear one (vocative))

• गताः (gatāḥ) - passed away (gone, departed, passed away)

• पुत्रगणा (putragaṇā) - hosts of sons (hosts of sons, multitudes of sons)

• नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men (of men, of human beings)

Words meanings and morphology

असंख्यपुत्रयोः (asaṁkhyaputrayoḥ) - of those (parents) who have countless sons (of those with countless sons, of those with innumerable offspring)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of asaṃkhyaputra

asaṁkhyaputra - having countless sons, having innumerable offspring

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+saṃkhyā+putra)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• saṃkhyā – number, count, enumeration
  noun (feminine)
  From `sam` (together) + root `khyā` (to tell, enumerate).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: khyā (class 2)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'tayoḥ'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (only, indeed, just, very)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Used here with 'na' for strong negation: 'naiva' = 'certainly not'.

भवान् (bhavān) - you (you (polite address), the respected one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you, respected, present, existing

Present active participle

Present active participle of `bhū` (to be), used as a polite second-person pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Functions as 'you' in the sentence.

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

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes 'bhavān' as 'you alone' or 'you only'.

सुतः (sutaḥ) - son (son, offspring)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, offspring, child

From root `sū` (to bring forth, beget).

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'bhavān'.

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two (parents) (of those two, of them (dual))

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, she, he, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the two parents.

सरित्तरङ्गवत् (sarittaraṅgavat) - like waves of a river (like river waves, in the manner of river waves)

(indeclinable)

From `sarittaraṅga` (river wave) + `vat` suffix (indicating similitude).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarit+taraṅga)

• sarit – river
  noun (feminine)
  From root `sṛ` (to flow).
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• taraṅga – wave, billow, surge
  noun (masculine)
  From root `tṛ` (to cross) with `ga` suffix.
  Root: tṛ (class 1)

पुत्र (putra) - O son (vocative address) (son, dear one (vocative))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child, offspring

Note: A term of address.

गताः (gatāḥ) - passed away (gone, departed, passed away)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gata

gata - gone, departed, passed away, reached, obtained

Past Passive Participle

From root `gam` (to go) + `kta` suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'putragaṇāḥ'.

पुत्रगणा (putragaṇā) - hosts of sons (hosts of sons, multitudes of sons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putragaṇa

putragaṇa - host of sons, multitude of sons, group of children

Compound type : tatpurusha (putra+gaṇa)

• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – multitude, host, group, troop, assembly
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the simile.

नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men (of men, of human beings)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, human being, person

Root: nṛ

Note: Possessive, indicating whose sons.