योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-22, verse-25

अथ गच्छत्स्वनल्पेषु युगेष्वावर्तवृत्तिषु ।
सुरासुरमहौघेषु प्रोत्पतत्सु पतत्सु च ॥ २५ ॥

atha gacchatsvanalpeṣu yugeṣvāvartavṛttiṣu ,
surāsuramahaugheṣu protpatatsu patatsu ca 25

25. atha gacchatsu analpeṣu yugeṣu āvarta-vṛttiṣu
sura-asura-maha-ogheṣu pro-utpatatsu patatsu ca

25. atha analpeṣu āvarta-vṛttiṣu yugeṣu gacchatsu ca
sura-asura-maha-ogheṣu pro-utpatatsu patatsu (ca sati)

25. Then, as countless ages passed in their recurring cycles, and as great multitudes of gods and demons repeatedly rose and fell.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, next, now

• गच्छत्सु (gacchatsu) - as they pass, while passing

• अनल्पेषु (analpeṣu) - not a few, countless, abundant

• युगेषु (yugeṣu) - in the ages, during the epochs

• आवर्त-वृत्तिषु (āvarta-vṛttiṣu) - in the recurring cycles, in the whirlpool-like courses

• सुर-असुर-मह-ओघेषु (sura-asura-maha-ogheṣu) - in the great multitudes of gods and demons

• प्रो-उत्पतत्सु (pro-utpatatsu) - while flying upwards, rising up

• पतत्सु (patatsu) - while falling

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, next, now

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a new section or sequence.

गच्छत्सु (gacchatsu) - as they pass, while passing

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of gam

gam - to go, to move, to pass

Present Active Participle

Locative plural. Used in a locative absolute construction with 'yugeṣu'.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'yugeṣu'.

अनल्पेषु (analpeṣu) - not a few, countless, abundant

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of analpa

analpa - not a few, numerous, considerable, abundant

nañ-tatpuruṣa compound: a- (neg.) + alpa (few)

Note: Qualifies 'yugeṣu'.

युगेषु (yugeṣu) - in the ages, during the epochs

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of yuga

yuga - age, epoch, yoke, pair

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

आवर्त-वृत्तिषु (āvarta-vṛttiṣu) - in the recurring cycles, in the whirlpool-like courses

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of āvarta-vṛtti

āvarta-vṛtti - having a cyclic course, recurring like a whirlpool

Bahuvrīhi compound, describing the nature of the ages.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āvarta+vṛtti)

• āvarta – whirlpool, turning, revolution, cycle
  noun (masculine)
  from root vṛt- with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• vṛtti – course, manner, mode, conduct, livelihood
  noun (feminine)
  from root vṛt-
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'yugeṣu'.

सुर-असुर-मह-ओघेषु (sura-asura-maha-ogheṣu) - in the great multitudes of gods and demons

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sura-asura-maha-ogha

sura-asura-maha-ogha - great multitude of gods and demons

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+asura+maha+ogha)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• asura – demon, titan
  noun (masculine)
• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• ogha – flood, multitude, mass, crowd
  noun (masculine)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

प्रो-उत्पतत्सु (pro-utpatatsu) - while flying upwards, rising up

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of pat

pat - to fly, to fall

Present Active Participle

Locative plural. Used in a locative absolute construction with 'sura-asura-maha-ogheṣu'.

Prefixes: pra+ud

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sura-asura-maha-ogheṣu'.

पतत्सु (patatsu) - while falling

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of pat

pat - to fall, to fly

Present Active Participle

Locative plural. Used in a locative absolute construction with 'sura-asura-maha-ogheṣu'.

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sura-asura-maha-ogheṣu'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'pro-utpatatsu' and 'patatsu'.

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