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.

25. כך חלפו עידנים רבים בעיגולים מחזוריים, בעוד שנחשולי ענק של אלים ושדים עלו ונפלו במרוצת הזמן.

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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