योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-30, verse-3

आक्रान्तभुवनाभोगः स जहार हरेर्जगत् ।
षट्पदस्य बृहत्पत्रं राजहंस इवाम्बुजम् ॥ ३ ॥

ākrāntabhuvanābhogaḥ sa jahāra harerjagat ,
ṣaṭpadasya bṛhatpatraṃ rājahaṃsa ivāmbujam 3

3. ākrāntabhuvanaābhogaḥ saḥ jahāra hareḥ jagat
ṣaṭpadasya bṛhatpatram rājahṃsaḥ iva ambujam

3. He, having encompassed the entire expanse of the world, seized the universe from Hari, just as a royal swan takes a large lotus (even one frequented by) a bee.

Words meanings summery:

• आक्रान्तभुवनआभोगः (ākrāntabhuvanaābhogaḥ) - Refers to the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu, describing his vast conquest. (one who has completely seized the expanse of the world)

• सः (saḥ) - Refers to the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu. (he, that)

• जहार (jahāra) - He seized control of the universe. (took away, seized, abducted)

• हरेः (hareḥ) - From Vishnu. (from Hari, of Hari)

• जगत् (jagat) - The entire cosmos, the universe. (world, universe, what moves)

• षट्पदस्य (ṣaṭpadasya) - Denotes association with a bee, e.g., a lotus frequented by a bee. (of a bee, of one with six feet)

• बृहत्पत्रम् (bṛhatpatram) - Describes the large petals of the lotus. (a large leaf/petal)

• राजह्ंसः (rājahṁsaḥ) - The magnificent swan in the simile. (a royal swan, a flamingo)

• इव (iva) - Introduces a simile. (like, as, as if)

• अम्बुजम् (ambujam) - The object taken by the royal swan in the simile. (lotus (lit. water-born))

Words meanings and morphology

आक्रान्तभुवनआभोगः (ākrāntabhuvanaābhogaḥ) - Refers to the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu, describing his vast conquest. (one who has completely seized the expanse of the world)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākrāntabhuvanaābhoga

ākrāntabhuvanaābhoga - one who has completely seized the expanse of the world, one whose domain is the entire world

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ākrānta+bhuvana+ābhoga)

• ākrānta – seized, overcome, attacked, occupied
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kram with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kram (class 1)
• bhuvana – world, earth, being, existence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ābhoga – expanse, extent, full development, circumference
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: visarga indicates nominative singular masculine.

सः (saḥ) - Refers to the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu. (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: The s is due to tad stem becoming sa before case endings.

जहार (jahāra) - He seized control of the universe. (took away, seized, abducted)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of hṛ

Perfect tense, third person singular

Reduplicated perfect form of hṛ.

Root: hṛ (class 1)

हरेः (hareḥ) - From Vishnu. (from Hari, of Hari)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of hari

hari - Hari, Vishnu, Indra, lion, yellow, green

Note: eḥ ending for genitive/ablative singular of i-stem masculine nouns (indicating separation 'from Hari').

जगत् (jagat) - The entire cosmos, the universe. (world, universe, what moves)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, what moves, living beings

Past Active Participle

From root gam with suffix śatṛ. Used as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Direct object of jahāra.

षट्पदस्य (ṣaṭpadasya) - Denotes association with a bee, e.g., a lotus frequented by a bee. (of a bee, of one with six feet)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ṣaṭpada

ṣaṭpada - bee (lit. six-footed), insect

Compound type : dvigu (ṣaṣ+pada)

• ṣaṣ – six
  indeclinable
• pada – foot, leg, step, path
  noun (neuter)

Note: asya ending for genitive singular masculine a-stem nouns.

बृहत्पत्रम् (bṛhatpatram) - Describes the large petals of the lotus. (a large leaf/petal)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bṛhatpatra

bṛhatpatra - large-leafed, having large petals

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bṛhat+patra)

• bṛhat – large, great, vast
  adjective
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• patra – leaf, petal, wing
  noun (neuter)

Note: Accusative singular neuter, modifying ambujam.

राजह्ंसः (rājahṁsaḥ) - The magnificent swan in the simile. (a royal swan, a flamingo)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājahṃsa

rājahṁsa - royal swan, king of swans, flamingo

Compound type : karmadhāraya (rājan+haṃsa)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• haṃsa – swan, goose, soul (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: ḥ ending for nominative singular masculine a-stem nouns.

इव (iva) - Introduces a simile. (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अम्बुजम् (ambujam) - The object taken by the royal swan in the simile. (lotus (lit. water-born))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ambuja

ambuja - lotus, water-born

Derived from ambus (water) + ja (born).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ambus+ja)

• ambus – water
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  suffix
  Derived from root jan.
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Direct object of the implied verb 'takes' in the simile.

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