योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-51

स्वभावाद्भगवानात्मा विष्णोर्ब्रह्म सनातनम् ।
इन्द्रियोरगगर्तेषु मरणश्वभ्रभूमिषु ॥ ५१ ॥

svabhāvādbhagavānātmā viṣṇorbrahma sanātanam ,
indriyoragagarteṣu maraṇaśvabhrabhūmiṣu 51

51. svabhāvāt bhagavān ātmā viṣṇoḥ brahma sanātanam
indriya-uraga-garteṣu maraṇa-śvabhra-bhūmiṣu

51. svabhāvāt bhagavān ātmā viṣṇoḥ sanātanam brahma
indriya-uraga-garteṣu maraṇa-śvabhra-bhūmiṣu

51. By its intrinsic nature (svabhāva), the divine self (ātman) is the eternal Brahman (brahman) of Viṣṇu. (Yet, it finds itself) in the pits of the snake-like senses and the lands that are chasms of death.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - by its own nature, inherently, naturally

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - divine, glorious, venerable

• आत्मा (ātmā) - self, soul, essence

• विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality

• सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, everlasting, ancient

• इन्द्रिय-उरग-गर्तेषु (indriya-uraga-garteṣu) - in the pits of the snake-like senses

• मरण-श्वभ्र-भूमिषु (maraṇa-śvabhra-bhūmiṣu) - in the lands/realms that are chasms of death, in the regions of death's abyss

Words meanings and morphology

स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - by its own nature, inherently, naturally

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - one's own nature, inherent disposition, intrinsic character (svabhāva)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• bhāva – being, existence, state, nature, disposition
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - divine, glorious, venerable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - divine, glorious, venerable, worshipful, possessing fortune

आत्मा (ātmā) - self, soul, essence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, life (ātman)

विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu (a major Hindu deity)

Root: viṣ (class 3)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute Reality, ultimate principle, universal spirit (brahman)

सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, everlasting, ancient

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, everlasting, perpetual, ancient

इन्द्रिय-उरग-गर्तेषु (indriya-uraga-garteṣu) - in the pits of the snake-like senses

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of indriyoragagarta

indriyoragagarta - pit of the snake-like senses

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indriya+uraga+garta)

• indriya – sense organ, faculty, power
  noun (neuter)
• uraga – snake, serpent
  noun (masculine)
• garta – pit, hole, cavity, abyss
  noun (masculine)

मरण-श्वभ्र-भूमिषु (maraṇa-śvabhra-bhūmiṣu) - in the lands/realms that are chasms of death, in the regions of death's abyss

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of maraṇaśvabhrabhūmi

maraṇaśvabhrabhūmi - land/realm of the pit of death

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (maraṇa+śvabhra+bhūmi)

• maraṇa – death, dying
  noun (neuter)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• śvabhra – pit, chasm, abyss
  noun (neuter)
• bhūmi – land, earth, ground, state, realm, condition
  noun (feminine)

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