योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-38, verse-5

व्यालतल्पतलस्थस्य क्षीरोदार्णवशायिनः ।
शङ्खचक्रगदापाणेर्देहस्यान्तरचारिणः ॥ ५ ॥

vyālatalpatalasthasya kṣīrodārṇavaśāyinaḥ ,
śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇerdehasyāntaracāriṇaḥ 5

5. vyālatalpatalasthasya kṣīrodārṇavaśāyinaḥ
śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇeḥ dehasya antaracāriṇaḥ

5. [saḥ] vyālatalpatalasthasya kṣīrodārṇavaśāyinaḥ
śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇeḥ dehasya antaracāriṇaḥ [Viṣṇuṃ samacintayat]

5. [He contemplated] Him who rests on a bed of serpents, who reclines in the milk ocean, who holds a conch, discus, and mace in His hands, and who pervades the innermost parts of the body (ātman).

5. בעודו רבוץ על ערש הנחש באוקיינוס החלב, אוחז בקונכייה, בדיסקוס ובאלות, ויושב בתנוחת הלוטוס מגופו הקורן — רוחו הרהרה כך:

Words meanings summery:

• व्यालतल्पतलस्थस्य (vyālatalpatalasthasya) - of Viṣṇu, who reclines on Śeṣanāga (of him who rests on the surface of the serpent-bed)

• क्षीरोदार्णवशायिनः (kṣīrodārṇavaśāyinaḥ) - of Viṣṇu (of him who reclines in the milk ocean)

• शङ्खचक्रगदापाणेः (śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇeḥ) - of Viṣṇu (of him whose hands hold a conch, discus, and mace)

• देहस्य (dehasya) - of the body

• अन्तरचारिणः (antaracāriṇaḥ) - of Viṣṇu, who pervades the body (ātman) (of him who moves within, of him who pervades)

Words meanings and morphology

व्यालतल्पतलस्थस्य (vyālatalpatalasthasya) - of Viṣṇu, who reclines on Śeṣanāga (of him who rests on the surface of the serpent-bed)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vyālatalpatalastha

vyālatalpatalastha - resting on the surface of a serpent-bed

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyālatalpa+tala+stha)

• vyālatalpa – serpent-bed
  noun (masculine)
• tala – surface, base, flat ground
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, resting
  adjective
  from √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Epithet for Viṣṇu.

क्षीरोदार्णवशायिनः (kṣīrodārṇavaśāyinaḥ) - of Viṣṇu (of him who reclines in the milk ocean)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kṣīrodārṇavaśāyin

kṣīrodārṇavaśāyin - reclining in the milk ocean

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣīrodārṇava+śāyin)

• kṣīrodārṇava – milk ocean
  noun (masculine)
• śāyin – lying, sleeping, reclining
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective from √śī
  from √śī (to lie down, sleep)
  Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Epithet for Viṣṇu.

शङ्खचक्रगदापाणेः (śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇeḥ) - of Viṣṇu (of him whose hands hold a conch, discus, and mace)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇi

śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇi - holding a conch, discus, and mace in hand

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śaṅkha+cakra+gadā+pāṇi)

• śaṅkha – conch-shell
  noun (masculine)
• cakra – discus, wheel
  noun (neuter)
• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Epithet for Viṣṇu.

देहस्य (dehasya) - of the body

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body

Root: dih (class 4)

Note: Qualifies `antaracāriṇaḥ`.

अन्तरचारिणः (antaracāriṇaḥ) - of Viṣṇu, who pervades the body (ātman) (of him who moves within, of him who pervades)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of antaracārin

antaracārin - moving within, pervading, animating

agent noun/adjective from antaḥ-√car

from antar (within) + √car (to move)

Compound type : upapada (antar+cārin)

• antar – within, inside
  indeclinable
• cārin – moving, going, practicing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  from √car (to move)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Epithet for Viṣṇu, referring to the indwelling spirit (ātman).

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