योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-39, verse-12

ब्रह्मरन्ध्रकृतोत्थाना प्राणशक्तिरथासुरम् ।
शनैराक्रमयामास गङ्गा सर्वमिवार्णवम् ॥ १२ ॥

brahmarandhrakṛtotthānā prāṇaśaktirathāsuram ,
śanairākramayāmāsa gaṅgā sarvamivārṇavam 12

12. brahmarandhrakṛtotthānā prāṇaśaktiḥ atha asuram
śanaiḥ ākramayāmāsa gaṅgā sarvam iva arṇavam

12. atha brahmarandhrakṛtotthānā prāṇaśaktiḥ śanaiḥ asuram ākramayāmāsa,
gaṅgā sarvam arṇavam iva

12. Then, the life-force (prāṇaśakti), having risen through the brahmarandhra, gradually pervaded the demon, just as the Gaṅgā river fills the entire ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्मरन्ध्रकृतोत्थाना (brahmarandhrakṛtotthānā) - having arisen through the brahmarandhra

• प्राणशक्तिः (prāṇaśaktiḥ) - life-force, vital energy, vital power

• अथ (atha) - then, next, thereupon

• असुरम् (asuram) - the demon

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

• आक्रमयामास (ākramayāmāsa) - pervaded, took possession of, occupied

• गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - The sacred Gaṅgā river, personified as a goddess. (the Gaṅgā river)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अर्णवम् (arṇavam) - the ocean, the sea

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मरन्ध्रकृतोत्थाना (brahmarandhrakṛtotthānā) - having arisen through the brahmarandhra

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of brahmarandhrakṛtotthānā

brahmarandhrakṛtotthānā - having arisen through the brahmarandhra

Past Passive Participle

Feminine singular of a compound adjective formed with a past passive participle (kṛta) and a noun derived from a verb (utthāna), qualifying 'prāṇaśakti'.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (brahmarandhra+kṛta+utthāna)

• brahmarandhra – aperture of Brahman, fontanelle, opening at the crown of the head
  noun (neuter)
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• utthāna – rising, arising, emergence
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: sthā (class 1)

प्राणशक्तिः (prāṇaśaktiḥ) - life-force, vital energy, vital power

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prāṇaśakti

prāṇaśakti - life-force, vital energy, vital power (śakti)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+śakti)

• prāṇa – breath, vital air, life-force
  noun (masculine)
• śakti – power, energy, capability (śakti)
  noun (feminine)

अथ (atha) - then, next, thereupon

(indeclinable)

असुरम् (asuram) - the demon

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asura

asura - demon, titan, spiritual being

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

(indeclinable)

आक्रमयामास (ākramayāmāsa) - pervaded, took possession of, occupied

(verb)

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

Periphrastic Perfect (Causative)

3rd person singular, active voice, periphrastic perfect form of the causative of the root kram with the prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: kram (class 1)

गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - The sacred Gaṅgā river, personified as a goddess. (the Gaṅgā river)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the Gaṅgā river

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Used here as an adjective modifying 'arṇavam'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अर्णवम् (arṇavam) - the ocean, the sea

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of arṇava

arṇava - ocean, sea, water

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