योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-39, verse-18

निमेषान्तरमात्रेण मनः पीवरतां ययौ ।
तस्मिन्प्राणवशात्पूर्णे तरङ्ग इव वारिणि ॥ १८ ॥

nimeṣāntaramātreṇa manaḥ pīvaratāṃ yayau ,
tasminprāṇavaśātpūrṇe taraṅga iva vāriṇi 18

18. nimeṣāntaramātreṇa manaḥ pīvaratām yayau
tasmin prāṇavaśāt pūrṇe taraṅgaḥ iva vāriṇi

18. nimeṣāntaramātreṇa manaḥ pīvaratām yayau
prāṇavaśāt pūrṇe tasmin vāriṇi taraṅgaḥ iva

18. In just the interval of a blink, the mind attained fullness. When that (mind) became full by the power of the vital breath (prāṇa), it was like a wave in water.

Words meanings summery:

• निमेषान्तरमात्रेण (nimeṣāntaramātreṇa) - in just the interval of a blink (by merely the interval of a blink)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect)

• पीवरताम् (pīvaratām) - fullness (fullness, stoutness, fatness)

• ययौ (yayau) - attained (it went, it attained)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (mind) (in that, in it)

• प्राणवशात् (prāṇavaśāt) - by the power of the vital breath (prāṇa) (by the power of vital breath (prāṇa))

• पूर्णे (pūrṇe) - full (full, complete, filled)

• तरङ्गः (taraṅgaḥ) - wave (wave, ripple, billow)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as)

• वारिणि (vāriṇi) - in water

Words meanings and morphology

निमेषान्तरमात्रेण (nimeṣāntaramātreṇa) - in just the interval of a blink (by merely the interval of a blink)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nimeṣāntaramātra

nimeṣāntaramātra - merely the interval of a blink

Compound type : tatpurusha (nimeṣa+antara+mātra)

• nimeṣa – blink, twinkling of an eye
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: miṣ (class 4)
• antara – interval, space, difference
  noun (neuter)
• mātra – measure, mere, only
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: mā (class 2)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, spirit

Root: man (class 4)

पीवरताम् (pīvaratām) - fullness (fullness, stoutness, fatness)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pīvaratā

pīvaratā - fatness, plumpness, stoutness, fullness

Derived from `pīvara` (fat, stout) + suffix `tā` (feminine abstract noun)

ययौ (yayau) - attained (it went, it attained)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of yā

Perfect tense

Reduplicated perfect form

Root: yā (class 2)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (mind) (in that, in it)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to `manaḥ`

प्राणवशात् (prāṇavaśāt) - by the power of the vital breath (prāṇa) (by the power of vital breath (prāṇa))

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of prāṇavaśa

prāṇavaśa - power of vital breath, control by prāṇa

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāṇa+vaśa)

• prāṇa – vital breath, life force, principal breath
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
• vaśa – will, power, control, subjection
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vaś (class 2)

पूर्णे (pūrṇe) - full (full, complete, filled)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of pūrṇa

pūrṇa - full, complete, filled

Past Passive Participle

From `pṛ` (to fill) + suffix `ṇa`

Root: pṛ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with `tasmin`

तरङ्गः (taraṅgaḥ) - wave (wave, ripple, billow)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taraṅga

taraṅga - wave, billow, ripple

Root: tṛ (class 1)

इव (iva) - like (like, as)

(indeclinable)

वारिणि (vāriṇi) - in water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vāri

vāri - water

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