योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-67, verse-7

केऽभवन्पयसां हंसाः पयसामुपलाश्च के ।
काः शिलाः किल दारूणां के भोगाः परमात्मनः ॥ ७ ॥

ke'bhavanpayasāṃ haṃsāḥ payasāmupalāśca ke ,
kāḥ śilāḥ kila dārūṇāṃ ke bhogāḥ paramātmanaḥ 7

7. ke abhavan payasām haṃsāḥ payasām upalāḥ ca ke
kāḥ śilāḥ kila dārūṇām ke bhogāḥ paramātmanaḥ

7. ke payasām haṃsāḥ abhavan ca ke payasām upalāḥ
kila kāḥ dārūṇām śilāḥ paramātmanaḥ ke bhogāḥ

7. Who ever became swans from water? And what stones from water? Indeed, what rocks from wood? What are the experiences or enjoyments (bhogāḥ) of the supreme self (paramātman)?

Words meanings summery:

• के (ke) - who, what

• अभवन् (abhavan) - became, were

• पयसाम् (payasām) - of waters, of milk

• हंसाः (haṁsāḥ) - swans

• पयसाम् (payasām) - of waters

• उपलाः (upalāḥ) - stones

• च (ca) - and

• के (ke) - who, what

• काः (kāḥ) - what, which

• शिलाः (śilāḥ) - rocks, stones

• किल (kila) - indeed, surely, as it is said

• दारूणाम् (dārūṇām) - of woods, of timbers

• के (ke) - what, which

• भोगाः (bhogāḥ) - enjoyments, experiences, possessions

• परमात्मनः (paramātmanaḥ) - of the supreme self

Words meanings and morphology

के (ke) - who, what

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'haṃsāḥ' and 'upalāḥ'.

अभवन् (abhavan) - became, were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

पयसाम् (payasām) - of waters, of milk

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of payas

payas - water, milk, fluid, vital power

हंसाः (haṁsāḥ) - swans

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of haṃsa

haṁsa - swan, goose; soul, supreme spirit

पयसाम् (payasām) - of waters

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of payas

payas - water, milk, fluid, vital power

उपलाः (upalāḥ) - stones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of upala

upala - stone, rock, jewel, small stone

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

के (ke) - who, what

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'upalāḥ'.

काः (kāḥ) - what, which

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'śilāḥ'.

शिलाः (śilāḥ) - rocks, stones

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śilā

śilā - rock, stone, slab

किल (kila) - indeed, surely, as it is said

(indeclinable)

दारूणाम् (dārūṇām) - of woods, of timbers

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of dāru

dāru - wood, timber, log

के (ke) - what, which

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'bhogāḥ'.

भोगाः (bhogāḥ) - enjoyments, experiences, possessions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, experience, pleasure, possession, food

Derived from the root bhuj- (to enjoy, eat).

Root: bhuj (class 7)

परमात्मनः (paramātmanaḥ) - of the supreme self

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paramātman

paramātman - the supreme self, ultimate reality, Brahman

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ātman)

• parama – highest, supreme, ultimate, excellent
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

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