योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-76, verse-12

एवं विलोललहरीभीमात्संसारसागरात् ।
उत्तीर्यते चेन्मग्नेन तत्परं पौरुषं भवेत् ॥ १२ ॥

evaṃ vilolalaharībhīmātsaṃsārasāgarāt ,
uttīryate cenmagnena tatparaṃ pauruṣaṃ bhavet 12

12. evam vilolalaharībhīmāt saṃsārasāgarāt
uttīryate cet magnena tat paraṃ pauruṣaṃ bhavet

12. cet magnena evam vilolalaharībhīmāt saṃsārasāgarāt uttīryate,
tat paraṃ pauruṣaṃ bhavet

12. If someone who is submerged manages to cross this terrifying ocean of transmigratory existence (saṃsāra), with its restless waves, that indeed would be the ultimate human endeavor.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• विलोललहरीभीमात् (vilolalaharībhīmāt) - from the terrifying ocean of saṃsāra, characterized by restless waves (from the terrible (ocean) with restless waves)

• संसारसागरात् (saṁsārasāgarāt) - from the ocean of transmigratory existence

• उत्तीर्यते (uttīryate) - is crossed, is overcome, is transcended

• चेत् (cet) - if

• मग्नेन (magnena) - by one who is immersed, by one who has sunk

• तत् (tat) - that

• परम् (param) - supreme, ultimate, excellent

• पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - manliness, valor, human effort, human endeavor

• भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, should be, may be

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

विलोललहरीभीमात् (vilolalaharībhīmāt) - from the terrifying ocean of saṃsāra, characterized by restless waves (from the terrible (ocean) with restless waves)

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vilolalaharībhīma

vilolalaharībhīma - terrible due to restless waves

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vilola+laharī+bhīma)

• vilola – trembling, restless, agitated
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from root
  From `vi` + `lul` (to tremble) + `a` suffix
  Prefix: vi
  Root: lul (class 1)
• laharī – wave, ripple
  noun (feminine)
• bhīma – terrible, dreadful, fearful
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from root
  From `bhī` (to fear) + `ma` suffix
  Root: bhī (class 3)

संसारसागरात् (saṁsārasāgarāt) - from the ocean of transmigratory existence

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṃsārasāgara

saṁsārasāgara - ocean of saṃsāra, the ocean of transmigratory existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+sāgara)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, wandering through repeated births and deaths
  noun (masculine)
• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

उत्तीर्यते (uttīryate) - is crossed, is overcome, is transcended

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of uttīryate

passive voice, present tense

From root `tṝ` with prefix `ud` (ut)

Prefix: ud

Root: tṝ (class 1)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

मग्नेन (magnena) - by one who is immersed, by one who has sunk

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of magna

magna - immersed, submerged, sunk, drowned

past passive participle

Derived from root `majj` (to sink, plunge)

Root: majj (class 6)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

परम् (param) - supreme, ultimate, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, another, supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent

पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - manliness, valor, human effort, human endeavor

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - manliness, valor, strength, human effort, human enterprise

Derived from `puruṣa`

भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, should be, may be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

optative mood, present tense

Root: bhū (class 1)

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