योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-87, verse-5

कुम्भकारगृहे चक्रं संरोधित इव भ्रमात् ।
अम्भोधिरिव संपूर्णस्तिमितस्फारनिर्मलः ॥ ५ ॥

kumbhakāragṛhe cakraṃ saṃrodhita iva bhramāt ,
ambhodhiriva saṃpūrṇastimitasphāranirmalaḥ 5

5. kumbhakāragṛhe cakram saṃrodhitaḥ iva bhramāt
ambhodhiḥ iva saṃpūrṇaḥ stimitasphāranirmalaḥ

5. kumbhakāragṛhe cakram bhramāt saṃrodhitaḥ iva
ambhodhiḥ iva saṃpūrṇaḥ stimitasphāranirmalaḥ

5. Like a potter's wheel (cakra) stopped from its rotation in the potter's house, and like the ocean (ambhodhi) that is full, motionless, vast, and clear.

5. כמו אופן היוצרים בבית הקדר שנעצר מסיבובו, כמו אוקיינוס מלא, שקט, רחב ידיים וזך לחלוטין,

Words meanings summery:

• कुम्भकारगृहे (kumbhakāragṛhe) - in the potter's house

• चक्रम् (cakram) - potter's wheel (wheel, disc, circle)

• संरोधितः (saṁrodhitaḥ) - stopped, restrained, arrested

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• भ्रमात् (bhramāt) - from its rotation (from revolving, from turning, from wandering)

• अम्भोधिः (ambhodhiḥ) - ocean, sea (lit. container of water/clouds)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• संपूर्णः (saṁpūrṇaḥ) - full, complete, perfect

• स्तिमितस्फारनिर्मलः (stimitasphāranirmalaḥ) - motionless, vast, and clear

Words meanings and morphology

कुम्भकारगृहे (kumbhakāragṛhe) - in the potter's house

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kumbhakāragṛha

kumbhakāragṛha - potter's house, pottery

Compound type : tatpurusha (kumbhakāra+gṛha)

• kumbhakāra – potter
  noun (masculine)
  From kumbha (pot) + kāra (maker)
• gṛha – house, home
  noun (neuter)

चक्रम् (cakram) - potter's wheel (wheel, disc, circle)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cakra

cakra - wheel, disc, circle, potter's wheel

संरोधितः (saṁrodhitaḥ) - stopped, restrained, arrested

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃrodhita

saṁrodhita - stopped, restrained, arrested, checked

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root rudh (to obstruct) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: rudh (class 7)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

भ्रमात् (bhramāt) - from its rotation (from revolving, from turning, from wandering)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bhrama

bhrama - revolving, turning, wandering, error

Derived from root bhram (to wander, revolve)

Root: bhram (class 1)

अम्भोधिः (ambhodhiḥ) - ocean, sea (lit. container of water/clouds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ambhodhi

ambhodhi - ocean, sea (bearer of water/clouds)

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (ambhas+dhā)

• ambhas – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhā – holding, bearing, containing
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root dhā (to place, hold)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

संपूर्णः (saṁpūrṇaḥ) - full, complete, perfect

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃpūrṇa

saṁpūrṇa - full, complete, perfect, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pṛ (to fill), with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: pṛ

स्तिमितस्फारनिर्मलः (stimitasphāranirmalaḥ) - motionless, vast, and clear

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of stimitasphāranirmala

stimitasphāranirmala - still, vast, and pure/clear

Compound type : karmadhāraya (stimita+sphāra+nirmala)

• stimita – still, motionless, tranquil
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root stimi (to be moist, to become still)
  Root: stimi
• sphāra – vast, expansive, swollen
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root sphāy (to swell)
  Root: sphāy
• nirmala – pure, clear, spotless
  adjective (masculine)
  From nis- (without) + mala (dirt)
  Prefix: nis

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