योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-126, verse-39

भूमिः प्रोदितमात्रा तैरमृताङ्कुरिकेव सा ।
विवेकेनाम्बुसेकेन रक्ष्या पाल्या प्रयत्नतः ॥ ३९ ॥

bhūmiḥ proditamātrā tairamṛtāṅkurikeva sā ,
vivekenāmbusekena rakṣyā pālyā prayatnataḥ 39

39. bhūmiḥ proditamātrā taiḥ amṛtāṅkurikā iva sā
vivekena ambusekena rakṣyā pālyā prayatnataḥ

39. sā bhūmiḥ proditamātrā taiḥ amṛtāṅkurikā iva
vivekena ambusekena prayatnataḥ rakṣyā pālyā

39. That stage (bhūmi), as soon as it has emerged, should be diligently protected and nurtured by them as if it were a sprout of immortality (amṛtāṅkurikā), using discrimination (viveka) and continuous cultivation (lit. 'watering with water').

Words meanings summery:

• भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - Refers to the 'first stage' mentioned in the previous verse. (the stage, the ground, the earth)

• प्रोदितमात्रा (proditamātrā) - as soon as arisen, immediately upon arising

• तैः (taiḥ) - Refers to the 'purified individuals' from the previous verse. (by them)

• अमृताङ्कुरिका (amṛtāṅkurikā) - a sprout of immortality

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• सा (sā) - Refers to 'bhūmiḥ'. (that, she, it)

• विवेकेन (vivekena) - by discrimination, by discernment, by judgment

• अम्बुसेकेन (ambusekena) - Figuratively, by nurturing and cultivating the stage of spiritual progress. (by watering with water, by sprinkling with water)

• रक्ष्या (rakṣyā) - to be protected, protectable

• पाल्या (pālyā) - to be nurtured, to be cherished, to be maintained

• प्रयत्नतः (prayatnataḥ) - with effort, diligently, carefully

Words meanings and morphology

भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - Refers to the 'first stage' mentioned in the previous verse. (the stage, the ground, the earth)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, stage, level, state

प्रोदितमात्रा (proditamātrā) - as soon as arisen, immediately upon arising

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of proditamātra

proditamātra - only just arisen, merely arisen

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (prodita+mātra)

• prodita – arisen, appeared, grown
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root 'i' (to go) with upasargas 'pra' and 'ud'
  Prefixes: pra+ud
  Root: i (class 2)
• mātra – mere, only, just; measure, amount
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'bhūmiḥ'.

तैः (taiḥ) - Refers to the 'purified individuals' from the previous verse. (by them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अमृताङ्कुरिका (amṛtāṅkurikā) - a sprout of immortality

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of amṛtāṅkurikā

amṛtāṅkurikā - a sprout or shoot of immortality

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (amṛta+aṅkurikā)

• amṛta – immortal, nectar, immortality
  noun (neuter)
• aṅkurikā – a small sprout, a shoot
  noun (feminine)
  Diminutive of 'aṅkura'

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - Refers to 'bhūmiḥ'. (that, she, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विवेकेन (vivekena) - by discrimination, by discernment, by judgment

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of viveka

viveka - discrimination, discernment, judgment, distinguishing, prudence

Derived from root 'vic' (to separate) with upasarga 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: vic (class 7)

अम्बुसेकेन (ambusekena) - Figuratively, by nurturing and cultivating the stage of spiritual progress. (by watering with water, by sprinkling with water)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ambuseka

ambuseka - sprinkling with water, watering

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ambu+seka)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• seka – sprinkling, watering, effusion
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'sic' (to sprinkle)
  Root: sic (class 6)

रक्ष्या (rakṣyā) - to be protected, protectable

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rakṣya

rakṣya - to be protected, fit to be protected, safeguardable

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

Gerundive of root 'rakṣ' (to protect)

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhūmiḥ'.

पाल्या (pālyā) - to be nurtured, to be cherished, to be maintained

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pālya

pālya - to be nourished, to be protected, to be observed, to be reared

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

Gerundive of root 'pāl' (to nourish, protect)

Root: pāl (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'bhūmiḥ'.

प्रयत्नतः (prayatnataḥ) - with effort, diligently, carefully

(indeclinable)

Ablative case used adverbially, or formed with suffix 'tas'

Note: Functions as an adverb.