योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-20, verse-31

सर्वाण्येव प्रयान्त्येव समायान्ति च वा न वा ।
भगवन्भूतजालानि भयमस्माकमत्र किम् ॥ ३१ ॥

sarvāṇyeva prayāntyeva samāyānti ca vā na vā ,
bhagavanbhūtajālāni bhayamasmākamatra kim 31

31. sarvāṇi eva prayānti eva samāyānti ca vā na vā |
bhagavan bhūtajālāni bhayam asmākam atra kim ||

31. bhagavan,
sarvāṇi eva bhūtajālāni prayānti eva,
ca vā na vā samāyānti.
atra asmākam bhayam kim?

31. O Lord, all these multitudes of beings (bhūtajālāni) indeed depart, and they may or may not return. What fear is there for us in this?

31. הוי אדוני, כל המוני היצורים הולכים ונעלמים, וספק אם ישובו; איזה פחד יכול להיות לנו לנוכח זאת?

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all, every

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes the preceding word. (indeed, only, certainly, just)

• प्रयान्ति (prayānti) - they go forth, they depart

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes the preceding word. (indeed, only, certainly, just)

• समायान्ति (samāyānti) - they come back, they return, they assemble

• च (ca) - Connects 'depart' and 'return'. (and, also)

• वा (vā) - Part of 'or not'. (or)

• न (na) - Part of 'or not'. (not)

• वा (vā) - Part of 'or not'. (or)

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O Fortunate One

• भूतजालानि (bhūtajālāni) - Refers to the collective of living entities. (multitudes of beings, hosts of elements)

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us, for us

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this, in this matter

• किम् (kim) - Used as an interrogative particle, implying 'what is the use?' or 'what reason?'. (what? why?)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Neuter nominative plural form.

एव (eva) - Emphasizes the preceding word. (indeed, only, certainly, just)

(indeclinable)

प्रयान्ति (prayānti) - they go forth, they depart

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Present tense, third person, plural.

From root 'yā' with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

एव (eva) - Emphasizes the preceding word. (indeed, only, certainly, just)

(indeclinable)

समायान्ति (samāyānti) - they come back, they return, they assemble

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Present tense, third person, plural.

From root 'yā' with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: yā (class 2)

च (ca) - Connects 'depart' and 'return'. (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

वा (vā) - Part of 'or not'. (or)

(indeclinable)

Disjunctive particle.

न (na) - Part of 'or not'. (not)

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

वा (vā) - Part of 'or not'. (or)

(indeclinable)

Disjunctive particle.

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O Fortunate One

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - possessing fortune, glorious, divine, venerable, Lord

From 'bhaga' + 'matup' suffix.

Root: bhaj (class 1)

भूतजालानि (bhūtajālāni) - Refers to the collective of living entities. (multitudes of beings, hosts of elements)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūtajāla

bhūtajāla - multitude of beings, aggregate of elements

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+jāla)

• bhūta – being, creature, element, past, existent
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhū' (to be, become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• jāla – net, multitude, collection, host
  noun (neuter)

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, apprehension

From root 'bhī'.

Root: bhī (class 3)

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us, for us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun.

अत्र (atra) - here, in this, in this matter

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place or reference.

किम् (kim) - Used as an interrogative particle, implying 'what is the use?' or 'what reason?'. (what? why?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

Interrogative pronoun/adverb.

Note: Used here adverbially as 'why?'.

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