योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-21, verse-36

एवं चतुर्युगं साग्रं नीरन्ध्रैरचलैर्वृताम् ।
अप्रवृत्तजनाचारां संस्मरामि धरामिमाम् ॥ ३६ ॥

evaṃ caturyugaṃ sāgraṃ nīrandhrairacalairvṛtām ,
apravṛttajanācārāṃ saṃsmarāmi dharāmimām 36

36. evam caturyugam sāgram nīrandhraiḥ acalaiḥ
vṛtām apravṛttajanācārām saṃsmarāmi dharām imām

36. evam saṃsmarāmi imām dharām caturyugam sāgram
nīrandhraiḥ acalaiḥ vṛtām apravṛttajanācārām

36. Thus, I recall this earth, which for a full four-yuga period was densely covered by immovable mountains, and where the customs of humankind had not yet begun.

36. כמו כן אני זוכר את הארץ הזו מכוסה כולה בהרים רצופים במשך ארבעה עידנים תמימים, ללא כל סימן לפעילות או הליכות אדם.

Words meanings summery:

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

• चतुर्युगम् (caturyugam) - a four-yuga period

• साग्रम् (sāgram) - with an excess, with a remainder, entire, complete

• नीरन्ध्रैः (nīrandhraiḥ) - by dense, by impenetrable

• अचलैः (acalaiḥ) - by mountains, by immovables

• वृताम् (vṛtām) - covered, surrounded, enclosed

• अप्रवृत्तजनाचाराम् (apravṛttajanācārām) - where the customs of people had not yet commenced

• संस्मरामि (saṁsmarāmi) - I remember, I recollect, I recall

• धराम् (dharām) - earth, ground, land

• इमाम् (imām) - this, here

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

चतुर्युगम् (caturyugam) - a four-yuga period

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of caturyuga

caturyuga - a period of four yugas (epochs); comprising Kṛta, Tretā, Dvāpara, and Kali yugas

Compound type : dvigu (catur+yuga)

• catur – four
  numeral
• yuga – age, epoch, yoke
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adverbial accusative, indicating duration.

साग्रम् (sāgram) - with an excess, with a remainder, entire, complete

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāgra

sāgra - with a point, with an end, with an excess, complete, full

Compound of 'sa' (with) and 'agra' (tip, front, excess).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+agra)

• sa – with, together with (prefix)
  indeclinable
• agra – tip, front, top, excess, remainder
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'caturyugam'.

नीरन्ध्रैः (nīrandhraiḥ) - by dense, by impenetrable

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nīrandhra

nīrandhra - without gaps, dense, impenetrable, compact

Compound of 'nis' (without) and 'randhra' (gap, hole).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+randhra)

• nis – out, without, negative prefix
  indeclinable
• randhra – gap, hole, opening, defect
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'acalaiḥ'.

अचलैः (acalaiḥ) - by mountains, by immovables

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of acala

acala - immovable, stationary; a mountain

Compound of 'a' (not) and 'cala' (moving).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cala)

• a – not, un- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• cala – moving, trembling, unstable
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √cal.
  Root: √cal (class 1)

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'vṛtām'.

वृताम् (vṛtām) - covered, surrounded, enclosed

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - covered, surrounded, enclosed, chosen

Past Passive Participle

From root √vṛ (to cover, enclose).

Root: √vṛ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'dharām'.

अप्रवृत्तजनाचाराम् (apravṛttajanācārām) - where the customs of people had not yet commenced

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of apravṛttajanācāra

apravṛttajanācāra - having no active human customs, where the conduct of people had not begun

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (apravṛtta+jana+ācāra)

• apravṛtta – not active, not commenced, not arisen
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle (negated)
  From 'a' (not) + 'pravṛtta' (active, commenced). 'pravṛtta' is from pra + √vṛt.
  Prefixes: a+pra
  Root: √vṛt (class 1)
• jana – people, human, creature
  noun (masculine)
  From root √jan.
  Root: √jan (class 4)
• ācāra – conduct, custom, practice, tradition
  noun (masculine)
  From root √car with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'dharām'.

संस्मरामि (saṁsmarāmi) - I remember, I recollect, I recall

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of saṃsmar

Present Active Indicative

From root √smṛ with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: √smṛ (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

धराम् (dharām) - earth, ground, land

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dharā

dharā - earth, ground, land

Note: Object of 'saṃsmarāmi'.

इमाम् (imām) - this, here

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, here, these

Note: Qualifies 'dharām'.

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