योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-21, verse-46

अनिन्द्रममहीपालममध्यस्थाधमोत्तमम् ।
स्वममन्धककुप्चक्रं कंचित्सर्गं स्मराम्यहम् ॥ ४६ ॥

anindramamahīpālamamadhyasthādhamottamam ,
svamamandhakakupcakraṃ kaṃcitsargaṃ smarāmyaham 46

46. an-indram a-mahī-pālam a-madhyastha-adhama-uttamam
svamam andhaka-kūpa-cakram kaṃcit sargam smarāmi aham

46. aham an-indram a-mahī-pālam a-madhyastha-adhama-uttamam
svamam andhaka-kūpa-cakram kaṃcit sargam smarāmi

46. I remember a certain creation (sarga) that had no lord (Indra), no king, no division into middle, lower, or higher classes, and was itself a blind multitude of pitfalls.

46. אני נזכר בבריאה אחת ללא אִינְדְרַה (מלך האלים), ללא מלכים וללא הבדלה בין נעלה, בינוני או נחות, שהייתה כולה כמו בור אפל וסתום.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्-इन्द्रम् (an-indram) - without Indra, without a ruler or lord

• अ-मही-पालम् (a-mahī-pālam) - without a king, protector-less of earth

• अ-मध्यस्थ-अधम-उत्तमम् (a-madhyastha-adhama-uttamam) - without middle, lower, or higher classes; devoid of social hierarchy

• स्वमम् (svamam) - its own (referring to the creation) (one's own, peculiar to oneself, self-contained)

• अन्धक-कूप-चक्रम् (andhaka-kūpa-cakram) - a multitude of blind pitfalls or sources of darkness (a multitude of blind pits/wells; a cycle of blind wells)

• कंचित् (kaṁcit) - some, a certain, any

• सर्गम् (sargam) - creation, world, emanation

• स्मरामि (smarāmi) - I remember, I recall

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

अन्-इन्द्रम् (an-indram) - without Indra, without a ruler or lord

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of an-indra

an-indra - without Indra, ruler-less

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+indra)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle, used before vowels
• indra – Indra (chief of gods), lord, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'sargam'

अ-मही-पालम् (a-mahī-pālam) - without a king, protector-less of earth

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of a-mahī-pāla

a-mahī-pāla - without a king, without an earth-protector

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of 'mahī-pāla'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mahī-pāla)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• mahī-pāla – king, protector of the earth
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'mahī' (earth) and 'pāla' (protector)

Note: Modifies 'sargam'

अ-मध्यस्थ-अधम-उत्तमम् (a-madhyastha-adhama-uttamam) - without middle, lower, or higher classes; devoid of social hierarchy

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of a-madhyastha-adhama-uttama

a-madhyastha-adhama-uttama - without middle, low, or high classes

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of a dvandva compound 'madhyastha-adhama-uttama'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+madhyastha-adhama-uttama)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• madhyastha-adhama-uttama – middle, low, and high (classes)
  noun (masculine)
  Dvandva compound of 'madhyastha', 'adhama', and 'uttama'

Note: Modifies 'sargam'

स्वमम् (svamam) - its own (referring to the creation) (one's own, peculiar to oneself, self-contained)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svama

svama - own, peculiar to self, self-existent

Derived from 'sva' (self, own).

Note: Modifies 'sargam'

अन्धक-कूप-चक्रम् (andhaka-kūpa-cakram) - a multitude of blind pitfalls or sources of darkness (a multitude of blind pits/wells; a cycle of blind wells)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of andhaka-kūpa-cakra

andhaka-kūpa-cakra - multitude of blind wells/pits; a cycle of blind wells

Compound of 'andhaka', 'kūpa', and 'cakra'

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (andhaka+kūpa+cakra)

• andhaka – blind; a blind person; dark
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'andha' (blind)
• kūpa – well, pit, hole
  noun (masculine)
• cakra – wheel, disc, circle, multitude, collection, realm
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'sargam'

कंचित् (kaṁcit) - some, a certain, any

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kaṃcit

kaṁcit - some, a certain, any

Formed from 'kim' (what) + 'cit' (an indeclinable particle indicating indefiniteness).

Note: Modifies 'sargam'

सर्गम् (sargam) - creation, world, emanation

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, world, emanation, chapter, section

From root 'sṛj' (to emit, create) with prefix 'saṃ'.

Prefix: saṃ

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Object of the verb 'smarāmi'.

स्मरामि (smarāmi) - I remember, I recall

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of smṛ

Present active indicative, 1st person singular

From verbal root 'smṛ' (class 1, parasmāipada), present stem 'smara-'.

Root: smṛ (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person personal pronoun.

Note: Subject of the verb 'smarāmi'.

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