योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-22, verse-20

एकार्थानि समग्राणि बहुपाठानि मेऽनघ ।
पुराणानि प्रवर्तन्ते प्रसृतानि युगंप्रति ॥ २० ॥

ekārthāni samagrāṇi bahupāṭhāni me'nagha ,
purāṇāni pravartante prasṛtāni yugaṃprati 20

20. ekārthāni samagrāṇi bahupāṭhāni me anagha
purāṇāni pravartante prasṛtāni yugam prati

20. anagha me ekārthāni samagrāṇi bahupāṭhāni
prasṛtāni purāṇāni yugam prati pravartante

20. O sinless one (anagha), for me, the complete Purāṇas (purāṇa) exist; they have a single meaning but many variant readings, and they are diffused throughout each age (yuga).

20. הו טהור, ספרי הפּוּרָאנוֹת, בעלי משמעות אחת אך נוסחים רבים, מופיעים ומתפשטים בכל עידן.

Words meanings summery:

• एकार्थानि (ekārthāni) - having a consistent core meaning (having one meaning, of single purpose)

• समग्राणि (samagrāṇi) - complete, entire, all-inclusive

• बहुपाठानि (bahupāṭhāni) - existing in multiple textual recensions (having many readings/versions)

• मे (me) - in my opinion, according to me (to me, for me, my)

• अनघ (anagha) - O pure one, O faultless one (O sinless one)

• पुराणानि (purāṇāni) - the specific genre of ancient Hindu religious texts (the Purāṇas, ancient texts)

• प्रवर्तन्ते (pravartante) - they manifest, they are active (they proceed, they exist, they are current)

• प्रसृतानि (prasṛtāni) - widely disseminated (spread out, diffused, extended)

• युगम् (yugam) - each cosmic age (yuga) (age, epoch, period)

• प्रति (prati) - with respect to each (yuga) (towards, with respect to, against, for each)

Words meanings and morphology

एकार्थानि (ekārthāni) - having a consistent core meaning (having one meaning, of single purpose)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ekārtha

ekārtha - having one meaning/purpose

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+artha)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral
• artha – meaning, purpose, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'purāṇāni'.

समग्राणि (samagrāṇi) - complete, entire, all-inclusive

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of samagra

samagra - whole, entire, complete

From 'sam' + 'agra' (foremost, peak).

Prefix: sam

Root: agra

Note: Agrees with 'purāṇāni'.

बहुपाठानि (bahupāṭhāni) - existing in multiple textual recensions (having many readings/versions)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bahupāṭha

bahupāṭha - having many readings/versions

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+pāṭha)

• bahu – much, many, numerous
  adjective
• pāṭha – reading, recitation, text
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root paṭh (to read/recite).
  Root: paṭh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'purāṇāni'.

मे (me) - in my opinion, according to me (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

Enclitic dative/genitive singular of 'asmad'.

Note: Refers to the speaker.

अनघ (anagha) - O pure one, O faultless one (O sinless one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure

Negated 'agham' (sin).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+agha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix.
• agha – sin, evil, misfortune
  noun (neuter)

Note: Addressing the listener.

पुराणानि (purāṇāni) - the specific genre of ancient Hindu religious texts (the Purāṇas, ancient texts)

(proper noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of purāṇa

purāṇa - ancient, old; a class of sacred texts

Derived from 'purā' (formerly).

Note: Subject of 'pravartante'.

प्रवर्तन्ते (pravartante) - they manifest, they are active (they proceed, they exist, they are current)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of pra-vṛt

present middle

3rd person plural, present indicative, middle voice.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

प्रसृतानि (prasṛtāni) - widely disseminated (spread out, diffused, extended)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of prasṛta

prasṛta - spread, extended, diffused

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sṛ' (to flow, go) with prefix 'pra', past passive participle.

Prefix: pra

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Describes the state of the Purāṇas.

युगम् (yugam) - each cosmic age (yuga) (age, epoch, period)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yuga

yuga - age, epoch, yoke, pair

Root: yuj

Note: Functions adverbially with 'prati'.

प्रति (prati) - with respect to each (yuga) (towards, with respect to, against, for each)

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs the accusative 'yugam'.

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