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).

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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