योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-30, verse-45

चिच्चतुर्दशभूतानां मण्डलानि महान्ति च ।
भूतीकरोति वारिश्रीः समुद्रस्वमिवाम्बुधिः ॥ ४५ ॥

ciccaturdaśabhūtānāṃ maṇḍalāni mahānti ca ,
bhūtīkaroti vāriśrīḥ samudrasvamivāmbudhiḥ 45

45. cit caturdaśabhūtānām maṇḍalāni mahānti ca
bhūtīkaroti vāriśrīḥ samudrasvam iva ambudhiḥ

45. cit caturdaśabhūtānām mahānti maṇḍalāni ca bhūtīkaroti,
ambudhiḥ iva samudrasvam vāriśrīḥ.

45. Pure consciousness (cit) manifests the vast realms of the fourteen worlds, just as the ocean (ambudhi) brings forth its own essence, which is the splendor of its waters.

Words meanings summery:

• चित् (cit) - pure ultimate consciousness (cit) (consciousness, mind, understanding)

• चतुर्दशभूतानाम् (caturdaśabhūtānām) - of the fourteen realms of existence (of the fourteen beings/worlds/elements)

• मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - realms (circles, spheres, realms, regions, systems)

• महान्ति (mahānti) - vast (great, vast, large)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• भूतीकरोति (bhūtīkaroti) - manifests, brings forth (causes to be, manifests, produces, makes prosperous)

• वारिश्रीः (vāriśrīḥ) - splendor of its waters (splendor of water, beauty of water, abundance of water)

• समुद्रस्वम् (samudrasvam) - its own essence (ocean's own, ocean's nature, ocean's wealth)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• अम्बुधिः (ambudhiḥ) - the ocean (ambudhi) (ocean, sea (literally, container of water))

Words meanings and morphology

चित् (cit) - pure ultimate consciousness (cit) (consciousness, mind, understanding)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, mind, understanding; pure thought, pure intelligence

चतुर्दशभूतानाम् (caturdaśabhūtānām) - of the fourteen realms of existence (of the fourteen beings/worlds/elements)

(noun)

Genitive, plural of caturdaśabhūta

caturdaśabhūta - consisting of fourteen elements/beings/worlds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (caturdaśa+bhūta)

• caturdaśa – fourteen
  numeral adjective
• bhūta – being, creature, element, world
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhū' (to be, to become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - realms (circles, spheres, realms, regions, systems)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of maṇḍala

maṇḍala - circle, disk, orb, sphere, region, district, realm

महान्ति (mahānti) - vast (great, vast, large)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

Note: Agrees with 'maṇḍalāni'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

भूतीकरोति (bhūtīkaroti) - manifests, brings forth (causes to be, manifests, produces, makes prosperous)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhūtīkṛ

From 'bhūti' (existence, prosperity) + 'kṛ' (to do, to make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वारिश्रीः (vāriśrīḥ) - splendor of its waters (splendor of water, beauty of water, abundance of water)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāriśrī

vāriśrī - splendor of water, beauty of water

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāri+śrī)

• vāri – water
  noun (neuter)
• śrī – splendor, glory, beauty, wealth, prosperity
  noun (feminine)

Note: Appears as an explanation or attribute of 'samudrasvam' in the translation.

समुद्रस्वम् (samudrasvam) - its own essence (ocean's own, ocean's nature, ocean's wealth)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samudrasva

samudrasva - ocean's own (property/nature/essence), ocean's wealth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samudra+sva)

• samudra – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• sva – own, self, property, wealth
  pronoun/noun (neuter)

Note: Object of implied 'bhūtīkaroti'.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates comparison.

अम्बुधिः (ambudhiḥ) - the ocean (ambudhi) (ocean, sea (literally, container of water))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ambudhi

ambudhi - ocean, sea (bearer of water)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ambu+dhā)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhi – holding, containing
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dhā' (to place, hold)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Subject of the implied simile clause.

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