योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-35, verse-22

मूलबीजं महादेवः पल्लवानामिव द्रुमः ।
सर्वसत्त्वाभिधः सर्वः सर्वसंवेदनैककृत् ॥ २२ ॥

mūlabījaṃ mahādevaḥ pallavānāmiva drumaḥ ,
sarvasattvābhidhaḥ sarvaḥ sarvasaṃvedanaikakṛt 22

22. mūlabījam mahādevaḥ pallavānām iva drumaḥ
sarvasattvābhidhaḥ sarvaḥ sarvasaṃvedanaikakṛt

22. mahādevaḥ mūlabījam iva drumaḥ pallavānām
sarvasattvābhidhaḥ sarvaḥ sarvasaṃvedanaikakṛt

22. Mahādeva is the fundamental seed, just as a tree is the source for its sprouts. He is called 'all beings,' indeed he is everything, the sole creator of all perception.

22. האל הגדול (מַהָאדֵוָוה) הוא הזרע הראשוני, כמו אילן המצמיח עלעלים; הוא קרוי בכל השמות, הוא הכול, והוא היוצר היחיד של כל התפיסה.

Words meanings summery:

• मूलबीजम् (mūlabījam) - the root seed, the fundamental cause

• महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - Mahādeva, the Great God (an epithet of Śiva)

• पल्लवानाम् (pallavānām) - of the sprouts, of the young leaves

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - a tree

• सर्वसत्त्वाभिधः (sarvasattvābhidhaḥ) - named as all beings, designated as all existence

• सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all, whole, every

• सर्वसंवेदनैककृत् (sarvasaṁvedanaikakṛt) - the sole creator of all perception/consciousness

Words meanings and morphology

मूलबीजम् (mūlabījam) - the root seed, the fundamental cause

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mūlabīja

mūlabīja - root seed, original cause, fundamental principle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mūla+bīja)

• mūla – root, origin, foundation
  noun (neuter)
• bīja – seed, origin, cause
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicative to Mahādeva.

महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - Mahādeva, the Great God (an epithet of Śiva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādeva

mahādeva - Great God, Śiva

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+deva)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)

पल्लवानाम् (pallavānām) - of the sprouts, of the young leaves

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pallava

pallava - sprout, young leaf, bud

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - a tree

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of druma

druma - tree, wood

सर्वसत्त्वाभिधः (sarvasattvābhidhaḥ) - named as all beings, designated as all existence

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvasattvābhidha

sarvasattvābhidha - called 'all existence' or 'all beings'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarvasattva+abhidha)

• sarvasattva – all existence, all beings
  noun (neuter)
• abhidha – named, called, designated
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'mahādevaḥ'.

सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all, whole, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Agrees with 'mahādevaḥ'.

सर्वसंवेदनैककृत् (sarvasaṁvedanaikakṛt) - the sole creator of all perception/consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvasaṃvedanaikakṛt

sarvasaṁvedanaikakṛt - sole creator of all perception/consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarvasaṃvedana+eka+kṛt)

• sarvasaṃvedana – all perception, universal consciousness
  noun (neuter)
• eka – one, single, sole
  numeral (masculine)
• kṛt – doer, maker, creator
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'mahādevaḥ'.

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