योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-42, verse-21

रुद्राद्यास्तृणपर्यन्ताः संपद्यन्ते क्षणं प्रति ।
परमाणूपमाः सन्ति तथा केचिदणूपमाः ॥ २१ ॥

rudrādyāstṛṇaparyantāḥ saṃpadyante kṣaṇaṃ prati ,
paramāṇūpamāḥ santi tathā kecidaṇūpamāḥ 21

21. rudra-ādyāḥ tṛṇa-paryantāḥ sampadyante kṣaṇam
prati paramāṇu-upamāḥ santi tathā kecit aṇu-upamāḥ

21. rudra-ādyāḥ tṛṇa-paryantāḥ kṣaṇam prati sampadyante
kecit paramāṇu-upamāḥ santi tathā kecit aṇu-upamāḥ

21. From Rudra and other deities down to grass, all manifest every moment. Some are like atoms, and similarly, some are like minute particles.

21. מאלים כגון רוּדְרַה ועד לעשב השדה, יצורים נוצרים בכל רגע; חלקם זעירים כאטומים וחלקם כחלקיקים קטנים.

Words meanings summery:

• रुद्र-आद्याः (rudra-ādyāḥ) - Rudra and others, headed by Rudra

• तृण-पर्यन्ताः (tṛṇa-paryantāḥ) - ending with grass, down to grass

• सम्पद्यन्ते (sampadyante) - they become, they manifest, they happen

• क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - moment, instant

• प्रति (prati) - 'every' (with `kṣaṇam` meaning 'every moment') (towards, every, for)

• परमाणु-उपमाः (paramāṇu-upamāḥ) - like atoms, atomic-sized

• सन्ति (santi) - they are, they exist

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• अणु-उपमाः (aṇu-upamāḥ) - like minute particles, atom-like

Words meanings and morphology

रुद्र-आद्याः (rudra-ādyāḥ) - Rudra and others, headed by Rudra

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rudra-ādi

rudra-ādi - Rudra and other deities

Compound noun. `ādi` implies 'and so forth' or 'beginning with'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (rudra+ādi)

• rudra – a Vedic deity, a form of Shiva, a roarer
  proper noun (masculine)
  From root `rud` (to cry, roar).
  Root: rud (class 2)
• ādi – beginning, et cetera, foremost
  noun (masculine/neuter)

तृण-पर्यन्ताः (tṛṇa-paryantāḥ) - ending with grass, down to grass

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tṛṇa-paryanta

tṛṇa-paryanta - ending with grass, extending to grass

Compound adjective.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tṛṇa+paryanta)

• tṛṇa – grass, blade of grass
  noun (neuter)
• paryanta – end, boundary, limit, extending to
  noun/adjective (masculine)
  From `pari-anta` (around the end).
  Prefix: pari

Note: Agrees with `rudra-ādyāḥ`.

सम्पद्यन्ते (sampadyante) - they become, they manifest, they happen

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of sampad

Root `pad` with prefix `sam`.

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - moment, instant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - instant, moment, very short time

प्रति (prati) - 'every' (with `kṣaṇam` meaning 'every moment') (towards, every, for)

(indeclinable)

Preposition governing accusative.

परमाणु-उपमाः (paramāṇu-upamāḥ) - like atoms, atomic-sized

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paramāṇu-upamā

paramāṇu-upamā - resembling an atom, atomic

Compound adjective.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (paramāṇu+upamā)

• paramāṇu – supreme atom, ultimate particle
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of `parama` (supreme) and `aṇu` (atom/minute particle).
• upamā – comparison, simile, likeness
  noun (feminine)
  From `upa-mā` (to compare).
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Refers to some unspecified beings or entities.

सन्ति (santi) - they are, they exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root `as`.

Root: as (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

Correlative of `yathā`.

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, some, certain

Indefinite pronoun formed from `kim` + `cid`.

अणु-उपमाः (aṇu-upamāḥ) - like minute particles, atom-like

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aṇu-upamā

aṇu-upamā - resembling a minute particle, minute

Compound adjective.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (aṇu+upamā)

• aṇu – minute, atomic, particle
  noun/adjective (masculine)
• upamā – comparison, simile, likeness
  noun (feminine)
  From `upa-mā` (to compare).
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `kecit`.

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