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

इयं च ताराकिंजल्का ब्रह्मार्णवतटस्थिता ।
अपारापारपर्यन्ता व्योमलीलासरोजिनी ॥ ३० ॥

iyaṃ ca tārākiṃjalkā brahmārṇavataṭasthitā ,
apārāpāraparyantā vyomalīlāsarojinī 30

30. iyam ca tārākiñjalkā brahmārṇava-taṭasthitā
apārāpāra-paryantā vyomalīlāsarojinī

30. iyam ca vyomalīlāsarojinī tārākiñjalkā
brahmārṇava-taṭasthitā apārāpāra-paryantā

30. And this [universe] is a playful lotus of space (vyoman), its filaments are the stars, standing on the shore of the ocean of Brahman (brahman), utterly boundless and without limits.

30. וזוהי בריכת הלוטוס השמימית המשתרעת ללא גבולות על גדות אוקיינוס הבְּרַהְמָן, שקשקשי הפרחים שלה הם הכוכבים.

Words meanings summery:

• इयम् (iyam) - This (referring to the creation/universe) (this (feminine))

• च (ca) - and, also

• ताराकिञ्जल्का (tārākiñjalkā) - having stars as filaments/anthers

• ब्रह्मार्णव-तटस्थिता (brahmārṇava-taṭasthitā) - situated on the shore of the ocean of Brahman

• अपारापार-पर्यन्ता (apārāpāra-paryantā) - without near or far end, boundless

• व्योमलीलासरोजिनी (vyomalīlāsarojinī) - A lotus of cosmic play (līlā) in the sky (vyoman) (a playful lotus (or lotus pond) of space)

Words meanings and morphology

इयम् (iyam) - This (referring to the creation/universe) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Refers to the creation/universe.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ताराकिञ्जल्का (tārākiñjalkā) - having stars as filaments/anthers

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tārākiñjalka

tārākiñjalka - having stars as filaments

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tārā+kiñjalka)

• tārā – star, planet
  noun (feminine)
• kiñjalka – filament (of a lotus), anther
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'iyam' and 'vyomalīlāsarojinī'.

ब्रह्मार्णव-तटस्थिता (brahmārṇava-taṭasthitā) - situated on the shore of the ocean of Brahman

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of brahmārṇava-taṭasthita

brahmārṇava-taṭasthita - situated on the shore of the ocean of Brahman

Past Passive Participle

Derived from 'sthā' (to stand) with suffix 'kta'. Here, 'sthita' is part of a compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahmārṇava+taṭasthita)

• brahmārṇava – ocean of Brahman
  noun (masculine)
• taṭasthita – standing on the shore, situated on the bank
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from 'taṭa' (shore) + 'sthita' (stood)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'iyam' and 'vyomalīlāsarojinī'.

अपारापार-पर्यन्ता (apārāpāra-paryantā) - without near or far end, boundless

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apārāpāra-paryanta

apārāpāra-paryanta - boundless, without any near or far end

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+pāra+apāra+paryanta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• pāra – far shore, end, limit
  noun (masculine)
• apāra – shoreless, endless, boundless
  adjective (masculine)
• paryanta – limit, end, boundary
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'iyam' and 'vyomalīlāsarojinī'.

व्योमलीलासरोजिनी (vyomalīlāsarojinī) - A lotus of cosmic play (līlā) in the sky (vyoman) (a playful lotus (or lotus pond) of space)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vyomalīlāsarojinī

vyomalīlāsarojinī - a playful lotus of space, a lotus-pond of cosmic play

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyoman+līlā+sarojinī)

• vyoman – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• līlā – play, sport, divine play
  noun (feminine)
• sarojinī – lotus, lotus pond
  noun (feminine)

Note: The main subject of the verse, described by the preceding adjectives.

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