योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-45, verse-31

इयं क्रियापरिग्राहा तरङ्गतरलावली ।
सर्गावर्तविधानस्थभूरिभूतपरम्परा ॥ ३१ ॥

iyaṃ kriyāparigrāhā taraṅgataralāvalī ,
sargāvartavidhānasthabhūribhūtaparamparā 31

31. iyam kriyāparigrāhā taraṅgataralāvalī
sargāvarta-vidhāna-stha-bhūribhūta-paramparā

31. iyam kriyāparigrāhā taraṅgataralāvalī
sargāvarta-vidhāna-stha-bhūribhūta-paramparā

31. This [universe] encompasses all actions, resembling a restless series of waves. It is a vast succession of beings (bhūta), abiding within the cyclical process (vidhāna) of the whirlpool of creation (sarga).

Words meanings summery:

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

• क्रियापरिग्राहा (kriyāparigrāhā) - embracing all actions/activities, comprehending actions

• तरङ्गतरलावली (taraṅgataralāvalī) - a restless series of waves

• सर्गावर्त-विधान-स्थ-भूरिभूत-परम्परा (sargāvarta-vidhāna-stha-bhūribhūta-paramparā) - a vast succession of beings situated within the process of the whirlpool of creation

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.

क्रियापरिग्राहा (kriyāparigrāhā) - embracing all actions/activities, comprehending actions

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kriyāparigrāha

kriyāparigrāha - embracing actions, comprehending actions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kriyā+parigrāha)

• kriyā – action, activity, ritual
  noun (feminine)
• parigrāha – embracing, comprehending, taking hold of
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix pari + root grah (to seize, take)
  Prefix: pari
  Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'iyam' and 'avalī' and 'paramparā'.

तरङ्गतरलावली (taraṅgataralāvalī) - a restless series of waves

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of taraṅgataralāvalī

taraṅgataralāvalī - a restless series of waves

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (taraṅga+tarala+avalī)

• taraṅga – wave
  noun (masculine)
• tarala – trembling, restless, fluctuating
  adjective (masculine)
• avalī – row, line, series
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to the nature of the world.

सर्गावर्त-विधान-स्थ-भूरिभूत-परम्परा (sargāvarta-vidhāna-stha-bhūribhūta-paramparā) - a vast succession of beings situated within the process of the whirlpool of creation

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sargāvarta-vidhāna-stha-bhūribhūta-paramparā

sargāvarta-vidhāna-stha-bhūribhūta-paramparā - a vast succession of beings situated in the process of creation's whirlpool

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sargāvarta+vidhānastaha+bhūribhūta+paramparā)

• sargāvarta – whirlpool of creation
  noun (masculine)
• vidhāna – process, arrangement, prescription
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Participial suffix
  Derived from root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• bhūri – abundant, many, much
  adjective (neuter)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be, exist).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• paramparā – succession, series, tradition
  noun (feminine)

Note: The final noun in the compound describing the 'iyam' (this).

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