योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-46, verse-34

रेखोपरेखावलिता यथैका पीवरी शिला ।
तथा त्रैलोक्यवलितं ब्रह्मैकमिति दृश्यते ॥ ३४ ॥

rekhoparekhāvalitā yathaikā pīvarī śilā ,
tathā trailokyavalitaṃ brahmaikamiti dṛśyate 34

34. rekhā uparekhā valitā yathā ekā pīvarī śilā
tathā trailokya valitam brahma ekam iti dṛśyate

34. yathā ekā pīvarī śilā rekhā uparekhā valitā,
tathā trailokyam ekam brahma iti dṛśyate.

34. Just as a single, substantial stone is covered with lines and sub-lines, so too the three worlds are encompassed by the one Brahman (brahman) and are perceived as being that one (brahman).

Words meanings summery:

• रेखा (rekhā) - line, streak, furrow

• उपरेखा (uparekhā) - sub-line, secondary line

• वलिता (valitā) - covered, enveloped, surrounded, folded

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• एका (ekā) - one, a single

• पीवरी (pīvarī) - substantial, thick (referring to a stone) (substantial, thick, stout, fat)

• शिला (śilā) - stone, rock, slab

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way

• त्रैलोक्य (trailokya) - the three worlds (heaven, earth, netherworld)

• वलितम् (valitam) - enveloped, encompassed (covered, enveloped, surrounded, folded)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute reality

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single, unique

• इति (iti) - indicating 'as such' or 'as being' (thus, in this manner, marking direct speech or conclusion)

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears, is perceived

Words meanings and morphology

रेखा (rekhā) - line, streak, furrow

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rekhā

rekhā - line, streak, furrow, mark

उपरेखा (uparekhā) - sub-line, secondary line

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of uparekhā

uparekhā - secondary line, sub-line

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (upa+rekhā)

• upa – near, beside, inferior, sub-
  indeclinable
  prefix
• rekhā – line, streak, furrow, mark
  noun (feminine)

वलिता (valitā) - covered, enveloped, surrounded, folded

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of valita

valita - covered, enveloped, surrounded, folded, wrinkled

Past Passive Participle

from root √val (to cover, turn, surround)

Root: val (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'śilā'

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

एका (ekā) - one, a single

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of eka

eka - one, a single, unique, sole

Note: Qualifies 'śilā'

पीवरी (pīvarī) - substantial, thick (referring to a stone) (substantial, thick, stout, fat)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pīvara

pīvara - fat, thick, stout, substantial, plump

Note: Qualifies 'śilā'

शिला (śilā) - stone, rock, slab

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śilā

śilā - stone, rock, slab

Note: Subject of the simile.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative to 'yathā'.

त्रैलोक्य (trailokya) - the three worlds (heaven, earth, netherworld)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of trailokya

trailokya - the three worlds (heaven, earth, netherworld); the universe

Compound type : dvigu (tri+loka)

• tri – three
  numeral
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the main clause.

वलितम् (valitam) - enveloped, encompassed (covered, enveloped, surrounded, folded)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of valita

valita - covered, enveloped, surrounded, folded, wrinkled

Past Passive Participle

from root √val (to cover, turn, surround)

Root: val (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'trailokyam'.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman (the Absolute Reality), ultimate truth, sacred utterance, universal spirit

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'trailokyam'.

एकम् (ekam) - one, single, unique

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, a single, unique, sole

Note: Qualifies 'brahma'.

इति (iti) - indicating 'as such' or 'as being' (thus, in this manner, marking direct speech or conclusion)

(indeclinable)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears, is perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Passive Indicative

root √dṛś, 4th class, Ātmanepada, passive voice

Root: dṛś (class 1)

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