योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-46, verse-40

भूरिभावविकाराढ्यो योऽयं जगदुरुभ्रमः ।
सुषुप्तमेव तद्विद्धि शिलान्तः पङ्कजादिवत् ॥ ४० ॥

bhūribhāvavikārāḍhyo yo'yaṃ jagadurubhramaḥ ,
suṣuptameva tadviddhi śilāntaḥ paṅkajādivat 40

40. bhūri-bhāva-vikāra-āḍhyaḥ yaḥ ayam jagat-uru-bhramaḥ
suṣuptam eva tat viddhi śilā-antaḥ paṅkaja-ādi-vat

40. yaḥ ayam bhūri-bhāva-vikāra-āḍhyaḥ jagat-uru-bhramaḥ
tat suṣuptam eva viddhi śilā-antaḥ paṅkaja-ādi-vat

40. This vast illusion (māyā) of the world (jagat), which is abundant with many states and transformations, know that to be nothing but deep sleep (suṣuptam) itself, just as a lotus (paṅkaja) might exist within a rock.

Words meanings summery:

• भूरि-भाव-विकार-आढ्यः (bhūri-bhāva-vikāra-āḍhyaḥ) - rich in many states and transformations, abundant with numerous changes and conditions

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which, that

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• जगत्-उरु-भ्रमः (jagat-uru-bhramaḥ) - the great illusion of the world

• सुषुप्तम् (suṣuptam) - deep sleep, the state of deep sleep

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

• शिला-अन्तः (śilā-antaḥ) - inside a rock, within a stone

• पङ्कज-आदि-वत् (paṅkaja-ādi-vat) - like a lotus, for example (in an unmanifested state) (like a lotus, etc.)

Words meanings and morphology

भूरि-भाव-विकार-आढ्यः (bhūri-bhāva-vikāra-āḍhyaḥ) - rich in many states and transformations, abundant with numerous changes and conditions

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūri-bhāva-vikāra-āḍhya

bhūri-bhāva-vikāra-āḍhya - rich in numerous states of being and transformations; endowed with many changes of nature

Compound adjective formed by 'bhūri' (many), 'bhāva' (state), 'vikāra' (transformation), and 'āḍhya' (rich).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhūri+bhāva+vikāra+āḍhya)

• bhūri – abundant, numerous, much
  adjective (masculine)
• bhāva – state, condition, being, existence
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhū' (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• vikāra – change, transformation, alteration, modification
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do) with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• āḍhya – rich, wealthy, abundant, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

जगत्-उरु-भ्रमः (jagat-uru-bhramaḥ) - the great illusion of the world

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jagat-uru-bhrama

jagat-uru-bhrama - the vast delusion of the world; the great illusion (māyā) of existence

Compound noun: 'jagat' (world), 'uru' (great), 'bhrama' (illusion).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+uru+bhrama)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
• uru – great, wide, vast
  adjective (masculine)
• bhrama – illusion, delusion, error, wandering
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhram' (to wander, to be confused).
  Root: bhram (class 1)

सुषुप्तम् (suṣuptam) - deep sleep, the state of deep sleep

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of suṣupta

suṣupta - deep sleep, dreamless sleep, asleep

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root 'svap' (to sleep) with 'su-' as an intensifier, used as a noun.

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Object of 'viddhi'. Can also be nominative singular neuter.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tat

tat - that, it, he, she

Note: Object of 'viddhi'. Can also be nominative singular neuter.

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of vid

Imperative Active

Root verb vid (class 2, 'adādi'), imperative active, 2nd person singular.

Root: vid (class 2)

शिला-अन्तः (śilā-antaḥ) - inside a rock, within a stone

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śilā-anta

śilā-anta - interior of a rock, within a stone

Compound noun: 'śilā' (rock) and 'anta' (interior, end).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śilā+anta)

• śilā – rock, stone
  noun (feminine)
• anta – end, boundary, interior, proximity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions adverbially as 'inside the rock'.

पङ्कज-आदि-वत् (paṅkaja-ādi-vat) - like a lotus, for example (in an unmanifested state) (like a lotus, etc.)

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'paṅkaja' (lotus), 'ādi' (etcetera), and '-vat' (like).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paṅkaja+ādi+vat)

• paṅkaja – lotus (born from mud)
  noun (neuter)
  Compound 'paṅka' (mud) + 'ja' (born).
• ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on
  noun (masculine)
• vat – like, as, similar to
  suffix
  Indeclinable suffix used to form adverbs of comparison.

Note: Adverbial use.

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