योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-46, verse-8

तस्यामन्तः प्रफुल्लानि पद्मानि सुबहून्यपि ।
सरस्यामिव रम्याणि तान्यनन्तानि सन्ति वै ॥ ८ ॥

tasyāmantaḥ praphullāni padmāni subahūnyapi ,
sarasyāmiva ramyāṇi tānyanantāni santi vai 8

8. tasyām antaḥ praphullāni padmāni subahūni api
sarasyām iva ramyāṇi tāni anantāni santi vai

8. tasyām antaḥ subahūni api praphullāni padmāni
sarasyām iva ramyāṇi tāni anantāni vai santi

8. Within that [great rock], countless blooming lotuses exist, beautiful like those in a lake; indeed, they are infinite.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that (referring to mahāśilā) (in her, in that)

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within the rock (inside, within, internal)

• प्रफुल्लानि (praphullāni) - lotuses that are in full bloom (blooming, fully opened, expanded)

• पद्मानि (padmāni) - the flowers growing within the rock (lotuses, lotus flowers)

• सुबहूनि (subahūni) - emphasizing the large quantity of lotuses (very many, exceedingly numerous)

• अपि (api) - emphasizing the quantity, "even (so many)" (also, even, moreover)

• सरस्याम् (sarasyām) - used for comparison to typical lotus habitats (in a lake, in a pool)

• इव (iva) - indicating a simile (comparison) (like, as, as it were)

• रम्याणि (ramyāṇi) - describing the beauty of the lotuses (delightful, charming, beautiful)

• तानि (tāni) - refers back to the padmāni (lotuses) (those)

• अनन्तानि (anantāni) - emphasizing the immeasurable number of lotuses (infinite, endless, boundless)

• सन्ति (santi) - affirm the existence of the lotuses (are, exist)

• वै (vai) - emphatic particle, confirming the statement (indeed, certainly, verily)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that (referring to mahāśilā) (in her, in that)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, those, she, it

Note: Refers to mahāśilā from the previous verse.

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within the rock (inside, within, internal)

(indeclinable)

Original stem antar, becomes antaḥ by visarga sandhi rules.

प्रफुल्लानि (praphullāni) - lotuses that are in full bloom (blooming, fully opened, expanded)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of praphulla

praphulla - blooming, fully opened, expanded, joyous

past passive participle

From pra-phulla (to bloom). Root phull (to open, expand).

Prefix: pra

Root: phull (class 1)

पद्मानि (padmāni) - the flowers growing within the rock (lotuses, lotus flowers)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of padma

padma - lotus, a type of flower

सुबहूनि (subahūni) - emphasizing the large quantity of lotuses (very many, exceedingly numerous)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of subahu

subahu - very many, exceedingly numerous, plentiful

Prefix su- (good, very) + bahu (many).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (su+bahu)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• bahu – many, much, abundant
  adjective

अपि (api) - emphasizing the quantity, "even (so many)" (also, even, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

सरस्याम् (sarasyām) - used for comparison to typical lotus habitats (in a lake, in a pool)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of sarasī

sarasī - a lake, pond, pool

Feminine form of saras (lake, pool).

Note: Place of comparison for the lotuses.

इव (iva) - indicating a simile (comparison) (like, as, as it were)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison

रम्याणि (ramyāṇi) - describing the beauty of the lotuses (delightful, charming, beautiful)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ramya

ramya - delightful, charming, pleasant, beautiful

gerundive (or potential passive participle)

Root ram (to delight) + ya suffix.

Root: ram (class 1)

तानि (tāni) - refers back to the padmāni (lotuses) (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those, they

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of santi along with anantāni as predicate.

अनन्तानि (anantāni) - emphasizing the immeasurable number of lotuses (infinite, endless, boundless)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, boundless, eternal

Negative prefix an- + anta (end).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+anta)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicate adjective for tāni

सन्ति (santi) - affirm the existence of the lotuses (are, exist)

(verb)

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

present indicative

3rd person plural present indicative of root as.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Verb for padmāni and tāni

वै (vai) - emphatic particle, confirming the statement (indeed, certainly, verily)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

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