योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-80, verse-69

तृणाग्रनिष्ठा मेर्वाद्याः पञ्चकानां हि राशयः ।
विवेकनिष्ठाः कीटाद्या एते स्थावरजंगमाः ॥ ६९ ॥

tṛṇāgraniṣṭhā mervādyāḥ pañcakānāṃ hi rāśayaḥ ,
vivekaniṣṭhāḥ kīṭādyā ete sthāvarajaṃgamāḥ 69

69. tṛṇāgraniṣṭhāḥ mervādyāḥ pañcakānām hi rāśayaḥ
vivekaniṣṭhāḥ kīṭādyāḥ ete sthāvarajaṅgamāḥ

69. hi pañcakānām rāśayaḥ tṛṇāgraniṣṭhāḥ mervādyāḥ (santi).
ete sthāvarajaṅgamāḥ kīṭādyāḥ vivekaniṣṭhāḥ (ca santi).

69. Indeed, the collections of five (categories) range from Mount Meru (the highest) down to the tip of a blade of grass (the lowest). These stationary and moving beings, ranging from insects (the lowest) up to those whose foundation is discernment (viveka), (are all part of this creation).

Words meanings summery:

• तृणाग्रनिष्ठाः (tṛṇāgraniṣṭhāḥ) - culminating in a blade of grass, having a blade of grass as its lowest point

• मेर्वाद्याः (mervādyāḥ) - beginning with Meru, etc.

• पञ्चकानाम् (pañcakānām) - of the fivefold, of the pentads

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• राशयः (rāśayaḥ) - collections, heaps, groups, multitudes

• विवेकनिष्ठाः (vivekaniṣṭhāḥ) - founded on discernment, culminating in discernment (viveka)

• कीटाद्याः (kīṭādyāḥ) - beginning with insects, etc.

• एते (ete) - these

• स्थावरजङ्गमाः (sthāvarajaṅgamāḥ) - stationary and moving (beings)

Words meanings and morphology

तृणाग्रनिष्ठाः (tṛṇāgraniṣṭhāḥ) - culminating in a blade of grass, having a blade of grass as its lowest point

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tṛṇāgraniṣṭha

tṛṇāgraniṣṭha - culminating in a blade of grass, ending with a blade of grass

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tṛṇa+agra+niṣṭhā)

• tṛṇa – grass, blade of grass
  noun (neuter)
• agra – tip, point, summit, top
  noun (neuter)
• niṣṭhā – foundation, end, culmination, steady devotion
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with `rāśayaḥ`.

मेर्वाद्याः (mervādyāḥ) - beginning with Meru, etc.

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mervādi

mervādi - beginning with Meru, etc.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (meru+ādi)

• meru – Mount Meru (mythical mountain, axis of the universe)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `rāśayaḥ`.

पञ्चकानाम् (pañcakānām) - of the fivefold, of the pentads

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of pañcaka

pañcaka - a group of five, a pentad, fivefold

Derived from pañcan (five)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

राशयः (rāśayaḥ) - collections, heaps, groups, multitudes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rāśi

rāśi - collection, heap, group, multitude

Note: Subject of the first clause.

विवेकनिष्ठाः (vivekaniṣṭhāḥ) - founded on discernment, culminating in discernment (viveka)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vivekaniṣṭha

vivekaniṣṭha - founded on discernment, devoted to discernment, culminating in discernment (viveka)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viveka+niṣṭhā)

• viveka – discernment, discrimination, distinguishing
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: √vic (class 7)
• niṣṭhā – foundation, end, culmination, steady devotion
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with `sthāvarajaṅgamāḥ`.

कीटाद्याः (kīṭādyāḥ) - beginning with insects, etc.

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kīṭādi

kīṭādi - beginning with insects, etc.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kīṭa+ādi)

• kīṭa – insect, worm
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `sthāvarajaṅgamāḥ`.

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Agrees with `sthāvarajaṅgamāḥ`.

स्थावरजङ्गमाः (sthāvarajaṅgamāḥ) - stationary and moving (beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthāvarajaṅgama

sthāvarajaṅgama - stationary and moving, unmoving and moving (beings)

Compound type : dvandva (sthāvara+jaṅgama)

• sthāvara – stationary, unmoving (e.g., plants, mountains)
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from √sthā (to stand)
  Root: √sthā (class 1)
• jaṅgama – moving, mobile (e.g., animals)
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from √gam (to go), frequentative form
  Root: √gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

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