योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-80, verse-79

पञ्चबीजास्त एते हि राम पञ्चकपादपाः ।
स्वयं स्वभावाज्जायन्ते स्वयं नश्यन्ति कालतः ॥ ७९ ॥

pañcabījāsta ete hi rāma pañcakapādapāḥ ,
svayaṃ svabhāvājjāyante svayaṃ naśyanti kālataḥ 79

79. pañcabījāḥ te ete hi rāma pañcakapādapāḥ ।
svayam svabhāvāt jāyante svayam naśyanti kālataḥ

79. rāma hi te ete pañcabījāḥ pañcakapādapāḥ svayam
svabhāvāt jāyante svayam kālataḥ naśyanti

79. O Rama, indeed, these are the five-seeded trees, quintessential trees. They are born spontaneously from their own intrinsic nature (svabhāva) and perish spontaneously due to time (kāla).

Words meanings summery:

• पञ्चबीजाः (pañcabījāḥ) - having five seeds, five-seeded

• ते (te) - those

• एते (ete) - these

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• पञ्चकपादपाः (pañcakapādapāḥ) - trees of five, quintessential trees

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by themselves, spontaneously

• स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - from their own nature, intrinsically

• जायन्ते (jāyante) - they are born, they arise

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by themselves, spontaneously

• नश्यन्ति (naśyanti) - they perish, they are destroyed

• कालतः (kālataḥ) - from time, by time, due to time

Words meanings and morphology

पञ्चबीजाः (pañcabījāḥ) - having five seeds, five-seeded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pañcabīja

pañcabīja - five-seeded

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, it

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name), charming, pleasing

पञ्चकपादपाः (pañcakapādapāḥ) - trees of five, quintessential trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pañcakapādapa

pañcakapādapa - a tree of a group of five (elements, senses etc.)

स्वयम् (svayam) - by themselves, spontaneously

(indeclinable)

स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - from their own nature, intrinsically

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - self-existence, intrinsic nature (svabhāva), inherent disposition

जायन्ते (jāyante) - they are born, they arise

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of jan

Root: jan (class 4)

स्वयम् (svayam) - by themselves, spontaneously

(indeclinable)

नश्यन्ति (naśyanti) - they perish, they are destroyed

(verb)

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

Root: naś (class 4)

कालतः (kālataḥ) - from time, by time, due to time

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas indicating 'from' or 'by means of'.

Previous Verse Next Verse