योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-81, verse-68

यद्वद्व्योम स्फुरत्यङ्ग स्यभावात्तत्र वायवः ।
बलवन्मृदु यत्किंचिद्भृशं कवलयन्ति तत् ॥ ६८ ॥

yadvadvyoma sphuratyaṅga syabhāvāttatra vāyavaḥ ,
balavanmṛdu yatkiṃcidbhṛśaṃ kavalayanti tat 68

68. yadvat vyoma sphurati aṅga syabhāvāt tatra vāyavaḥ
| balavat mṛdu yat kiñcit bhṛśam kavalayanti tat ||

68. aṅga yadvat vyoma sphurati tatra syabhāvāt vāyavaḥ
balavat mṛdu yat kiñcit tat bhṛśam kavalayanti

68. O dear one, just as space (vyoma) manifests, so too by its inherent nature, the winds present there, whether forceful or gentle, intensely engulf or consume whatever exists.

68. יקירי, כשם שהחלל נפער, כך בדרך הטבע הרוחות שבו בולעות במידה רבה כל מה שחזק או רך.

Words meanings summery:

• यद्वत् (yadvat) - just as, as if

• व्योम (vyoma) - sky, space, ether

• स्फुरति (sphurati) - appears, manifests, vibrates, throbs

• अङ्ग (aṅga) - a vocative particle used for affectionate address (O dear one, O limb, body)

• स्यभावात् (syabhāvāt) - from its own nature

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that case

• वायवः (vāyavaḥ) - winds, vital airs

• बलवत् (balavat) - strong, powerful, forcefully

• मृदु (mṛdu) - gentle, soft, mild

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, whatever

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely, greatly, very much

• कवलयन्ति (kavalayanti) - they engulf, they swallow, they consume

• तत् (tat) - that, it

Words meanings and morphology

यद्वत् (yadvat) - just as, as if

(indeclinable)

व्योम (vyoma) - sky, space, ether

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, heaven, atmosphere, space, ether

स्फुरति (sphurati) - appears, manifests, vibrates, throbs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of sphur

Root: sphur (class 6)

अङ्ग (aṅga) - a vocative particle used for affectionate address (O dear one, O limb, body)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as a vocative particle.

स्यभावात् (syabhāvāt) - from its own nature

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - one's own nature, inherent disposition, intrinsic character (svabhāva)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• bhāva – being, state, nature, disposition
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that case

(indeclinable)

वायवः (vāyavaḥ) - winds, vital airs

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, vital air, Vāyu (deity)

बलवत् (balavat) - strong, powerful, forcefully

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of balavat

balavat - strong, powerful, mighty; strongly, powerfully

suffix -vat indicating possession of 'bala' (strength)

Note: Functions adverbially here.

मृदु (mṛdu) - gentle, soft, mild

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, gentle, mild, tender

Note: Functions adverbially here.

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - anything, something, whatever

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely, greatly, very much

(indeclinable)

कवलयन्ति (kavalayanti) - they engulf, they swallow, they consume

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of kavalaya

denominative from kavala (mouthful)

Formed from the noun 'kavala' (mouthful) with the causative suffix -aya.

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

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