योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-9, verse-26

वटश्च वटधानायामिव पुष्पफलादिमान् ।
सर्वशक्तिर्हि किंचित्त्वं सर्वशक्तिसमुद्गकम् ॥ २६ ॥

vaṭaśca vaṭadhānāyāmiva puṣpaphalādimān ,
sarvaśaktirhi kiṃcittvaṃ sarvaśaktisamudgakam 26

26. vaṭaḥ ca vaṭadhānāyām iva puṣpaphalādimān
sarvaśaktiḥ hi kiṃcittvam sarvaśaktisamudgakam

26. vaṭaḥ puṣpaphalādimān vaṭadhānāyām iva (tiṣṭhati) hi
kiṃcittvam sarvaśaktiḥ sarvaśaktisamudgakam (bhavati)

26. Just as a banyan tree, complete with its flowers, fruits, and so on, is contained within a banyan seed, so too is any specific manifestation inherently all-powerful (sarvaśakti), being a receptacle for all power (sarvaśaktisamudgakam).

26. כפי שעץ הפיקוס, על פרחיו ופירותיו, מוכל בתוך גרעין הפיקוס הזעיר, כך הקיום המעודן הזה, שהוא תיבת כל העוצמות, מכיל בתוכו את כל הכוחות.

Words meanings summery:

• वटः (vaṭaḥ) - a banyan tree

• च (ca) - and, also

• वटधानायाम् (vaṭadhānāyām) - in the banyan seed

• इव (iva) - as, like, as if

• पुष्पफलादिमान् (puṣpaphalādimān) - possessing flowers, fruits, and so on; endowed with flowers and fruits etc.

• सर्वशक्तिः (sarvaśaktiḥ) - all-powerful, possessing all energy/power

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, certainly

• किंचित्त्वम् (kiṁcittvam) - something, any specific thing, particularity

• सर्वशक्तिसमुद्गकम् (sarvaśaktisamudgakam) - containing all power, a receptacle of all power

Words meanings and morphology

वटः (vaṭaḥ) - a banyan tree

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaṭa

vaṭa - banyan tree, Ficus indica

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वटधानायाम् (vaṭadhānāyām) - in the banyan seed

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of vaṭadhānā

vaṭadhānā - banyan seed

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vaṭa+dhānā)

• vaṭa – banyan tree, Ficus indica
  noun (masculine)
• dhānā – seed, grain, corn
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

इव (iva) - as, like, as if

(indeclinable)

पुष्पफलादिमान् (puṣpaphalādimān) - possessing flowers, fruits, and so on; endowed with flowers and fruits etc.

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṣpaphalādimat

puṣpaphalādimat - possessing flowers, fruits, etc.

possessive adjective formed from the noun compound 'puṣpaphalādi' by adding the taddhita suffix '-mat'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṣpaphalādi+mat)

• puṣpaphalādi – flowers, fruits, etc.
  noun (neuter)
  Dvandva compound of 'puṣpa' and 'phala' followed by 'ādi'
• mat – possessing, having (suffix)
  indeclinable
  possessive taddhita suffix (-mat)

सर्वशक्तिः (sarvaśaktiḥ) - all-powerful, possessing all energy/power

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvaśakti

sarvaśakti - all power; possessing all power

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarva+śakti)

• sarva – all, every, entire
  adjective (masculine)
• śakti – power, energy, capability (śakti)
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śak (class 5)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

किंचित्त्वम् (kiṁcittvam) - something, any specific thing, particularity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcittva

kiṁcittva - something, any specific thing, particularity, the state of being something

abstract noun formed with suffix -tva

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kimcit+tva)

• kimcit – something, anything, a certain (thing)
  pronoun / adjective (neuter)
  formed by combining the interrogative pronoun 'kim' with the particle 'cit'
• tva – state, nature, -ness (suffix)
  indeclinable (neuter)
  abstract noun forming taddhita suffix, equivalent to English '-ness' or '-hood'

सर्वशक्तिसमुद्गकम् (sarvaśaktisamudgakam) - containing all power, a receptacle of all power

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvaśaktisamudgaka

sarvaśaktisamudgaka - receptacle of all power, containing all power, a casket of all energy

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sarvaśakti+samudgaka)

• sarvaśakti – all power, entire energy
  noun (feminine)
• samudgaka – small box, casket, container
  noun (masculine)
  from 'samudga' (casket) with the diminutive suffix '-ka'

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