योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-104, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
आकाशः शब्दतन्मात्रं स्पर्शतन्मात्रकोऽनिलः ।
तत्सङ्गोत्कर्षजं तेजस्तच्छान्तिश्चेत्यपां स्थितिः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
ākāśaḥ śabdatanmātraṃ sparśatanmātrako'nilaḥ ,
tatsaṅgotkarṣajaṃ tejastacchāntiścetyapāṃ sthitiḥ 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca ākāśaḥ śabdatanmātram sparśatanmātrakaḥ
anilaḥ tatsaṅgotkarṣajam tejaḥ tatśāntiḥ ca iti apām sthitiḥ

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca ākāśaḥ śabdatanmātram anilaḥ sparśatanmātrakaḥ
tatsaṅgotkarṣajam tejaḥ ca tatśāntiḥ iti apām sthitiḥ

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Space (ākāśa) is the subtle essence of sound. Air (anila) is the subtle essence of touch. Fire (tejas) is produced from the intensified combination of these (sound and touch, or space and air). And the cessation (śānti) of these (qualities leading to a state of quietude) is the intrinsic nature (dharma) of water.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• आकाशः (ākāśaḥ) - space, ether

• शब्दतन्मात्रम् (śabdatanmātram) - the subtle essence of sound

• स्पर्शतन्मात्रकः (sparśatanmātrakaḥ) - the subtle essence of touch

• अनिलः (anilaḥ) - air, wind

• तत्सङ्गोत्कर्षजम् (tatsaṅgotkarṣajam) - produced from the intensification of their combination

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - fire, light, brilliance, energy

• तत्शान्तिः (tatśāntiḥ) - their tranquility, cessation of that

• च (ca) - and, also

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, indicates conclusion

• अपाम् (apām) - of waters

• स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - state, condition, existence, established order

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

आकाशः (ākāśaḥ) - space, ether

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - space, ether, sky

शब्दतन्मात्रम् (śabdatanmātram) - the subtle essence of sound

(noun)

neuter, singular of śabdatanmātra

śabdatanmātra - subtle element of sound, primal sound-stuff

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śabda+tanmātra)

• śabda – sound, word
  noun (masculine)
• tanmātra – subtle element, subtle essence
  noun (neuter)

स्पर्शतन्मात्रकः (sparśatanmātrakaḥ) - the subtle essence of touch

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sparśatanmātraka

sparśatanmātraka - subtle element of touch, primal touch-stuff

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sparśa+tanmātraka)

• sparśa – touch, contact
  noun (masculine)
• tanmātraka – subtle element, mere subtle essence
  noun (masculine)

अनिलः (anilaḥ) - air, wind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anila

anila - air, wind, vital breath

तत्सङ्गोत्कर्षजम् (tatsaṅgotkarṣajam) - produced from the intensification of their combination

(adjective)

neuter, singular of tatsaṅgotkarṣaja

tatsaṅgotkarṣaja - born from the intensified combination of that (space and air, or sound and touch)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tat+saṅga+utkarṣa+ja)

• tad – that
  pronoun (neuter)
• saṅga – union, conjunction, attachment
  noun (masculine)
• utkarṣa – excellence, intensity, increase
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  From root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

तेजः (tejaḥ) - fire, light, brilliance, energy

(noun)

neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - brilliance, light, fire, energy, splendor

तत्शान्तिः (tatśāntiḥ) - their tranquility, cessation of that

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tatśānti

tatśānti - the tranquility of that, the cessation of that

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tad+śānti)

• tad – that
  pronoun (neuter)
• śānti – peace, tranquility, cessation
  noun (feminine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, indicates conclusion

(indeclinable)

अपाम् (apām) - of waters

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - state, condition, existence, established order

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, staying, state, condition, existence, established rule, natural law

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