योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-114, verse-17
तरङ्गतरलानन्तर्जडानप्यम्बुधिश्चलान् ।
धत्ते ब्रह्मजगन्तीव सान्तानप्यन्तवर्जितान् ॥ १७ ॥
धत्ते ब्रह्मजगन्तीव सान्तानप्यन्तवर्जितान् ॥ १७ ॥
taraṅgataralānantarjaḍānapyambudhiścalān ,
dhatte brahmajagantīva sāntānapyantavarjitān 17
dhatte brahmajagantīva sāntānapyantavarjitān 17
17.
taraṅgataralān anantān antarjaḍān api ambudhiḥ calān
dhatte brahmajaganti iva sāntān api antavarjitān
dhatte brahmajaganti iva sāntān api antavarjitān
17.
ambudhiḥ brahmajaganti iva taraṅgataralān anantān
antarjaḍān api calān sāntān api antavarjitān dhatte
antarjaḍān api calān sāntān api antavarjitān dhatte
17.
Just as Brahman sustains the worlds, so the ocean holds things that are restless from waves, endless, and inherently inert (jaḍa), as well as those that are constantly moving. It encompasses both things that have an end and those that are boundless.
Words meanings summery:
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- तरङ्गतरलान् (taraṅgataralān) - agitated by waves, restless due to waves
- अनन्तान् (anantān) - endless, infinite, boundless
- अन्तर्जडान् (antarjaḍān) - inherently inert, dull within
- अपि (api) - also, even, too
- अम्बुधिः (ambudhiḥ) - the ocean, sea
- चलान् (calān) - moving, agitated, unstable
- धत्ते (dhatte) - holds, sustains, bears, keeps
- ब्रह्मजगन्ति (brahmajaganti) - the various created worlds (jaganti) as they exist within the ultimate reality (brahman) (the worlds in Brahman, the worlds of Brahman)
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- सान्तान् (sāntān) - having an end, finite
- अपि (api) - also, even, too
- अन्तवर्जितान् (antavarjitān) - without an end, boundless, infinite
Words meanings and morphology
तरङ्गतरलान् (taraṅgataralān) - agitated by waves, restless due to waves
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of taraṅgatarala
taraṅgatarala - restless due to waves, agitated by waves
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (taraṅga+tarala)
- taraṅga – wave
noun (masculine) - tarala – restless, agitated, trembling
adjective
अनन्तान् (anantān) - endless, infinite, boundless
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of ananta
ananta - endless, infinite, boundless
a- (negation) + anta (end)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+anta)
- a – negation
indeclinable - anta – end, limit
noun (masculine)
अन्तर्जडान् (antarjaḍān) - inherently inert, dull within
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of antarjaḍa
antarjaḍa - inherently inert, internally dull, insentient within
antar (within, inherently) + jaḍa (inert, dull, insentient)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antar+jaḍa)
- antar – within, internally, inherently
indeclinable - jaḍa – inert, dull, insentient, senseless
adjective
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
अम्बुधिः (ambudhiḥ) - the ocean, sea
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ambudhi
ambudhi - ocean, sea (literally: 'water container')
ambu (water) + dhi (container, holder)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ambu+dhi)
- ambu – water
noun (neuter) - dhi – holding, receptacle
noun (masculine)
चलान् (calān) - moving, agitated, unstable
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of cala
cala - moving, agitated, unsteady, transient
from root cal (to move)
Root: cal (class 1)
धत्ते (dhatte) - holds, sustains, bears, keeps
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of dhā
present indicative
ātmanepada (middle voice)
Root: dhā (class 3)
ब्रह्मजगन्ति (brahmajaganti) - the various created worlds (jaganti) as they exist within the ultimate reality (brahman) (the worlds in Brahman, the worlds of Brahman)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of brahmajagat
brahmajagat - worlds of Brahman, worlds contained in Brahman
brahman (Brahman) + jagat (world)
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (brahman+jagat)
- brahman – the ultimate reality, the absolute (brahman)
noun (neuter) - jagat – world, universe
noun (neuter)
Note: This form can be nominative or accusative plural neuter. Here it functions as the object of 'dhatte' in the simile.
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
सान्तान् (sāntān) - having an end, finite
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sānta
sānta - having an end, finite, temporary
sa- (with) + anta (end)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+anta)
- sa – with, together with
indeclinable - anta – end, limit
noun (masculine)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
अन्तवर्जितान् (antavarjitān) - without an end, boundless, infinite
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of antavarjita
antavarjita - without an end, boundless, infinite, unlimited
anta (end) + varjita (excluded, deprived of)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anta+varjita)
- anta – end, limit
noun (masculine) - varjita – excluded, abandoned, deprived of
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Root: vṛj (class 10)