योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-12, verse-21
ससुरासुरगन्धर्वविद्याधरमहोरगम् ।
जडात्मपवनस्पन्दि परचेतनचेतितम् ॥ २१ ॥
जडात्मपवनस्पन्दि परचेतनचेतितम् ॥ २१ ॥
sasurāsuragandharvavidyādharamahoragam ,
jaḍātmapavanaspandi paracetanacetitam 21
jaḍātmapavanaspandi paracetanacetitam 21
21.
sasurāsuragandharvavidyādharamahoragam
jaḍātmapavanaspandi paracetanacetitam
jaḍātmapavanaspandi paracetanacetitam
21.
sasurāsuragandharvavidyādharamahoragam
jaḍātmapavanaspandi paracetanacetitam
jaḍātmapavanaspandi paracetanacetitam
21.
It contains gods, asuras, gandharvas, vidyadharas, and great serpents. Its intrinsic nature (ātman) is inert, yet it pulsates like the wind, animated by a higher consciousness.
Words meanings summery:
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- ससुरासुरगन्धर्वविद्याधरमहोरगम् (sasurāsuragandharvavidyādharamahoragam) - with gods, asuras, gandharvas, vidyadharas, and great serpents
- जडात्मपवनस्पन्दि (jaḍātmapavanaspandi) - whose intrinsic nature (ātman) is inert, and which pulsates like wind
- परचेतनचेतितम् (paracetanacetitam) - animated/made conscious by a higher consciousness
Words meanings and morphology
ससुरासुरगन्धर्वविद्याधरमहोरगम् (sasurāsuragandharvavidyādharamahoragam) - with gods, asuras, gandharvas, vidyadharas, and great serpents
(adjective)
neuter, singular of sasurāsuragandharvavidyādharamahoraga
sasurāsuragandharvavidyādharamahoraga - together with gods, asuras, gandharvas, vidyadharas, and great serpents
compound of sa (with) and a list of beings
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+sura+asura+gandharva+vidyādhara+mahoraga)
- sa – with, together with
indeclinable
prefix - sura – god, deity
noun (masculine) - asura – demon, anti-god
noun (masculine)
a (not) + sura (god) - gandharva – celestial musician, demi-god
noun (masculine) - vidyādhara – knowledge-holder, a class of semi-divine beings
noun (masculine)
compound of vidyā (knowledge) and dhara (holder)
Root: dhṛ (class 1) - mahoraga – great serpent, Nāga
noun (masculine)
compound of mahā (great) and uraga (serpent)
Note: The entire compound functions as an adjective modifying the implied noun (e.g., jagat).
जडात्मपवनस्पन्दि (jaḍātmapavanaspandi) - whose intrinsic nature (ātman) is inert, and which pulsates like wind
(adjective)
neuter, singular of jaḍātmapavanaspandin
jaḍātmapavanaspandin - inert in intrinsic nature (ātman), vibrating like wind
compound of jaḍa (inert), ātman (nature), pavana (wind), and spandin (vibrating)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jaḍa+ātman+pavana+spandin)
- jaḍa – inert, dull, unconscious, senseless
adjective (neuter) - ātman – self, soul, spirit, intrinsic nature
noun (masculine)
Root: an (class 2) - pavana – wind, air, purifier
noun (masculine)
from √pū
Root: pū (class 1) - spandin – vibrating, throbbing, moving, trembling
adjective (neuter)
Agent Noun / Present Participle equivalent
from √spand with -in suffix
Root: spand (class 1)
Note: The -i ending is for nominative/accusative singular neuter for an -in stem adjective.
परचेतनचेतितम् (paracetanacetitam) - animated/made conscious by a higher consciousness
(adjective)
neuter, singular of paracetanacetita
paracetanacetita - animated/made conscious by a higher consciousness
Past Passive Participle
compound of paracetana (higher consciousness) and cetita (animated)
Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (paracetana+cetita)
- para – other, supreme, higher
adjective (masculine) - cetana – consciousness, sentient being, spirit
noun (neuter)
from √cit
Root: cit (class 1) - cetita – made conscious, animated, caused to perceive/know
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle (causative)
from causative of √cit
Root: cit (class 1)
Note: The entire compound functions as an adjective modifying the implied noun (e.g., jagat).