योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-124, verse-11

एको विष्णुश्चतुर्भिः स्वैर्बाहुभिर्वा शरीरकैः ।
पृथक्कुर्वन्क्रियाः पाति जगद्भुंक्ते वराङ्गनाः ॥ ११ ॥

eko viṣṇuścaturbhiḥ svairbāhubhirvā śarīrakaiḥ ,
pṛthakkurvankriyāḥ pāti jagadbhuṃkte varāṅganāḥ 11

11. ekaḥ viṣṇuḥ caturbhiḥ svaiḥ bāhubhiḥ vā śarīrakaiḥ
pṛthak kurvan kriyāḥ pāti jagat bhuṅkte varāṅganāḥ

11. ekaḥ viṣṇuḥ caturbhiḥ svaiḥ bāhubhiḥ vā śarīrakaiḥ
pṛthak kriyāḥ kurvan jagat pāti varāṅganāḥ bhuṅkte

11. The one Viṣṇu, with his four arms or various bodies, performs diverse actions, protects the world, and enjoys beautiful women.

Words meanings summery:

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single, unique

• विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu (the preserver deity)

• चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - by/with four

• स्वैः (svaiḥ) - by/with his own, by/with one's own

• बाहुभिः (bāhubhiḥ) - by/with arms

• वा (vā) - or

• शरीरकैः (śarīrakaiḥ) - by/with bodies, by/with forms

• पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately, apart, variously, distinct

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, performing, making

• क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - actions, activities

• पाति (pāti) - protects, guards, rules

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe, what moves

• भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - enjoys, eats, experiences

• वराङ्गनाः (varāṅganāḥ) - beautiful women, excellent women

Words meanings and morphology

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single, unique

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, a single, unique

विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu (the preserver deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu

चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - by/with four

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of catur

catur - four

Note: Declined form of catur. Agrees with bāhubhiḥ and śarīrakaiḥ.

स्वैः (svaiḥ) - by/with his own, by/with one's own

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sva

sva - own, one's own

Note: Agrees with bāhubhiḥ and śarīrakaiḥ.

बाहुभिः (bāhubhiḥ) - by/with arms

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāhu

bāhu - arm

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

शरीरकैः (śarīrakaiḥ) - by/with bodies, by/with forms

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śarīraka

śarīraka - body, form, subtle body

पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately, apart, variously, distinct

(indeclinable)

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, performing, making

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛ

kṛ - to do, to make, to perform

present active participle

root kṛ (class 8, ubhayapadī), present active participle, masculine nominative singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with Viṣṇuḥ.

क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - actions, activities

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kriyā

kriyā - action, activity, ritual

Note: Object of kurvan and pāti.

पाति (pāti) - protects, guards, rules

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pā

root pā (class 2, parasmaipadī), present tense, 3rd person singular

Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Verb for Viṣṇuḥ.

जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe, what moves

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - the world, universe, what moves

Note: Object of pāti.

भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - enjoys, eats, experiences

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhuj

root bhuj (class 7, ātmanepadī), present tense, 3rd person singular

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Verb for Viṣṇuḥ.

वराङ्गनाः (varāṅganāḥ) - beautiful women, excellent women

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of varāṅganā

varāṅganā - beautiful woman, excellent woman

Compound type : tatpurusha (vara+aṅganā)

• vara – excellent, best, boon
  adjective
• aṅganā – woman
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of bhuṅkte.

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