योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-128, verse-46

तेष्वेव तेष्विव च तेषु तनूतरेषु ब्रह्मोदरेषु चिरदूरतरं जगत्सु ।
सोऽद्याप्यसंविदिततत्त्वतया तयोच्चैः खण्डेषु रङ्कुरिव राघव बंभ्रमीति ॥ ४६ ॥

teṣveva teṣviva ca teṣu tanūtareṣu brahmodareṣu ciradūrataraṃ jagatsu ,
so'dyāpyasaṃviditatattvatayā tayoccaiḥ khaṇḍeṣu raṅkuriva rāghava baṃbhramīti 46

46. teṣu eva teṣu iva ca teṣu tanūtareṣu
brahma-udareṣu cira-dūrataram jagatsu saḥ
adya api asaṃvidita-tattvatayā tayā uccaiḥ
khaṇḍeṣu raṅkuḥ iva rāghava bambhramīti

46. rāghava saḥ adya api asaṃvidita-tattvatayā
tayā uccaiḥ teṣu eva teṣu iva ca teṣu
tanūtareṣu brahma-udareṣu cira-dūrataram
jagatsu khaṇḍeṣu raṅkuḥ iva bambhramīti

46. O Rāghava, even now, because he does not know the truth, he (the individual soul) wanders intensely, like an antelope (raṅku), through those very subtle cosmic interiors (brahman-udara), and as if through those, and in worlds exceedingly distant and their various fragments.

46. הוֹ רָאגְהַוַוה, באותם עולמות זעירים בתוככי הַבְּרַהְמָן, הוא מוסיף לנדוד למרחקים גם כיום, כמו אייל התועה בין נקיקי סלעים, מפני שטרם תפס את האמת.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषु (teṣu) - in those

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, very

• तेषु (teṣu) - in those

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• च (ca) - and

• तेषु (teṣu) - in those

• तनूतरेषु (tanūtareṣu) - in the exceedingly subtle, in the most subtle

• ब्रह्म-उदरेषु (brahma-udareṣu) - in the cosmic interiors (brahman) (in the wombs of Brahmā, in the cosmic interiors)

• चिर-दूरतरम् (cira-dūrataram) - exceedingly distant (modifying 'worlds') (exceedingly distant, for a very long time)

• जगत्सु (jagatsu) - in the worlds

• सः (saḥ) - he (the individual soul) (he, that one)

• अद्य (adya) - today, even now

• अपि (api) - even, also, indeed

• असंविदित-तत्त्वतया (asaṁvidita-tattvatayā) - by reason of his not knowing the truth/reality

• तया (tayā) - by that (ignorance/state of not knowing truth) (by that)

• उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - intensely (modifying 'wanders') (loudly, intensely, high)

• खण्डेषु (khaṇḍeṣu) - in the fragmented regions (of worlds) (in the pieces, in the fragments, in the regions)

• रङ्कुः (raṅkuḥ) - a kind of deer, antelope

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• राघव (rāghava) - Vocative for Lord Rāma. (O Rāghava)

• बम्भ्रमीति (bambhramīti) - wanders about repeatedly, roams incessantly

Words meanings and morphology

तेषु (teṣu) - in those

(pronoun)

Locative, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

तेषु (teṣu) - in those

(pronoun)

Locative, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

तेषु (teṣu) - in those

(pronoun)

Locative, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

तनूतरेषु (tanūtareṣu) - in the exceedingly subtle, in the most subtle

(adjective)

Locative, plural of tanūtara

tanūtara - more subtle, exceedingly subtle

Comparative form of 'tanu' (subtle, thin). 'tara' suffix.

ब्रह्म-उदरेषु (brahma-udareṣu) - in the cosmic interiors (brahman) (in the wombs of Brahmā, in the cosmic interiors)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of brahma-udara

brahma-udara - cosmic interior, womb of Brahmā

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+udara)

• brahman – the ultimate reality, the absolute
  noun (neuter)
• udara – belly, womb, interior
  noun (neuter)

चिर-दूरतरम् (cira-dūrataram) - exceedingly distant (modifying 'worlds') (exceedingly distant, for a very long time)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cira-dūratara

cira-dūratara - exceedingly distant, more distant over time

Compound of 'cira' (long time) and 'dūratara' (more distant).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cira+dūratara)

• cira – long, for a long time
  indeclinable
• dūratara – more distant
  adjective
  Comparative of 'dūra'.

जगत्सु (jagatsu) - in the worlds

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving

Present active participle

From root 'gam' (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he (the individual soul) (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

अद्य (adya) - today, even now

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

अपि (api) - even, also, indeed

(indeclinable)

Particle.

असंविदित-तत्त्वतया (asaṁvidita-tattvatayā) - by reason of his not knowing the truth/reality

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of asaṃvidita-tattvatā

asaṁvidita-tattvatā - the state of not knowing the truth, ignorance of reality

Compound derived from 'a-saṃvidita-tattva' with 'tā' suffix.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+saṃvidita+tattva)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• saṃvidita – known, understood
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'vid' with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)
• tattva – truth, reality, principle
  noun (neuter)

तया (tayā) - by that (ignorance/state of not knowing truth) (by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - intensely (modifying 'wanders') (loudly, intensely, high)

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

खण्डेषु (khaṇḍeṣu) - in the fragmented regions (of worlds) (in the pieces, in the fragments, in the regions)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of khaṇḍa

khaṇḍa - piece, fragment, division, region

From root 'khaṇḍ' (to break).

Root: khaṇḍ (class 10)

रङ्कुः (raṅkuḥ) - a kind of deer, antelope

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of raṅku

raṅku - a species of deer, antelope

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

राघव (rāghava) - Vocative for Lord Rāma. (O Rāghava)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

Patronymic.

बम्भ्रमीति (bambhramīti) - wanders about repeatedly, roams incessantly

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhram

Intensive/Frequentative

Intensive form (yaṅluk) of root 'bhram'.

Root: bhram (class 1)

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