योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-129, verse-16

येन यत्रैव वर्षाणां लक्षलक्षाणि गम्यते ।
तत्र तत्र स्वभावेन चिता किमपि लक्ष्यते ॥ १६ ॥

yena yatraiva varṣāṇāṃ lakṣalakṣāṇi gamyate ,
tatra tatra svabhāvena citā kimapi lakṣyate 16

16. yena yatra eva varṣāṇām lakṣalakṣāṇi gamyate
tatra tatra svabhāvena citā kim api lakṣyate

16. yena yatra eva lakṣalakṣāṇi varṣāṇām gamyate
tatra tatra svabhāvena citā kim api lakṣyate

16. Whereby, even as millions upon millions of years are passed, there, by its intrinsic nature, something is perceived by consciousness (cit).

Words meanings summery:

• येन (yena) - by which entity or principle, or as a means by which (by which, by whom, whereby)

• यत्र (yatra) - wherever (as in 'at any point in time/space') (where, in which place, whenever)

• एव (eva) - emphasizes 'just where', indicating the specific condition (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• वर्षाणाम् (varṣāṇām) - of years

• लक्षलक्षाणि (lakṣalakṣāṇi) - vast, immense numbers of years (millions of, hundreds of thousands of)

• गम्यते (gamyate) - are passed, elapse (referring to years) (is gone, is traversed, is passed)

• तत्र (tatra) - in that context, at that time (there, in that place, then)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, then

• स्वभावेन (svabhāvena) - by nature, by its own inherent quality

• चिता (citā) - by the conscious principle (cit) (by consciousness, by thought)

• किम् अपि (kim api) - something, anything, whatever

• लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is perceived, observed (is perceived, is observed, is aimed at)

Words meanings and morphology

येन (yena) - by which entity or principle, or as a means by which (by which, by whom, whereby)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, that, whatever

Note: Refers to the agent or instrument of 'gamyate'.

यत्र (yatra) - wherever (as in 'at any point in time/space') (where, in which place, whenever)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects with 'tatra'.

एव (eva) - emphasizes 'just where', indicating the specific condition (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

वर्षाणाम् (varṣāṇām) - of years

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of varṣa

varṣa - year, rain, cloud

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Dependent on 'lakṣalakṣāṇi'.

लक्षलक्षाणि (lakṣalakṣāṇi) - vast, immense numbers of years (millions of, hundreds of thousands of)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of lakṣalakṣa

lakṣalakṣa - millions of, hundred thousand by hundred thousand

Reduplication of 'lakṣa' for emphasis or vast quantity

Compound type : dvandva (lakṣa+lakṣa)

• lakṣa – hundred thousand, aim, mark
  noun (neuter)
  Root: lakṣ (class 10)
• lakṣa – hundred thousand, aim, mark
  noun (neuter)
  Root: lakṣ (class 10)

Note: Subject of 'gamyate'.

गम्यते (gamyate) - are passed, elapse (referring to years) (is gone, is traversed, is passed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of gam

Root 'gam' (1st conjugation, atmanepada)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Although the subject 'lakṣalakṣāṇi' is plural, a singular verb form is sometimes used with collective or quantitative plural subjects in Sanskrit.

तत्र (tatra) - in that context, at that time (there, in that place, then)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition 'tatra tatra' emphasizes 'in each instance' or 'always there'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, then

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition for emphasis.

स्वभावेन (svabhāvena) - by nature, by its own inherent quality

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - own nature, inherent disposition, essential character

Compound of 'sva' (own) and 'bhāva' (nature, being)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, self
  adjective (masculine)
• bhāva – being, existence, state, nature, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhū'
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates inherent quality or manner.

चिता (citā) - by the conscious principle (cit) (by consciousness, by thought)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, intelligence, thought

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Agent of 'lakṣyate'.

किम् अपि (kim api) - something, anything, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kimapi

kimapi - something, anything, whatever

Compound of 'kim' (what) and 'api' (even, also)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+api)

• kim – what?, who?, which?
  pronoun (neuter)
• api – also, even, moreover
  indeclinable

Note: Object of 'lakṣyate'.

लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is perceived, observed (is perceived, is observed, is aimed at)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of lakṣ

Root 'lakṣ' (10th conjugation, atmanepada)

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'kimapi'.

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