योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-129, verse-21

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
जातेनैव विरिञ्चेन पुरा ब्रह्माण्डमण्डलम् ।
द्वाभ्यामधस्तादूर्ध्वात्स्वभुजाभ्यां प्रविदारितम् ॥ २१ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
jātenaiva viriñcena purā brahmāṇḍamaṇḍalam ,
dvābhyāmadhastādūrdhvātsvabhujābhyāṃ pravidāritam 21

21. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca | jātena eva
viriñcena purā brahmāṇḍamaṇḍalam
| dvābhyām adhastāt ūrdhvāt
svabhujābhyām pravidāritam ||

21. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca purā jātena eva viriñcena adhastāt ūrdhvāt
dvābhyām svabhujābhyām brahmāṇḍamaṇḍalam pravidāritam

21. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: 'Formerly, as soon as he was born, the cosmic orb (brahmāṇḍa) was torn apart by Brahmā (Viriñca) himself with his two arms, from below and from above.'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• जातेन (jātena) - by the born one, by the one who came into being

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, very

• विरिञ्चेन (viriñcena) - by Viriñca, by Brahmā

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, in the past

• ब्रह्माण्डमण्डलम् (brahmāṇḍamaṇḍalam) - the cosmic orb, the sphere of the universe

• द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - by two

• अधस्तात् (adhastāt) - from below, below, downwards

• ऊर्ध्वात् (ūrdhvāt) - from above, upwards

• स्वभुजाभ्याम् (svabhujābhyām) - by his own two arms

• प्रविदारितम् (pravidāritam) - torn apart, split asunder

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered Vedic sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – auspicious, glorious; prosperity
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a Vedic sage), most excellent
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of uvāca

Root: vac (class 2)

जातेन (jātena) - by the born one, by the one who came into being

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, arisen, produced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jan (to be born) + kta suffix

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'viriñcena'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, very

(indeclinable)

विरिञ्चेन (viriñcena) - by Viriñca, by Brahmā

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of viriñca

viriñca - Viriñca (a name for Brahmā)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, in the past

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्माण्डमण्डलम् (brahmāṇḍamaṇḍalam) - the cosmic orb, the sphere of the universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmāṇḍamaṇḍala

brahmāṇḍamaṇḍala - cosmic orb, universal sphere

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahmāṇḍa+maṇḍala)

• brahmāṇḍa – cosmic egg, universe
  noun (neuter)
• maṇḍala – orb, circle, sphere
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the passive construction.

द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - by two

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'svabhujābhyām'.

अधस्तात् (adhastāt) - from below, below, downwards

(indeclinable)

ऊर्ध्वात् (ūrdhvāt) - from above, upwards

(indeclinable)

स्वभुजाभ्याम् (svabhujābhyām) - by his own two arms

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, dual of svabhuja

svabhuja - own arm

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhuja)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• bhuja – arm, hand
  noun (feminine)

प्रविदारितम् (pravidāritam) - torn apart, split asunder

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pravidārita

pravidārita - torn apart, split asunder, rent

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dṝ (to tear) with prefixes pra and vi + kta suffix

Prefixes: pra+vi

Root: dṝ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'brahmāṇḍamaṇḍalam'.