योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-130, verse-34

कियन्त्याश्चर्यमेतानि जगन्ति विततात्मनि ।
संततानि चिरं तानि विभ्रान्तानि विपश्चिता ॥ ३४ ॥

kiyantyāścaryametāni jaganti vitatātmani ,
saṃtatāni ciraṃ tāni vibhrāntāni vipaścitā 34

34. kīyantyāścaryam etāni jaganti vitatātmani |
saṃtatāni ciraṃ tāni vibhrāntāni vipaścitā ||

34. kīyantyāścaryam etāni jaganti vitatātmani
saṃtatāni tāni ciraṃ vipaścitā vibhrāntāni

34. How astonishing are these worlds, spread out within the all-pervading Self (ātman)! For a long time, these very worlds have been a source of bewilderment even for the wise.

Words meanings summery:

• कीयन्त्याश्चर्यम् (kīyantyāścaryam) - how astonishingly (how wonderfully, how astonishingly, how great a wonder)

• एतानि (etāni) - these (worlds) (these)

• जगन्ति (jaganti) - worlds (worlds, moving things, beings)

• विततात्मनि (vitatātmani) - in the all-pervading Self (ātman) (in the expanded self, in the pervading soul)

• संततानि (saṁtatāni) - spread out (extended, spread out, continuous, connected)

• चिरं (ciraṁ) - for a long time (for a long time, long lasting)

• तानि (tāni) - those (worlds) (those)

• विभ्रान्तानि (vibhrāntāni) - been a source of bewilderment, bewildered (confused, deluded, bewildered, having wandered)

• विपश्चिता (vipaścitā) - by the wise (by the wise person, by the intelligent)

Words meanings and morphology

कीयन्त्याश्चर्यम् (kīyantyāścaryam) - how astonishingly (how wonderfully, how astonishingly, how great a wonder)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kīyantyāścarya

kīyantyāścarya - how wonderful, how astonishing

compound of kīyat (how much/great) and āścarya (wonder)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kīyat+āścarya)

• kīyat – how much, how great, how many
  pronoun (neuter)
• āścarya – wonder, astonishment, marvel
  noun (neuter)
  From ā-car (to approach, to act) + ṇyat suffix.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: adverbial use of nominative singular neuter of an adjective/noun compound

एतानि (etāni) - these (worlds) (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of etas

etas - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun base.

जगन्ति (jaganti) - worlds (worlds, moving things, beings)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of jagat

jagat - world, universe, what moves, living beings

Present Active Participle

from root gam (to go) with prefix ja (reduplication)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: derived from a verbal root, but functions as a noun here

विततात्मनि (vitatātmani) - in the all-pervading Self (ātman) (in the expanded self, in the pervading soul)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vitatātman

vitatātman - the expanded/pervading self (ātman)

compound of vitata (expanded/pervading) and ātman (self/soul)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vitata+ātman)

• vitata – spread out, expanded, pervading
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from vi + tan (to stretch, extend)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: tan (class 8)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, mind
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Brahman or the universal Self (ātman).

संततानि (saṁtatāni) - spread out (extended, spread out, continuous, connected)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of saṃtata

saṁtata - spread out, extended, continuous

Past Passive Participle

from sam + tan (to stretch, extend)

Prefix: sam

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Agrees with jaganti.

चिरं (ciraṁ) - for a long time (for a long time, long lasting)

(indeclinable)

Note: functions as an adverb of time

तानि (tāni) - those (worlds) (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun base.

Note: Refers back to jaganti.

विभ्रान्तानि (vibhrāntāni) - been a source of bewilderment, bewildered (confused, deluded, bewildered, having wandered)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vibhrānta

vibhrānta - confused, deluded, bewildered

Past Passive Participle

from vi + bhram (to wander, to err, to be confused)

Prefix: vi

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with tāni (worlds).

विपश्चिता (vipaścitā) - by the wise (by the wise person, by the intelligent)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vipaścit

vipaścit - wise, learned, intelligent, a sage

From vi + paś (to see, perceive).

Prefix: vi

Root: paś (class 1)

Note: Even the wise are bewildered.

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