योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-131, verse-7

कन्दुके व्योम्नि संरुद्धे दशदिक्कं पिपीलिकाः ।
इत्थं भ्रमन्ति भूतानि तदाधाराणि नित्यदा ॥ ७ ॥

kanduke vyomni saṃruddhe daśadikkaṃ pipīlikāḥ ,
itthaṃ bhramanti bhūtāni tadādhārāṇi nityadā 7

7. kanduke vyomni saṃruddhe daśadikkam pipīlikāḥ
ittham bhramanti bhūtāni tadādhārāṇi nityadā

7. vyomni saṃruddhe kanduke pipīlikāḥ daśadikkam ittham
bhramanti; tadādhārāṇi bhūtāni nityadā (api) bhramanti

7. Just as ants wander in all ten directions within a ball confined in space (vyoman), so too do beings (bhūtāni), supported by that (world), constantly roam.

7. כמו נמלים המטפסות על כדור המרחף באוויר ומסתובבות לכל עשרת הכיוונים, כך היצורים תועים בלא הרף כשהם נסמכים על העולם הזה.

Words meanings summery:

• कन्दुके (kanduke) - in a ball, in a globe

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space, in the ether

• संरुद्धे (saṁruddhe) - enclosed, confined, restrained

• दशदिक्कम् (daśadikkam) - in all ten directions

• पिपीलिकाः (pipīlikāḥ) - ants

• इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner

• भ्रमन्ति (bhramanti) - wander, roam, revolve

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures, elements

• तदाधाराणि (tadādhārāṇi) - supported by that, having that as their basis

• नित्यदा (nityadā) - constantly, always, perpetually

Words meanings and morphology

कन्दुके (kanduke) - in a ball, in a globe

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kanduka

kanduka - ball, globe

Note: Refers to the ball in which ants are enclosed.

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space, in the ether

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, space, atmosphere, ether

n-stem noun.

Root: yu (class 2)

Note: Location of the ball.

संरुद्धे (saṁruddhe) - enclosed, confined, restrained

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃruddha

saṁruddha - enclosed, confined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root rudh (to obstruct, block) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: rudh (class 7)

Note: Describes the ball.

दशदिक्कम् (daśadikkam) - in all ten directions

(indeclinable)

Adverbial accusative, or an indeclinable compound meaning 'in all ten directions'.

Compound type : dvigu (daśa+dik)

• daśa – ten
  numeral
• dik – direction, quarter
  noun (feminine)
  Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Adverb indicating manner/direction of wandering.

पिपीलिकाः (pipīlikāḥ) - ants

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pipīlikā

pipīlikā - ant

Note: Subject of the first clause.

इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

Note: Qualifies 'bhramanti'.

भ्रमन्ति (bhramanti) - wander, roam, revolve

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhram

Present tense, active voice

3rd person plural, Parasmaipada.

Root: bhram (class 1)

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures, elements

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past

Past Passive Participle used as a noun.

Derived from root bhū (to be/become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

तदाधाराणि (tadādhārāṇi) - supported by that, having that as their basis

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tadādhāra

tadādhāra - supported by that, depending on that

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tad+ādhāra)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun
  The pronominal stem, often used as first member of compounds.
• ādhāra – support, basis, receptacle
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root dhṛ with prefix ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhūtāni'.

नित्यदा (nityadā) - constantly, always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed with suffix -dā.

Note: Qualifies 'bhramanti'.

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