योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
-
book-7, chapter-133, verse-23
अथ पश्याम्यहं यावदसौ मांसमयोऽचलः ।
न माति सप्तद्वीपायां भुवि तस्याङ्गमेककम् ॥ २३ ॥
न माति सप्तद्वीपायां भुवि तस्याङ्गमेककम् ॥ २३ ॥
atha paśyāmyahaṃ yāvadasau māṃsamayo'calaḥ ,
na māti saptadvīpāyāṃ bhuvi tasyāṅgamekakam 23
na māti saptadvīpāyāṃ bhuvi tasyāṅgamekakam 23
23.
atha paśyāmi aham yāvat asau māṃsamayaḥ acalaḥ
na māti sapta-dvīpāyām bhuvi tasya aṅgam ekakam
na māti sapta-dvīpāyām bhuvi tasya aṅgam ekakam
23.
atha aham yāvat paśyāmi,
asau māṃsamayaḥ acalaḥ [asti].
tasya ekakam aṅgam api sapta-dvīpāyām bhuvi na māti.
asau māṃsamayaḥ acalaḥ [asti].
tasya ekakam aṅgam api sapta-dvīpāyām bhuvi na māti.
23.
Then, as I watched, that mountain-like mass of flesh appeared. A single limb of it could not fit on the earth with its seven continents.
Words meanings summery:
(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)
- अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover
- पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold
- अहम् (aham) - I
- यावत् (yāvat) - as long as I (was watching), while I (was watching) (as long as, while, as far as)
- असौ (asau) - that (masculine, nominative)
- मांसमयः (māṁsamayaḥ) - made of flesh, fleshy
- अचलः (acalaḥ) - a mountain-like (object), an immovable (object) (mountain, immovable (thing))
- न (na) - not, no
- माति (māti) - fits, measures, is contained
- सप्त-द्वीपायाम् (sapta-dvīpāyām) - on the seven-continent (earth)
- भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth, in the world
- तस्य (tasya) - of him, of it
- अङ्गम् (aṅgam) - limb, body part, component
- एककम् (ekakam) - a single (one)
Words meanings and morphology
अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover
(indeclinable)
पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of paś
Present tense, first person singular
Root dṛś- (to see), with substituted stem 'paśya' for present/imperfect forms.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of aham
asmad - I, me
First person singular pronoun
यावत् (yāvat) - as long as I (was watching), while I (was watching) (as long as, while, as far as)
(indeclinable)
असौ (asau) - that (masculine, nominative)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adas
adas - that, this
Demonstrative pronoun
मांसमयः (māṁsamayaḥ) - made of flesh, fleshy
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of māṃsamaya
māṁsamaya - made of flesh, fleshy
Derived from māṃsa (flesh) with suffix -maya (made of)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māṃsa+maya)
- māṃsa – flesh, meat
noun (neuter) - maya – made of, consisting of
suffix
forms adjectives indicating material or abundance
अचलः (acalaḥ) - a mountain-like (object), an immovable (object) (mountain, immovable (thing))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of acala
acala - immovable, mountain
Negation of 'cala' (moving); a mountain is immovable.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cala)
- a – not, non-, un-
prefix - cala – moving, shaking, inconstant
adjective (masculine)
Derived from root cal- (to move)
Root: cal (class 1)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
माति (māti) - fits, measures, is contained
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of mā
Present tense, third person singular
Root mā- (to measure, contain)
Root: mā (class 2)
सप्त-द्वीपायाम् (sapta-dvīpāyām) - on the seven-continent (earth)
(adjective)
Locative, feminine, singular of sapta-dvīpā
sapta-dvīpā - having seven islands/continents (an epithet of the earth)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saptan+dvīpa)
- saptan – seven
numeral - dvīpa – island, continent
noun (masculine)
भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth, in the world
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of bhū
bhū - earth, ground, world, place
तस्य (tasya) - of him, of it
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, it, he
Demonstrative pronoun
अङ्गम् (aṅgam) - limb, body part, component
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of aṅga
aṅga - limb, body, part, member, component
Note: Also accusative singular neuter.
एककम् (ekakam) - a single (one)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ekaka
ekaka - single, one, alone
Derived from eka (one) with suffix -ka
Note: Also accusative singular neuter.