योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-134, verse-3
वह्निनोक्तमनन्तं तत्तद्भुजोरुशिरश्च मे ।
लोकालोकात्परं पारं प्राप्तं ह्यविषये नृणाम् ॥ ३ ॥
लोकालोकात्परं पारं प्राप्तं ह्यविषये नृणाम् ॥ ३ ॥
vahninoktamanantaṃ tattadbhujoruśiraśca me ,
lokālokātparaṃ pāraṃ prāptaṃ hyaviṣaye nṛṇām 3
lokālokātparaṃ pāraṃ prāptaṃ hyaviṣaye nṛṇām 3
3.
vahninā uktam anantam tat tattadbhujoruśiras ca
me lokālokāt param pāram prāptam hi aviṣaye nṛṇām
me lokālokāt param pāram prāptam hi aviṣaye nṛṇām
3.
vahninā uktam,
me anantam tat tattadbhujoruśiras ca,
lokālokāt param pāram,
nṛṇām aviṣaye hi prāptam
me anantam tat tattadbhujoruśiras ca,
lokālokāt param pāram,
nṛṇām aviṣaye hi prāptam
3.
Vahni described that his infinite (ananta) arms, thighs, and head indeed extended to a point beyond the Lokāloka mountain, reaching a region inaccessible to humans.
Words meanings summery:
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- वह्निना (vahninā) - by Vahni (the fire god)
- उक्तम् (uktam) - said, described
- अनन्तम् (anantam) - infinite, endless
- तत् (tat) - that
- तत्तद्भुजोरुशिरस् (tattadbhujoruśiras) - those various arms, thighs, and heads
- च (ca) - and
- मे (me) - my, of me
- लोकालोकात् (lokālokāt) - from Lokāloka (mountain)
- परम् (param) - beyond, further
- पारम् (pāram) - limit, other shore, extent
- प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - reached, attained
- हि (hi) - indeed, surely
- अविषये (aviṣaye) - in a region inaccessible, in a sphere of non-object
- नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of humans, of men
Words meanings and morphology
वह्निना (vahninā) - by Vahni (the fire god)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vahni
vahni - fire, the fire god (Agni)
उक्तम् (uktam) - said, described
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta
ukta - said, spoken, described
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle of root vac (to speak)
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: Agrees with the implied subject (e.g., 'it', referring to the description).
अनन्तम् (anantam) - infinite, endless
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ananta
ananta - endless, infinite, boundless, Vishnu/Shesha (as a proper noun)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+anta)
- an – not, non-
indeclinable - anta – end, limit, boundary
noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies 'tattadbhujoruśiras'.
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Note: Refers to the specified limbs collectively.
तत्तद्भुजोरुशिरस् (tattadbhujoruśiras) - those various arms, thighs, and heads
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tattadbhujoruśiras
tattadbhujoruśiras - those various/numerous arms, thighs, and heads
Compound type : dvandva (tat+tat+bhuja+ūru+śiras)
- tat – that, those
pronoun (neuter) - tat – that, those
pronoun (neuter) - bhuja – arm
noun (masculine) - ūru – thigh
noun (masculine) - śiras – head
noun (neuter)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
मे (me) - my, of me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)
Note: Can also be dative.
लोकालोकात् (lokālokāt) - from Lokāloka (mountain)
(proper noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of lokāloka
lokāloka - Lokāloka, a mythical mountain range at the edge of the world, separating the visible from the invisible
Compound type : dvandva (loka+aloka)
- loka – world, realm, people
noun (masculine) - aloka – non-world, uninhabited region
noun (masculine)
परम् (param) - beyond, further
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially here, meaning 'beyond' or 'further'.
पारम् (pāram) - limit, other shore, extent
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of pāra
pāra - the other side, limit, boundary, extent, completion
प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - reached, attained
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of prāpta
prāpta - reached, obtained, attained
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle of root āp with upasarga pra-
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
Note: Used predicatively for the limbs (anantam tat tattadbhujoruśiras).
हि (hi) - indeed, surely
(indeclinable)
अविषये (aviṣaye) - in a region inaccessible, in a sphere of non-object
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of aviṣaya
aviṣaya - not an object of sense, inaccessible region, beyond the reach of
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+viṣaya)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable - viṣaya – object, sphere, domain, range
noun (masculine)
नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of humans, of men
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ
nṛ - man, human being, male