योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-136, verse-18

अथ तस्यानिलान्तस्थं चेतनं तद्व्यबुध्यत ।
कालानिलजलैर्भूमौ बीजमङ्कुरकृद्यथा ॥ १८ ॥

atha tasyānilāntasthaṃ cetanaṃ tadvyabudhyata ,
kālānilajalairbhūmau bījamaṅkurakṛdyathā 18

18. atha tasya anilāntastham cetanam tat vyabudhyata
kālānila-jalaiḥ bhūmau bījam aṅkurakṛt yathā

18. atha tat tasya anilāntastham cetanam vyabudhyata
yathā bhūmau kālānila-jalaiḥ bījam aṅkurakṛt

18. Then, that consciousness, which resided within the air-entity, awakened, just as a seed (bīja) brings forth a sprout on the earth through the influence of time, wind, and water.

18. אז התעוררה המודעות השוכנת בתוך הרוח, כשם שזרע בזמן, ברוח ובמים מצמיח נבט מתוך האדמה.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (air-entity/prāṇin) (of that, its)

• अनिलान्तस्थम् (anilāntastham) - situated within the air, abiding inside the wind

• चेतनम् (cetanam) - consciousness, conscious being

• तत् (tat) - that (consciousness) (that, it)

• व्यबुध्यत (vyabudhyata) - it awakened, it became aware, it perceived

• कालानिल-जलैः (kālānila-jalaiḥ) - by time, wind, and water

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the earth, in the ground

• बीजम् (bījam) - a seed

• अङ्कुरकृत् (aṅkurakṛt) - producing a sprout, sprout-maker

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - of that (air-entity/prāṇin) (of that, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the 'aṇukaḥ' or 'prāṇināmakaḥ' described in the previous verse.

अनिलान्तस्थम् (anilāntastham) - situated within the air, abiding inside the wind

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anilāntastha

anilāntastha - situated within the air

Compound of anila (air), anta (interior), and stha (standing, situated).

Compound type : tatpurusha (anila+anta+stha)

• anila – air, wind
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, interior, proximity
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, situated, abiding
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Describes 'cetanam'.

चेतनम् (cetanam) - consciousness, conscious being

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetana

cetana - consciousness, conscious, sentient

Derived from root cit (to perceive, understand)

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: The subject that awakens.

तत् (tat) - that (consciousness) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to 'cetanam'.

व्यबुध्यत (vyabudhyata) - it awakened, it became aware, it perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of budh

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada) of root budh- with upasarga vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: budh (class 4)

कालानिल-जलैः (kālānila-jalaiḥ) - by time, wind, and water

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kālānila-jala

kālānila-jala - time, wind, and water

Dvandva compound of kāla (time), anila (wind), and jala (water).

Compound type : dvandva (kāla+anila+jala)

• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)
• anila – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: The compound is treated as masculine plural here for case ending consistency in Dvandva.

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the earth, in the ground

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

बीजम् (bījam) - a seed

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, origin, cause

Note: The subject of the simile.

अङ्कुरकृत् (aṅkurakṛt) - producing a sprout, sprout-maker

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aṅkurakṛt

aṅkurakṛt - sprout-maker, producing a sprout

Compound of aṅkura (sprout) and kṛt (maker, doer, doing).

Compound type : tatpurusha (aṅkura+kṛt)

• aṅkura – sprout, shoot
  noun (masculine)
• kṛt – maker, doer, causing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies 'bījam'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

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