योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-145, verse-64

चक्रवृत्तैश्च पतनं झगित्युत्पतनं दिवि ।
शून्येऽपि जनतावृन्दं स्थलेऽप्यब्धिनिमज्जनम् ॥ ६४ ॥

cakravṛttaiśca patanaṃ jhagityutpatanaṃ divi ,
śūnye'pi janatāvṛndaṃ sthale'pyabdhinimajjanam 64

64. cakravṛttaiḥ ca patanam jhagiti utpatanam divi
śūnye api janatāvṛndam sthale api abdhinimajjanam

64. cakravṛttaiḥ patanam ca jhagiti divi utpatanam
śūnye api janatāvṛndam sthale api abdhinimajjanam

64. Falling in circular motions, and swiftly rising in the sky; a multitude of people even in emptiness; and even on dry land, the ocean's submersion.

Words meanings summery:

• चक्रवृत्तैः (cakravṛttaiḥ) - by circular motions, with revolving circles

• च (ca) - and, also

• पतनम् (patanam) - falling, descent

• झगिति (jhagiti) - quickly, suddenly, swiftly

• उत्पतनम् (utpatanam) - flying up, rising, ascending

• दिवि (divi) - in the sky, in heaven

• शून्ये (śūnye) - in emptiness, in a void, in a deserted place

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• जनतावृन्दम् (janatāvṛndam) - a multitude of people, crowds

• स्थले (sthale) - on dry land, in a place, on the ground

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अब्धिनिमज्जनम् (abdhinimajjanam) - the immersion/submersion of the ocean, or immersion into the ocean

Words meanings and morphology

चक्रवृत्तैः (cakravṛttaiḥ) - by circular motions, with revolving circles

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of cakravṛtta

cakravṛtta - circular motion, revolution, circle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cakra+vṛtta)

• cakra – wheel, circle, disk
  noun (neuter)
• vṛtta – circle, sphere, course, conduct
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle of vṛt
  Derived from root vṛt- with suffix -ta
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially to describe the manner of falling.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पतनम् (patanam) - falling, descent

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of patana

patana - falling, descending

kṛt (action noun)

Derived from root pat- with suffix -ana

Root: pat (class 1)

झगिति (jhagiti) - quickly, suddenly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

उत्पतनम् (utpatanam) - flying up, rising, ascending

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utpatana

utpatana - flying up, ascending, springing up

kṛt (action noun)

Derived from root pat- with prefix ut- and suffix -ana

Prefix: ud

Root: pat (class 1)

दिवि (divi) - in the sky, in heaven

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

शून्ये (śūnye) - in emptiness, in a void, in a deserted place

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, null, deserted; emptiness, void

Root: śū (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

जनतावृन्दम् (janatāvṛndam) - a multitude of people, crowds

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of janatāvṛnda

janatāvṛnda - crowd of people, multitude of folk

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (janatā+vṛnda)

• janatā – people, mankind, multitude of men
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• vṛnda – multitude, host, heap, flock
  noun (neuter)

स्थले (sthale) - on dry land, in a place, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sthala

sthala - dry ground, place, spot, land

Root: sthā (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

अब्धिनिमज्जनम् (abdhinimajjanam) - the immersion/submersion of the ocean, or immersion into the ocean

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abdhinimajjana

abdhinimajjana - the submersion of/in the ocean

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (abdhi+nimajjana)

• abdhi – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• nimajjana – plunging, sinking, immersion
  noun (neuter)
  kṛt (action noun)
  Derived from root majj- with prefix ni- and suffix -ana
  Prefix: ni
  Root: majj (class 6)

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