योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-148, verse-10

सर्व एव निजया जगत्त्रये संविदातिशयिता दृढा अपि ।
कालतो व्यभिचरन्ति देशतो यत्नतश्च चिरतोऽचिरेण वा ॥ १० ॥

sarva eva nijayā jagattraye saṃvidātiśayitā dṛḍhā api ,
kālato vyabhicaranti deśato yatnataśca cirato'cireṇa vā 10

10. sarve eva nijayā jagat-traye saṃvidā atiśayitā dṛḍhā api
kālataḥ vyabhicaranti deśataḥ yatnataḥ ca cirataḥ acireṇa vā

10. jagat-traye sarve eva (bhāvāḥ) nijayā atiśayitā dṛḍhā api saṃvidā kālataḥ deśataḥ yatnataḥ ca cirataḥ acireṇa vā vyabhicaranti.

10. All things in the three worlds, even those that are distinguished and made firm by their own consciousness (saṃvidā), nevertheless vary due to time, place, and effort, whether swiftly or over a long duration.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वे (sarve) - All phenomena, all beings. (all, every)

• एव (eva) - Emphatic. (indeed, just, only, exactly)

• निजया (nijayā) - by one's own, by their own

• जगत्-त्रये (jagat-traye) - Refers to the physical, subtle, and causal realms, or earth, atmosphere, and heaven. (in the three worlds)

• संविदा (saṁvidā) - Refers to the inherent intelligent principle or awareness. (by consciousness, by knowledge, by understanding)

• अतिशयिता (atiśayitā) - Describes `saṃvidā` as pre-eminent. (excellent, pre-eminent, surpassed, distinguished)

• दृढा (dṛḍhā) - Describes `saṃvidā` as firm. (firm, strong, steady)

• अपि (api) - Conveys the sense of 'even though' or 'despite'. (also, even, and)

• कालतः (kālataḥ) - by/from time, due to time

• व्यभिचरन्ति (vyabhicaranti) - they deviate, err, fail, change, are inconstant

• देशतः (deśataḥ) - by/from space, due to place

• यत्नतः (yatnataḥ) - by/from effort, due to effort

• च (ca) - and

• चिरतः (cirataḥ) - by/from a long time, after a long time

• अचिरेण (acireṇa) - quickly, swiftly, in a short time

• वा (vā) - or, either

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वे (sarve) - All phenomena, all beings. (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Refers to all entities or states of existence.

एव (eva) - Emphatic. (indeed, just, only, exactly)

(indeclinable)

निजया (nijayā) - by one's own, by their own

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of nija

nija - one's own, self-born, native

Note: Agrees with `saṃvidā`.

जगत्-त्रये (jagat-traye) - Refers to the physical, subtle, and causal realms, or earth, atmosphere, and heaven. (in the three worlds)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagat-traya

jagat-traya - the three worlds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+traya)

• jagat – world, universe, moving, living
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• traya – a triad, group of three
  noun (neuter)
  From tri (three).

संविदा (saṁvidā) - Refers to the inherent intelligent principle or awareness. (by consciousness, by knowledge, by understanding)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of saṃvid

saṁvid - consciousness, knowledge, understanding, agreement

From sam- + √vid (to know).

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

अतिशयिता (atiśayitā) - Describes `saṃvidā` as pre-eminent. (excellent, pre-eminent, surpassed, distinguished)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of atiśayita

atiśayita - exceeded, surpassed, excellent, pre-eminent

Past Passive Participle

From ati- + √śī (to lie, be eminent).

Prefix: ati

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `saṃvidā`.

दृढा (dṛḍhā) - Describes `saṃvidā` as firm. (firm, strong, steady)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛḍha

dṛḍha - firm, strong, steady, unyielding

Past Passive Participle

From root dṛh (to be firm).

Root: dṛh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `saṃvidā`.

अपि (api) - Conveys the sense of 'even though' or 'despite'. (also, even, and)

(indeclinable)

कालतः (kālataḥ) - by/from time, due to time

(indeclinable)

Ablative adverbial suffix -tas appended to kāla (time).

व्यभिचरन्ति (vyabhicaranti) - they deviate, err, fail, change, are inconstant

(verb)

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

From vi- + abhi- + √car (to move, go).

Prefixes: vi+abhi

Root: car (class 1)

देशतः (deśataḥ) - by/from space, due to place

(indeclinable)

Ablative adverbial suffix -tas appended to deśa (place).

यत्नतः (yatnataḥ) - by/from effort, due to effort

(indeclinable)

Ablative adverbial suffix -tas appended to yatna (effort).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

चिरतः (cirataḥ) - by/from a long time, after a long time

(indeclinable)

Ablative adverbial suffix -tas appended to cira (long time).

अचिरेण (acireṇa) - quickly, swiftly, in a short time

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of acira

acira - not long, swift, quick

Negative prefix a- + cira (long time).

Note: Used adverbially here.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

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