योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-155, verse-32

द्रक्ष्यस्यथ महाव्योन्नि वर्धमानो बृहद्वपुः ।
सर्गान्निरर्गलाधारनिरन्तगगनक्रमात् ॥ ३२ ॥

drakṣyasyatha mahāvyonni vardhamāno bṛhadvapuḥ ,
sargānnirargalādhāranirantagaganakramāt 32

32. drakṣyasi atha mahāvyomni vardhamānaḥ bṛhadvapuḥ
sargāt nirargalādhāranirantagaganakramāt

32. atha tvaṃ mahāvyomni vardhamānaḥ bṛhadvapuḥ
drakṣyasi sargāt nirargalādhāranirantagaganakramāt

32. Then you will see a huge body (vapuḥ) expanding in the great space (mahāvyoman), [arising] from creation, from the unobstructed foundation, and from the unending progression of space.

32. אז, כשתגדל לממדים אדירים בחלל הגדול, תראה בריאות ועולמות לאין ספור, המתפשטים ללא מעצור במרחבי השמיים.

Words meanings summery:

• द्रक्ष्यसि (drakṣyasi) - you will see

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• महाव्योम्नि (mahāvyomni) - in the great sky, in the vast space

• वर्धमानः (vardhamānaḥ) - expanding (modifying the body) (growing, expanding, increasing)

• बृहद्वपुः (bṛhadvapuḥ) - a huge body

• सर्गात् (sargāt) - from creation, from emanation

• निरर्गलाधारनिरन्तगगनक्रमात् (nirargalādhāranirantagaganakramāt) - from the unobstructed foundation and the unending progression of space

Words meanings and morphology

द्रक्ष्यसि (drakṣyasi) - you will see

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of dṛś

Future Active

2nd person singular, future tense, active voice.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

महाव्योम्नि (mahāvyomni) - in the great sky, in the vast space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahāvyoman

mahāvyoman - great sky, vast space

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+vyoman)

• mahā – great, large, vast
  adjective
• vyoman – sky, heaven, atmosphere, space
  noun (neuter)

वर्धमानः (vardhamānaḥ) - expanding (modifying the body) (growing, expanding, increasing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vardhamāna

vardhamāna - growing, increasing, thriving

Present Middle Participle

Present middle participle of root √vṛdh (to grow, increase).

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Grammatically masculine singular, likely referring to the great body (vapuḥ) despite vapuḥ being neuter, possibly due to a poetic license or implied masculine entity (like Puruṣa) with which the body is associated in this cosmic vision context.

बृहद्वपुः (bṛhadvapuḥ) - a huge body

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bṛhadvapus

bṛhadvapus - huge body, vast form

Compound type : karmadharaya (bṛhat+vapus)

• bṛhat – great, large, vast, extensive
  adjective (neuter)
• vapus – body, form, figure, essence
  noun (neuter)

सर्गात् (sargāt) - from creation, from emanation

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, chapter, section

Root: sṛj (class 6)

निरर्गलाधारनिरन्तगगनक्रमात् (nirargalādhāranirantagaganakramāt) - from the unobstructed foundation and the unending progression of space

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of nirargalādhāranirantagaganakrama

nirargalādhāranirantagaganakrama - unobstructed foundation and unending sequence of space

Compound type : dvandva (nirargalādhāra+nirantagaganakrama)

• nirargalādhāra – unobstructed foundation/support
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of nirargala (unobstructed) and ādhāra (foundation).
  Prefix: nis
• nirantagaganakrama – endless sequence/progression of space
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of niranta (endless), gagana (sky/space), and krama (sequence).
  Prefix: nis

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