योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-169, verse-36

कुर्वन्संहारसर्गौघानकुर्वंश्च कथंचन ।
परमालोकशय्यायां हा शेते सुखमात्मवान् ॥ ३६ ॥

kurvansaṃhārasargaughānakurvaṃśca kathaṃcana ,
paramālokaśayyāyāṃ hā śete sukhamātmavān 36

36. kurvan saṃhāra-sargaughān akurvan ca kathaṃcana
paramāloka-śayyāyām hā śete sukham ātmanvān

36. ātmanvān hā sukham śete paramāloka-śayyāyām,
saṃhāra-sargaughān kurvan ca kathaṃcana akurvan.

36. Oh, the self-possessed one (ātman) blissfully rests on the couch of supreme light, simultaneously bringing forth and withdrawing streams of creation and dissolution, yet fundamentally remaining inactive in any way.

Words meanings summery:

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - bringing forth, enacting (doing, making, creating)

• संहार-सर्गौघान् (saṁhāra-sargaughān) - streams of creation and dissolution (multitudes of dissolution and creation)

• अकुर्वन् (akurvan) - not performing (not doing, not making)

• च (ca) - and, yet (and, also)

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - in any way (in any way, somehow, by any means)

• परमालोक-शय्यायाम् (paramāloka-śayyāyām) - on the couch of supreme light

• हा (hā) - Oh! (oh!, alas!, ah!)

• शेते (śete) - reposes (rests, lies down)

• सुखम् (sukham) - blissfully, comfortably (comfortably, happily, with ease)

• आत्मन्वान् (ātmanvān) - the self-possessed one (ātman) (self-possessed, connected with the self)

Words meanings and morphology

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - bringing forth, enacting (doing, making, creating)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvat

kṛ - to do, make, create, perform

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Present active participle, agreeing with 'ātmanvān'.

संहार-सर्गौघान् (saṁhāra-sargaughān) - streams of creation and dissolution (multitudes of dissolution and creation)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of saṃhāra-sargaugha

saṁhāra-sargaugha - multitudes of dissolution and creation

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (saṃhāra+sarga+ogha)

• saṃhāra – destruction, dissolution, withdrawal
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root hṛ with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• sarga – creation, emission, chapter
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root sṛj.
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• ogha – flood, torrent, multitude, mass
  noun (masculine)

अकुर्वन् (akurvan) - not performing (not doing, not making)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akurvat

kṛ - to do, make, create, perform

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Negative present active participle (a + kurvat), agreeing with 'ātmanvān'.

च (ca) - and, yet (and, also)

(indeclinable)

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - in any way (in any way, somehow, by any means)

(indeclinable)

परमालोक-शय्यायाम् (paramāloka-śayyāyām) - on the couch of supreme light

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of paramāloka-śayyā

paramāloka-śayyā - couch of supreme light

Compound type : tatpurusha (parama+āloka+śayyā)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)
• āloka – light, sight, vision
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root loc/ruc with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lok (class 10)
• śayyā – bed, couch, sleeping
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root śī (to lie down).
  Root: śī (class 2)

हा (hā) - Oh! (oh!, alas!, ah!)

(indeclinable)

शेते (śete) - reposes (rests, lies down)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of śī

Root: śī (class 2)

सुखम् (sukham) - blissfully, comfortably (comfortably, happily, with ease)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

आत्मन्वान् (ātmanvān) - the self-possessed one (ātman) (self-possessed, connected with the self)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmanvat

ātmanvat - possessed of a self/soul, intelligent, self-possessed

Suffix -vat indicating possession

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