योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-171, verse-19
रूपालोकमनस्कारा एतदेव पदं विदुः ।
एते ते द्रवतावर्ताः पदस्यास्य महाम्भसः ॥ १९ ॥
एते ते द्रवतावर्ताः पदस्यास्य महाम्भसः ॥ १९ ॥
rūpālokamanaskārā etadeva padaṃ viduḥ ,
ete te dravatāvartāḥ padasyāsya mahāmbhasaḥ 19
ete te dravatāvartāḥ padasyāsya mahāmbhasaḥ 19
19.
rūpālokamanaskārāḥ etat eva padam viduḥ ete
te dravatāvartāḥ padasya asya mahāmbhasaḥ
te dravatāvartāḥ padasya asya mahāmbhasaḥ
19.
rūpālokamanaskārāḥ etat eva padam viduḥ ete
te asya mahāmbhasaḥ padasya dravatāvartāḥ
te asya mahāmbhasaḥ padasya dravatāvartāḥ
19.
The wise know that perceptions of forms and mental activities are themselves this very state. These (perceptions and activities) are like fluid whirlpools within this great ocean-like state.
Words meanings summery:
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- रूपालोकमनस्काराः (rūpālokamanaskārāḥ) - perceptions of forms and mental activities
- एतत् (etat) - this, that
- एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very
- पदम् (padam) - state, condition (supreme state) (state, condition, abode, word, foot)
- विदुः (viduḥ) - they know
- एते (ete) - these
- ते (te) - those
- द्रवतावर्ताः (dravatāvartāḥ) - whirlpools of fluidity
- पदस्य (padasya) - of the state/condition/abode
- अस्य (asya) - of this
- महाम्भसः (mahāmbhasaḥ) - like a great ocean (of a great ocean, of great water)
Words meanings and morphology
रूपालोकमनस्काराः (rūpālokamanaskārāḥ) - perceptions of forms and mental activities
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of rūpālokamanaskāra
rūpālokamanaskāra - perceptions of forms and mental activities
Compound type : dvandva (rūpāloka+manaskāra)
- rūpāloka – perception/seeing of forms
noun (masculine) - manaskāra – mental activity, attention, thought
noun (masculine)
Derived from manas + √kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
एतत् (etat) - this, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very
(indeclinable)
पदम् (padam) - state, condition (supreme state) (state, condition, abode, word, foot)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of pada
pada - foot, step, trace, mark, state, condition, abode, word
विदुः (viduḥ) - they know
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vid
Root: vid (class 2)
एते (ete) - these
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this
Note: Refers to rūpālokamanaskārāḥ.
ते (te) - those
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Correlative pronoun.
द्रवतावर्ताः (dravatāvartāḥ) - whirlpools of fluidity
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dravatāvartā
dravatāvartā - whirlpools of fluidity
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dravatā+āvarta)
- dravatā – fluidity, liquidness
noun (feminine)
Derived from 'drava' (liquid) + -tā (abstract noun suffix) - āvarta – whirlpool, eddy, convolution
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ā
Root: vṛt (class 1)
पदस्य (padasya) - of the state/condition/abode
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of pada
pada - foot, step, trace, mark, state, condition, abode, word
Note: Refers to the 'state' mentioned earlier.
अस्य (asya) - of this
(pronoun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this
Note: Agrees with padasya.
महाम्भसः (mahāmbhasaḥ) - like a great ocean (of a great ocean, of great water)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of mahāmbhas
mahāmbhas - great water, great ocean
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ambhas)
- mahā – great, large
adjective - ambhas – water, ocean
noun (neuter)
Note: Used here as an adjective or apposition to describe the 'state'.