योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-173, verse-18

ब्रह्मणोऽस्य तरङ्गत्वमिवाभानं यतस्ततः ।
तरङ्गत्वातरङ्गत्वे ब्राहयौ शक्ती स्थितिं गते ॥ १८ ॥

brahmaṇo'sya taraṅgatvamivābhānaṃ yatastataḥ ,
taraṅgatvātaraṅgatve brāhayau śaktī sthitiṃ gate 18

18. brahmaṇaḥ asya taraṅgatvam iva ābhānam yataḥ tataḥ
taraṅgatvātarṅgatve bāhyau śaktī sthitim gate

18. yataḥ asya brahmaṇaḥ ābhānam taraṅgatvam iva tataḥ
taraṅgatvātarṅgatve bāhyau śaktī sthitim gate

18. Because the manifestation of this Brahman (brahman) is like the very nature of a wave, therefore, both wave-ness and non-wave-ness become two external powers (śakti) that establish their existence.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahman

• अस्य (asya) - of this, its

• तरङ्गत्वम् (taraṅgatvam) - wave-ness, the state of being a wave

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आभानम् (ābhānam) - manifestation, appearance, shining forth

• यतः (yataḥ) - from which, because, since

• ततः (tataḥ) - thence, therefore, so

• तरङ्गत्वातर्ङ्गत्वे (taraṅgatvātarṅgatve) - wave-ness and non-wave-ness

• बाह्यौ (bāhyau) - external, outer

• शक्ती (śaktī) - two powers, two energies

• स्थितिम् (sthitim) - state, position, stability

• गते (gate) - have taken their respective positions/states (attained, gone to, reached, become)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahman

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the ultimate reality, the Absolute; prayer, sacred word

अस्य (asya) - of this, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

तरङ्गत्वम् (taraṅgatvam) - wave-ness, the state of being a wave

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of taraṅgatva

taraṅgatva - wave-ness, the state or quality of being a wave

Abstract noun formed from 'taraṅga' (wave) with the suffix '-tva'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आभानम् (ābhānam) - manifestation, appearance, shining forth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ābhāna

ābhāna - appearance, manifestation, shining, splendor

Derived from root √bhā with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

यतः (yataḥ) - from which, because, since

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - thence, therefore, so

(indeclinable)

तरङ्गत्वातर्ङ्गत्वे (taraṅgatvātarṅgatve) - wave-ness and non-wave-ness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of taraṅgatvātaraṅgatva

taraṅgatvātaraṅgatva - the state of being a wave and the state of not being a wave

Dvandva compound of 'taraṅgatva' and 'ataraṅgatva'.

Compound type : Dvandva (taraṅgatva+ataraṅgatva)

• taraṅgatva – wave-ness, the state or quality of being a wave
  noun (neuter)
  Abstract noun formed from 'taraṅga' (wave) with the suffix '-tva'.
• ataraṅgatva – non-wave-ness, the state of not being a wave
  noun (neuter)
  Nañ-Tatpurusha compound of 'a' (not) and 'taraṅgatva' (wave-ness).

बाह्यौ (bāhyau) - external, outer

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of bāhya

bāhya - external, outer, outward; belonging to the outside

Note: Agrees with 'śaktī'.

शक्ती (śaktī) - two powers, two energies

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of śakti

śakti - power, energy, strength, faculty, capability; divine power (śakti), goddess

Root: śak (class 5)

स्थितिम् (sthitim) - state, position, stability

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, state, condition, position, existence, stability

Derived from root √sthā.

Root: sthā (class 1)

गते (gate) - have taken their respective positions/states (attained, gone to, reached, become)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of gata

gata - gone, arrived, reached, attained, become

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √gam.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'śaktī'.

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