योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-173, verse-25

यथा तरङ्गस्तेनैव रूपेणान्येन वाऽनिशम् ।
स्फुरत्येवमनाद्यन्तः सर्गप्रलयविभ्रमः ॥ २५ ॥

yathā taraṅgastenaiva rūpeṇānyena vā'niśam ,
sphuratyevamanādyantaḥ sargapralayavibhramaḥ 25

25. yathā taraṅgaḥ tena eva rūpeṇa anyena vā aniśam |
sphurati evam anādyantaḥ sargapralayavibhramaḥ ||

25. yathā taraṅgaḥ tena eva rūpeṇa vā anyena aniśam sphurati,
evam anādyantaḥ sargapralayavibhramaḥ (sphurati)

25. Just as a wave (taraṅgaḥ) constantly (aniśam) manifests (sphurati) with that very form (tena eva rūpeṇa) or with another (anyena vā), similarly (evam) this beginningless and endless illusion (vibhrama) of creation (sarga) and dissolution (pralaya) unfolds.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• तरङ्गः (taraṅgaḥ) - wave, ripple

• तेन (tena) - by that, with that

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, precisely

• रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - by form, with the form

• अन्येन (anyena) - by another, with another

• वा (vā) - or

• अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly, perpetually, unceasingly

• स्फुरति (sphurati) - manifests, throbs, flashes, vibrates

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, similarly

• अनाद्यन्तः (anādyantaḥ) - beginningless and endless

• सर्गप्रलयविभ्रमः (sargapralayavibhramaḥ) - illusion of creation and dissolution, error regarding creation and dissolution

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb.

तरङ्गः (taraṅgaḥ) - wave, ripple

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taraṅga

taraṅga - wave, ripple, billow

Note: Subject of the first part of the simile.

तेन (tena) - by that, with that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with 'rūpeṇa'.

एव (eva) - indeed, just, precisely

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - by form, with the form

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature

अन्येन (anyena) - by another, with another

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another

Note: Agrees with 'rūpeṇa' (implied).

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly, perpetually, unceasingly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of 'aniśa' (without ceasing).

Compound type : avyayibhava (a+niśā)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)

स्फुरति (sphurati) - manifests, throbs, flashes, vibrates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sphur

Present active

From root √sphur (to throb, vibrate).

Root: sphur (class 6)

Note: Verb for both clauses of the simile.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, similarly

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb.

अनाद्यन्तः (anādyantaḥ) - beginningless and endless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anādyanta

anādyanta - without beginning or end, eternal

Compound of 'a' (not) and 'ādyanta' (having beginning and end).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+ādi+anta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• ādi – beginning, commencement
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ad (class 2)
• anta – end, limit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'vibhramaḥ'.

सर्गप्रलयविभ्रमः (sargapralayavibhramaḥ) - illusion of creation and dissolution, error regarding creation and dissolution

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sargapralayavibhrama

sargapralayavibhrama - illusion/delusion of creation and dissolution

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarga+pralaya+vibhrama)

• sarga – creation, emanation
  noun (masculine)
  From root √sṛj (to create).
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• pralaya – dissolution, destruction, reabsorption
  noun (masculine)
  From root √lī (to dissolve) with prefix pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: lī (class 4)
• vibhrama – illusion, error, confusion, delusion
  noun (masculine)
  From root √bhram (to wander about, be confused) with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second part of the simile.

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