योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-178, verse-24

द्यौः क्षमा वायुराकाशं पर्वताः सरितो दिशः ।
महता कारणौघेन बोधमप्रतिघं विदुः ॥ २४ ॥

dyauḥ kṣamā vāyurākāśaṃ parvatāḥ sarito diśaḥ ,
mahatā kāraṇaughena bodhamapratighaṃ viduḥ 24

24. dyauḥ kṣamā vāyuḥ ākāśam parvatāḥ saritaḥ diśaḥ
mahatā kāraṇaughena bodham apratigham viduḥ

24. dyauḥ kṣamā vāyuḥ ākāśam parvatāḥ saritaḥ diśaḥ
mahatā kāraṇaughena apratigham bodham viduḥ

24. They understand that the sky, the earth, the wind, space, mountains, rivers, and directions are, by means of a great multitude of causes, inherently unobstructed awareness (bodha).

Words meanings summery:

• द्यौः (dyauḥ) - sky, heaven

• क्षमा (kṣamā) - earth (earth; patience)

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind, air

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - space, ether

• पर्वताः (parvatāḥ) - mountains

• सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

• महता (mahatā) - by a great (multitude) (by great, by large)

• कारणौघेन (kāraṇaughena) - by a multitude of causes

• बोधम् (bodham) - unobstructed awareness (bodha) (knowledge, understanding, awareness, awakening)

• अप्रतिघम् (apratigham) - unobstructed, irresistible

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

Words meanings and morphology

द्यौः (dyauḥ) - sky, heaven

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dyu

dyu - sky, heaven, light, day

क्षमा (kṣamā) - earth (earth; patience)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣamā

kṣamā - earth, ground; patience, forgiveness

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind, air

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, life-breath, a deity of wind

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - space, ether

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - space, ether, sky

पर्वताः (parvatāḥ) - mountains

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parvata

parvata - mountain, rock

सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarit

sarit - river, stream

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

महता (mahatā) - by a great (multitude) (by great, by large)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, noble

कारणौघेन (kāraṇaughena) - by a multitude of causes

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāraṇaugha

kāraṇaugha - multitude of causes, collection of reasons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāraṇa+ogha)

• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ogha – flood, stream, multitude, mass
  noun (masculine)

बोधम् (bodham) - unobstructed awareness (bodha) (knowledge, understanding, awareness, awakening)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bodha

bodha - knowledge, understanding, awareness, awakening

From root 'budh' (to know, perceive)

Root: budh (class 1)

अप्रतिघम् (apratigham) - unobstructed, irresistible

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apratigha

apratigha - unobstructed, irresistible, invincible, without resistance

Negative compound of 'pratigha'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pratigha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• pratigha – resistance, opposition, obstruction, striking back
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'bodham'.

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of vid

Perfect (lit)

3rd person plural, perfect tense, active voice of root 'vid'

Root: vid (class 2)

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