योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-18, verse-45

सर्वत्वात्परमचितेरनन्तरूपाण्यारम्भप्रचुरदिगन्तसंभृतानि ।
लोलाम्बूदरपुरबिम्बभङ्गुराणि स्वान्तःस्थाविरलमहापुरोपमानि ॥ ४५ ॥

sarvatvātparamaciteranantarūpāṇyārambhapracuradigantasaṃbhṛtāni ,
lolāmbūdarapurabimbabhaṅgurāṇi svāntaḥsthāviralamahāpuropamāni 45

45. sarvatvāt parama-citeḥ ananta-rūpāṇi
ārambha-pracura-dig-anta-saṃbhṛtāni
lola-ambūdara-pura-bimba-bhaṅgurāṇi
sva-antaḥ-sthā-virala-mahā-pura-upamāni

45. parama-citeḥ sarvatvāt ananta-rūpāṇi
ārambha-pracura-dig-anta-saṃbhṛtāni
lola-ambūdara-pura-bimba-bhaṅgurāṇi
sva-antaḥ-sthā-virala-mahā-pura-upamāni

45. Owing to the omnipresence of the Supreme Consciousness (parama citi), these worlds manifest in boundless forms, replete with countless beginnings that extend to every horizon. They are as transient as the images of cities reflected in restless clouds, and they are comparable to vast cities appearing sparsely within one's own being.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वत्वात् (sarvatvāt) - due to totality, because of all-pervasiveness

• परम-चितेः (parama-citeḥ) - from/of the supreme consciousness

• अनन्त-रूपाणि (ananta-rūpāṇi) - having infinite forms, infinite in forms

• आरम्भ-प्रचुर-दिग्-अन्त-संभृतानि (ārambha-pracura-dig-anta-saṁbhṛtāni) - filled with abundant beginnings stretching to the ends of directions

• लोल-अम्बूदर-पुर-बिम्ब-भङ्गुराणि (lola-ambūdara-pura-bimba-bhaṅgurāṇi) - fragile like reflections of cities in restless clouds/sky

• स्व-अन्तः-स्था-विरल-महा-पुर-उपमानि (sva-antaḥ-sthā-virala-mahā-pura-upamāni) - resembling vast cities sparsely situated within oneself

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वत्वात् (sarvatvāt) - due to totality, because of all-pervasiveness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sarvatva

sarvatva - totality, universality, omnipresence

Derived from 'sarva' (all) + 'tva' (suffix for state/quality).

Note: Denotes cause.

परम-चितेः (parama-citeḥ) - from/of the supreme consciousness

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of parama-citi

parama-citi - supreme consciousness, highest knowledge

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+citi)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective
• citi – consciousness, intelligence, collection
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'cit' (to perceive, to know).
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Also genitive singular.

अनन्त-रूपाणि (ananta-rūpāṇi) - having infinite forms, infinite in forms

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ananta-rūpa

ananta-rūpa - having infinite forms, boundless forms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ananta+rūpa)

• ananta – infinite, endless, boundless
  adjective
  Negation of 'anta' (end) with 'an'.
  Prefix: an
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Also accusative plural.

आरम्भ-प्रचुर-दिग्-अन्त-संभृतानि (ārambha-pracura-dig-anta-saṁbhṛtāni) - filled with abundant beginnings stretching to the ends of directions

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ārambha-pracura-dig-anta-saṃbhṛta

ārambha-pracura-dig-anta-saṁbhṛta - filled with abundant beginnings at the horizons

Multi-part compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ārambha+pracura+dig-anta+saṃbhṛta)

• ārambha – beginning, commencement, undertaking
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: rabh (class 1)
• pracura – abundant, plentiful, numerous
  adjective
  Prefix: pra
• dig-anta – end of a direction, horizon
  noun (masculine)
• saṃbhṛta – filled, furnished, sustained, brought together
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhṛ' with prefix 'saṃ'.
  Prefix: saṃ
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'jaganti'.

लोल-अम्बूदर-पुर-बिम्ब-भङ्गुराणि (lola-ambūdara-pura-bimba-bhaṅgurāṇi) - fragile like reflections of cities in restless clouds/sky

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of lola-ambūdara-pura-bimba-bhaṅgura

lola-ambūdara-pura-bimba-bhaṅgura - fragile like city reflections in restless watery expanses/clouds

Complex simile compound.

Compound type : upamāna-karma-bahuvrīhi (lola+ambūdara+pura+bimba+bhaṅgura)

• lola – moving, trembling, restless, fickle
  adjective
  From root 'lul' (to move).
  Root: lul (class 1)
• ambūdara – cloud, watery region, sky
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Compound of ambu (water) and udara (belly/interior) or ambuda (cloud) + ra. Here, likely referring to clouds or sky.
• pura – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• bimba – reflection, image, disk, orb
  noun (neuter)
• bhaṅgura – fragile, perishable, brittle, transient
  adjective
  From root 'bhañj' (to break).
  Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'jaganti'.

स्व-अन्तः-स्था-विरल-महा-पुर-उपमानि (sva-antaḥ-sthā-virala-mahā-pura-upamāni) - resembling vast cities sparsely situated within oneself

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sva-antaḥ-sthā-virala-mahā-pura-upamā

sva-antaḥ-sthā-virala-mahā-pura-upamā - resembling sparsely located great cities within oneself

Complex simile compound.

Compound type : upamāna-karma-bahuvrīhi (sva+antaḥ-sthā+virala+mahā-pura+upamā)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• antaḥ-sthā – situated within, internal
  adjective
  From antaḥ (within) and sthā (standing).
  Prefix: antas
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• virala – sparse, scattered, rare, thin
  adjective
• mahā-pura – great city
  noun (neuter)
• upamā – likeness, simile, comparison
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'mā' (to measure, compare) with prefix 'upa'.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'jaganti'.

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