योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-184, verse-38

भूतलैकान्तराब्ध्यद्रिसंनिवेशः स्थितायते ।
भावाभावग्रहोत्सर्गद्रव्यशक्तिश्च तिष्ठति ॥ ३८ ॥

bhūtalaikāntarābdhyadrisaṃniveśaḥ sthitāyate ,
bhāvābhāvagrahotsargadravyaśaktiśca tiṣṭhati 38

38. bhūtalāikāntarābdhyadrisaṃniveśaḥ sthitāyate
bhāvābhāvagrahottsargadravyśaktiḥ ca tiṣṭhati

38. bhūtalāikāntarābdhyadrisaṃniveśaḥ sthitāyate
ca bhāvābhāvagrahottsargadravyśaktiḥ tiṣṭhati

38. The arrangement of continents, oceans, and mountains, each existing in its distinct place, appears to be stable. And the inherent power (śakti) of substances, characterized by the acceptance and rejection of existence and non-existence, also remains.

Words meanings summery:

• भूतलाइकान्तराब्ध्यद्रिसंनिवेशः (bhūtalāikāntarābdhyadrisaṁniveśaḥ) - the arrangement of isolated lands, oceans, and mountains

• स्थितायते (sthitāyate) - appears to be stable, remains as if fixed

• भावाभावग्रहोत्त्सर्गद्रव्य्शक्तिः (bhāvābhāvagrahottsargadravyśaktiḥ) - the power of substances regarding the acceptance and rejection of existence and non-existence

• च (ca) - and, also

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains, exists

Words meanings and morphology

भूतलाइकान्तराब्ध्यद्रिसंनिवेशः (bhūtalāikāntarābdhyadrisaṁniveśaḥ) - the arrangement of isolated lands, oceans, and mountains

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūtalāikāntarābdhyadrisaṃniveśa

bhūtalāikāntarābdhyadrisaṁniveśa - the arrangement of isolated lands, oceans, and mountains

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūtala+ekāntara+abdhi+adri+saṃniveśa)

• bhūtala – earth's surface, ground, continent
  noun (neuter)
• ekāntara – separated by one, distinct, isolated
  adjective
  From eka (one) + antara (interval/difference)
• abdhi – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
  From ap (water) + dhā (to hold)
  Prefix: ap
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• adri – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• saṃniveśa – arrangement, disposition, settlement, construction
  noun (masculine)
  From sam + ni + viś
  Prefixes: sam+ni
  Root: viś (class 6)

स्थितायते (sthitāyate) - appears to be stable, remains as if fixed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sthitāyate

Past Passive Participle -> Denominative verb

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with suffix kta for past participle, then forming a denominative verb sthitāyate (to act as sthita).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Denominative verb from sthita.

भावाभावग्रहोत्त्सर्गद्रव्य्शक्तिः (bhāvābhāvagrahottsargadravyśaktiḥ) - the power of substances regarding the acceptance and rejection of existence and non-existence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāvābhāvagrahottsargadravyśakti

bhāvābhāvagrahottsargadravyśakti - the power (śakti) of substances (dravya) to grasp (graha) and release (utsarga) existence (bhāva) and non-existence (abhāva)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhāva+abhāva+graha+utsarga+dravya+śakti)

• bhāva – existence, being, state, nature, emotion
  noun (masculine)
  From bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• abhāva – non-existence, absence
  noun (masculine)
  Negation of bhāva
  Prefix: a
• graha – grasping, seizing, taking, understanding
  noun (masculine)
  From grah (to seize)
  Root: grah (class 9)
• utsarga – releasing, letting go, abandoning, emission
  noun (masculine)
  From ut + sṛj (to abandon)
  Prefix: ut
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• dravya – substance, thing, material
  noun (neuter)
  From dru (to run)
  Root: dru (class 1)
• śakti – power, energy, capability, faculty
  noun (feminine)
  From śak (to be able)
  Root: śak (class 5)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains, exists

(verb)

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

present stem

Present tense, third person singular, active voice of root sthā.

Root: sthā (class 1)

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