योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-19, verse-36

विराड्जीवाच्चन्द्रमसो जीवभूतानि देहिनाम् ।
प्रसरन्त्यन्नजातानि प्रालेयविसरात्मना ॥ ३६ ॥

virāḍjīvāccandramaso jīvabhūtāni dehinām ,
prasarantyannajātāni prāleyavisarātmanā 36

36. virāṭ jīvāt candramasaḥ jīva-bhūtāni dehinām
prasaranti anna-jātāni prāleya-visara-ātmanā

36. virāṭ jīvāt candramasaḥ dehinām anna-jātāni
jīva-bhūtāni prāleya-visara-ātmanā prasaranti

36. From the Cosmic Being (Virāṭ puruṣa) as the vital principle (jīva), and from the moon, food-derived substances (anna-jātāni) emerge as living entities (jīva-bhūtāni) for embodied beings (dehinām), appearing in the form of a spreading mist (prāleya-visara-ātmanā).

Words meanings summery:

• विराट् (virāṭ) - the Cosmic Being (Virāṭ puruṣa) (the Cosmic Being, the Universal Form)

• जीवात् (jīvāt) - from the vital principle (jīva) (from the living principle, from the soul, from life)

• चन्द्रमसः (candramasaḥ) - from the moon

• जीव-भूतानि (jīva-bhūtāni) - as living entities (having become living beings, having become life)

• देहिनाम् (dehinām) - for embodied beings (of embodied beings, of creatures having a body)

• प्रसरन्ति (prasaranti) - emerge, spread forth (they spread, they extend, they emerge)

• अन्न-जातानि (anna-jātāni) - food-derived substances (food-born, food-derived things, products of food)

• प्रालेय-विसर-आत्मना (prāleya-visara-ātmanā) - in the form of a spreading mist (in the nature of an expanse of dew/ice/mist)

Words meanings and morphology

विराट् (virāṭ) - the Cosmic Being (Virāṭ puruṣa) (the Cosmic Being, the Universal Form)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virāj

virāj - sovereign, ruler, shining, splendid, the cosmic body (Virāṭ puruṣa)

From 'vi' (prefix) + 'rāj' (to shine, rule).

Prefix: vi

Root: √rāj (class 1)

Note: Used here as a noun modifying Jīvāt, hence 'from Virāṭ as the living principle'.

जीवात् (jīvāt) - from the vital principle (jīva) (from the living principle, from the soul, from life)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - life, living, soul, individual spirit, living being

From root 'jīv' (to live).

Root: √jīv (class 1)

चन्द्रमसः (candramasaḥ) - from the moon

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of candramas

candramas - moon, moon-god

जीव-भूतानि (jīva-bhūtāni) - as living entities (having become living beings, having become life)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of jīva-bhūta

jīva-bhūta - become living, having become life

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīva+bhūta)

• jīva – life, living, soul, individual spirit
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'jīv' (to live).
  Root: √jīv (class 1)
• bhūta – become, been, creature, element, being
  participle (neuter)
  past passive participle
  From root 'bhū' (to be, become).
  Root: √bhū (class 1)

देहिनाम् (dehinām) - for embodied beings (of embodied beings, of creatures having a body)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dehin

dehin - embodied, having a body, living being, individual soul

From 'deha' (body) + possessive suffix '-in'.

प्रसरन्ति (prasaranti) - emerge, spread forth (they spread, they extend, they emerge)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of prasar

From 'pra-' (prefix) + root 'sṛ' (to flow, move).

Prefix: pra

Root: √sṛ (class 1)

अन्न-जातानि (anna-jātāni) - food-derived substances (food-born, food-derived things, products of food)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of anna-jāta

anna-jāta - born from food, produced from food

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anna+jāta)

• anna – food, grain, cooked rice
  noun (neuter)
• jāta – born, produced, arisen, happened
  participle (neuter)
  past passive participle
  From root 'jan' (to be born, produced).
  Root: √jan (class 4)

प्रालेय-विसर-आत्मना (prāleya-visara-ātmanā) - in the form of a spreading mist (in the nature of an expanse of dew/ice/mist)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prāleya-visara-ātman

prāleya-visara-ātman - the nature of a spreading mist/dew

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāleya+visara+ātman)

• prāleya – hoarfrost, dew, mist, ice
  noun (neuter)
• visara – spreading, diffusing, expansion, multitude, collection
  noun (masculine)
  From 'vi-' (prefix) + root 'sṛ' (to spread, flow).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: √sṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature, essence
  noun (masculine)

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