योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-213, verse-42

तृणकुम्भादयस्त्वेते स्वया विभुतया विभुः ।
एवंरूपा स्थिता रूपं यद्विभातः क्षयोदयौ ॥ ४२ ॥

tṛṇakumbhādayastvete svayā vibhutayā vibhuḥ ,
evaṃrūpā sthitā rūpaṃ yadvibhātaḥ kṣayodayau 42

42. tṛṇakumbhādayaḥ tu ete svayā vibhutayā vibhuḥ
evam-rūpā sthitā rūpam yat vibhātaḥ kṣaya-udayau

42. ete tṛṇakumbhādayaḥ tu svayā vibhutayā vibhuḥ
evam-rūpā sthitā rūpam yat kṣaya-udayau vibhātaḥ

42. These phenomena, such as grass and pots, are indeed the all-pervading Lord (vibhu) through their own inherent power (vibhutā). Existing in this very form, that form also manifests both creation and dissolution.

42. עצמים אלה, כמו עשב השדה והכד, קיימים בצורה זו מכוח נוכחותם הכוללת; צורתם מופיעה דרך לידה וכליון.

Words meanings summery:

• तृणकुम्भादयः (tṛṇakumbhādayaḥ) - mundane objects or phenomena representing the manifest world (grass, pots, and others; things like grass and pots)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however, moreover)

• एते (ete) - these (phenomena/objects) (these)

• स्वया (svayā) - by their own (inherent) (by one's own)

• विभुतया (vibhutayā) - by inherent power (vibhutā) (by power, by might, by supremacy)

• विभुः (vibhuḥ) - the Lord (vibhu) (the all-pervading, the lord, powerful)

• एवम्-रूपा (evam-rūpā) - existing in this form (having such a form, in this manner, of this kind)

• स्थिता (sthitā) - existing, being (standing, situated, existing)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - that form (which manifests) (form, shape, appearance)

• यत् (yat) - which (which, that (relative pronoun))

• विभातः (vibhātaḥ) - manifests, appears (appears, manifests, shines forth)

• क्षय-उदयौ (kṣaya-udayau) - creation and dissolution (decline and rise, decay and creation)

Words meanings and morphology

तृणकुम्भादयः (tṛṇakumbhādayaḥ) - mundane objects or phenomena representing the manifest world (grass, pots, and others; things like grass and pots)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tṛṇakumbhādi

tṛṇakumbhādi - grass, pot, and so on; beginning with grass and pot

Compound formed with 'ādi' (etcetera).

Compound type : Dvandva-Tatpurusha (tṛṇa+kumbha+ādi)

• tṛṇa – grass, straw
  noun (neuter)
• kumbha – pot, jar
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
  indeclinable

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however, moreover)

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - these (phenomena/objects) (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to `tṛṇakumbhādayaḥ`.

स्वया (svayā) - by their own (inherent) (by one's own)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self

Note: Agrees with `vibhutayā`.

विभुतया (vibhutayā) - by inherent power (vibhutā) (by power, by might, by supremacy)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vibhutā

vibhutā - omnipotence, supremacy, majesty, inherent power

Derived from `vibhu` (all-pervading, powerful) with suffix `tā`.

विभुः (vibhuḥ) - the Lord (vibhu) (the all-pervading, the lord, powerful)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - all-pervading, mighty, powerful, lord, sovereign

Prefix: vi

Root: bhū (class 1)

एवम्-रूपा (evam-rūpā) - existing in this form (having such a form, in this manner, of this kind)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of evam-rūpa

evam-rūpa - of such a form, of this kind, thus formed

Compound of `evam` (thus) and `rūpa` (form).

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (evam+rūpa)

• evam – thus, in this manner, so
  indeclinable
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `sthitā`.

स्थिता (sthitā) - existing, being (standing, situated, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, existing, remaining

Past Passive Participle

From root `sthā` (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Implied subject is `vibhuḥ` or the manifestation itself.

रूपम् (rūpam) - that form (which manifests) (form, shape, appearance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature

Note: Subject of the relative clause.

यत् (yat) - which (which, that (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Relative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with `rūpam`.

विभातः (vibhātaḥ) - manifests, appears (appears, manifests, shines forth)

(verb)

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

Present indicative (used adjectivally/substantively)

From root `bhā` with prefix `vi`. The form `vibhātaḥ` is grammatically challenging as a finite verb. Here, it functions verbally to mean 'appears' or 'manifests', describing `kṣayodayau` in relation to `rūpam`.

Prefix: vi

Root: bhā (class 2)

क्षय-उदयौ (kṣaya-udayau) - creation and dissolution (decline and rise, decay and creation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kṣayodaya

kṣayodaya - decline and rise, decay and creation, destruction and origin

Dvandva compound of `kṣaya` (decline, destruction) and `udaya` (rise, origin, creation).

Compound type : Dvandva (kṣaya+udaya)

• kṣaya – destruction, decay, decline, loss
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)
• udaya – rise, origin, creation, prosperity
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Subject of `vibhātaḥ` in the sense of 'appear'.

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