योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-216, verse-20

पयसीव तरङ्गाली यस्मात्स्फुरति दृश्यभूः ।
तदेवेदं जगत्सर्वं पूर्णे पूर्णं व्यवस्थितम् ॥ २० ॥

payasīva taraṅgālī yasmātsphurati dṛśyabhūḥ ,
tadevedaṃ jagatsarvaṃ pūrṇe pūrṇaṃ vyavasthitam 20

20. payasi iva taraṅgālī yasmāt sphurati dṛśyabhūḥ tat
eva idam jagat sarvam pūrṇe pūrṇam vyavasthitam

20. yasmāt dṛśyabhūḥ payasi iva taraṅgālī sphurati,
tat idam sarvam jagat pūrṇe pūrṇam vyavasthitam

20. Just as a series of waves (taraṅgālī) pulsates in water (payas), and from which the perceptible existence (dṛśyabhū) manifests, so too is this entire universe (jagat sarvam) fully established within the complete (pūrṇa) reality.

Words meanings summery:

• पयसि (payasi) - in water, in milk

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• तरङ्गाली (taraṅgālī) - a series of waves, wave-array

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - from which, because

• स्फुरति (sphurati) - it pulsates, it flashes, it manifests

• दृश्यभूः (dṛśyabhūḥ) - the visible world, perceptible existence

• तत् (tat) - that

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, very, only

• इदम् (idam) - this

• जगत् (jagat) - universe, world, moving, living

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

• पूर्णे (pūrṇe) - in the complete one, in the full

• पूर्णम् (pūrṇam) - completely, fully

• व्यवस्थितम् (vyavasthitam) - established, situated, arranged

Words meanings and morphology

पयसि (payasi) - in water, in milk

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of payas

payas - water, milk, fluid

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

तरङ्गाली (taraṅgālī) - a series of waves, wave-array

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of taraṅgālī

taraṅgālī - a series of waves, wave-array

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - from which, because

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine/neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

स्फुरति (sphurati) - it pulsates, it flashes, it manifests

(verb)

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

present tense, third person, singular

Root: sphur (class 6)

दृश्यभूः (dṛśyabhūḥ) - the visible world, perceptible existence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛśyabhū

dṛśyabhū - visible world, perceptible existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dṛśya+bhū)

• dṛśya – visible, perceptible, to be seen
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)
  Derived from the root 'dṛś' (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• bhū – earth, ground, place, existence, world
  noun (feminine)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, very, only

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

जगत् (jagat) - universe, world, moving, living

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - universe, world, all that moves

Present Active Participle (originally)

From root 'gam' (to go) with intensive reduplication; used as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

पूर्णे (pūrṇe) - in the complete one, in the full

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of pūrṇa

pūrṇa - full, complete, perfect, fulfilled

Past Passive Participle (used as adjective)

Derived from the root 'pṛ' (to fill)

Root: pṛ (class 9)

Note: Used substantively, referring to the complete reality (Brahman).

पूर्णम् (pūrṇam) - completely, fully

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pūrṇa

pūrṇa - full, complete, perfect, fulfilled

Past Passive Participle (used as adjective)

Derived from the root 'pṛ' (to fill)

Root: pṛ (class 9)

Note: Used adverbially.

व्यवस्थितम् (vyavasthitam) - established, situated, arranged

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyavasthita

vyavasthita - established, settled, placed, arranged

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefixes 'vi' and 'ava'

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

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