योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-34, verse-25
यथोर्म्यादि जले वृक्षे यथा वा शालभञ्जिका ।
यथा घटादयो भूमौ तथा ब्रह्मणि सर्गता ॥ २५ ॥
यथा घटादयो भूमौ तथा ब्रह्मणि सर्गता ॥ २५ ॥
yathormyādi jale vṛkṣe yathā vā śālabhañjikā ,
yathā ghaṭādayo bhūmau tathā brahmaṇi sargatā 25
yathā ghaṭādayo bhūmau tathā brahmaṇi sargatā 25
25.
yathā ūrmi ādi jale vṛkṣe yathā vā śālabhañjikā
yathā ghaṭa ādayaḥ bhūmau tathā brahmaṇi sargatā
yathā ghaṭa ādayaḥ bhūmau tathā brahmaṇi sargatā
25.
yathā ūrmi ādi jale (asti) yathā
vā śālabhañjikā vṛkṣe (asti)
yathā ghaṭa ādayaḥ bhūmau (santi)
tathā sargatā brahmaṇi (asti)
vā śālabhañjikā vṛkṣe (asti)
yathā ghaṭa ādayaḥ bhūmau (santi)
tathā sargatā brahmaṇi (asti)
25.
Just as waves and similar phenomena exist in water, or as a sculpted figure (śālabhañjikā) exists within a tree, or as pots and other objects are found within the earth, so too does the entire creation (sargatā) exist within Brahman (brahman).
Words meanings summery:
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- यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like
- ऊर्मि (ūrmi) - wave, ripple
- आदि (ādi) - and the like (beginning, and so forth, etc.)
- जले (jale) - in water
- वृक्षे (vṛkṣe) - in a tree
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like
- वा (vā) - or, either
- शालभञ्जिका (śālabhañjikā) - a sculpted figure, a statue carved from wood
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like
- घट (ghaṭa) - pot, jar
- आदयः (ādayaḥ) - and other objects, and so forth (beginning with, and so forth, etc.)
- भूमौ (bhūmau) - in the earth, on the ground
- तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly
- ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - within Brahman (brahman) (in Brahman)
- सर्गता (sargatā) - the entire creation (sargatā) (the state of creation, creation-ness)
Words meanings and morphology
यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like
(indeclinable)
Relative adverb.
ऊर्मि (ūrmi) - wave, ripple
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ūrmi
ūrmi - wave, ripple, current
Root: ṛ
Note: Here, it's the first part of the compound ūrmyādi.
आदि (ādi) - and the like (beginning, and so forth, etc.)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ādi
ādi - beginning, commencement, first; and so on, et cetera
From ā-dā (to take up).
Prefix: ā
Root: dā (class 3)
जले (jale) - in water
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of jala
jala - water
From root jal (to flow).
Root: jal (class 1)
वृक्षे (vṛkṣe) - in a tree
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of vṛkṣa
vṛkṣa - tree, plant
From root vṛkṣ (to cover).
Root: vṛkṣ
यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like
(indeclinable)
Relative adverb.
वा (vā) - or, either
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
शालभञ्जिका (śālabhañjikā) - a sculpted figure, a statue carved from wood
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śālabhañjikā
śālabhañjikā - a girl/figure sculpted in wood or stone, a bracket figure, an ornament (lit. a broken branch, but refers to artistic figures)
From śāla (a type of tree, or house/hall) + bhañjikā (breaking, from root bhañj). Refers to a figure carved out of a tree trunk or branch.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śāla+bhañjikā)
- śāla – sāla tree, wood, house
noun (masculine) - bhañjikā – breaker, breaking, a figure (as if broken out of wood)
noun (feminine)
From root bhañj (to break).
Root: bhañj (class 7)
यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like
(indeclinable)
Relative adverb.
घट (ghaṭa) - pot, jar
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ghaṭa
ghaṭa - pot, jar, pitcher
From root ghaṭ (to strive, to be formed).
Root: ghaṭ (class 1)
आदयः (ādayaḥ) - and other objects, and so forth (beginning with, and so forth, etc.)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ādi
ādi - beginning, commencement, first; and so on, et cetera
From ā-dā (to take up).
Prefix: ā
Root: dā (class 3)
भूमौ (bhūmau) - in the earth, on the ground
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi
bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil
From root bhū (to be).
Root: bhū (class 1)
तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly
(indeclinable)
Correlative adverb to yathā.
ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - within Brahman (brahman) (in Brahman)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - the Absolute, ultimate reality, universal spirit, sacred word
From root bṛh (to grow, expand).
Root: bṛh (class 1)
सर्गता (sargatā) - the entire creation (sargatā) (the state of creation, creation-ness)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sargatā
sargatā - the state of creation, creativeness, createdness
From sarga (creation) + tā (abstract suffix).
Root: sṛj (class 6)