योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-35, verse-11

आलोकि ध्वान्तघनवन्नववच्च पुरातनम् ।
परमाणोरपि तनु गर्भीकृतजगद्गणम् ॥ ११ ॥

āloki dhvāntaghanavannavavacca purātanam ,
paramāṇorapi tanu garbhīkṛtajagadgaṇam 11

11. āloki dhvāntaghanavat navavat ca purātanam
paramāṇoḥ api tanu garbhīkṛtajagadgaṇam

11. āloki dhvāntaghanavat navavat ca purātanam
paramāṇoḥ api tanu garbhīkṛtajagadgaṇam

11. It is perceived as both a dense darkness and as simultaneously new and ancient. Though more subtle than even an atom, it encompasses countless worlds within itself.

Words meanings summery:

• आलोकि (āloki) - perceived, seen, observed

• ध्वान्तघनवत् (dhvāntaghanavat) - like dense darkness, like thick gloom

• नववत् (navavat) - like new, as if new

• च (ca) - and, also

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old, primeval

• परमाणोः (paramāṇoḥ) - than an atom, of an atom

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• तनु (tanu) - subtle, minute, delicate

• गर्भीकृतजगद्गणम् (garbhīkṛtajagadgaṇam) - having a multitude of worlds contained within it, pregnant with all worlds

Words meanings and morphology

आलोकि (āloki) - perceived, seen, observed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, aorist (luṅ) of ālok

Aorist Passive 3rd Singular

Derived from root √lok (to see) with upasarga ā-. Form `āloki` is a passive aorist 3rd singular.

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 1)

ध्वान्तघनवत् (dhvāntaghanavat) - like dense darkness, like thick gloom

(adjective)

singular of dhvāntaghanavat

dhvāntaghanavat - like dense darkness, dark and dense

Formed with the suffix -vat, indicating similarity. Composed of `dhvānta` (darkness) and `ghana` (dense), acting as a Karmadhāraya compound, then suffixed with -vat.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dhvānta+ghana+vat)

• dhvānta – darkness, gloom, obscured
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of √dhvan (to sound, to darken) used as a noun.
  Root: dhvan (class 1)
• ghana – dense, thick, compact; cloud
  adjective (masculine)
• vat – like, as if, possessing
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity or possession. Here used adverbially.

Note: Used adverbially here, describing how the subject is perceived.

नववत् (navavat) - like new, as if new

(adjective)

singular of navavat

navavat - like new, as if new

Formed with the suffix -vat, indicating similarity. From `nava` (new).

Note: Used adverbially here, describing how the subject is perceived.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old, primeval

(adjective)

neuter, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, primeval

Derived from `purā` (formerly) with suffix -tana. Neuter nominative/accusative singular.

परमाणोः (paramāṇoḥ) - than an atom, of an atom

(noun)

masculine, singular of paramāṇu

paramāṇu - atom, minutest particle, ultimate particle

Masculine noun, 'paramāṇu' (ultimate atom). Inflected in ablative singular for comparison, or genitive singular.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+aṇu)

• parama – supreme, highest, utmost
  adjective (masculine)
• aṇu – atom, minute particle, subtle
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in the ablative for comparison ('than an atom').

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

तनु (tanu) - subtle, minute, delicate

(adjective)

neuter, singular of tanu

tanu - subtle, minute, delicate; slender

Neuter nominative/accusative singular adjective, referring to the implied subject (Brahman).

गर्भीकृतजगद्गणम् (garbhīkṛtajagadgaṇam) - having a multitude of worlds contained within it, pregnant with all worlds

(adjective)

neuter, singular of garbhīkṛtajagadgaṇa

garbhīkṛtajagadgaṇa - having a multitude of worlds contained within, that in which all groups of worlds are made into a womb

Neuter nominative/accusative singular of a Bahuvrīhi compound. Compound: `garbhīkṛta` (made into a womb/contained) + `jagat` (world) + `gaṇa` (multitude/group).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (garbhīkṛta+jagat+gaṇa)

• garbhīkṛta – made pregnant, made to contain, included, made into a womb
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from `garbha` (womb, interior) and `kṛta` (made). A nominal compound functioning as a P.P.P. (made to be a womb/container).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Root √gam (to go) + suffix -at. Used as a noun here.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• gaṇa – multitude, host, group, collection
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the implied subject (Brahman).

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