योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-35, verse-22

अस्य पूर्णार्णवस्यान्तरिमे त्रिभुवनोर्मयः ।
स्फुरन्त इव तिष्ठन्ति स्वभावद्रवतात्मकाः ॥ २२ ॥

asya pūrṇārṇavasyāntarime tribhuvanormayaḥ ,
sphuranta iva tiṣṭhanti svabhāvadravatātmakāḥ 22

22. asya pūrṇārṇavasya antaḥ ime tribhuvanormayaḥ |
sphurantaḥ iva tiṣṭhanti svabhāvadravatātmakāḥ

22. asya pūrṇārṇavasya antaḥ ime tribhuvanormayaḥ
svabhāvadravatātmakāḥ sphurantaḥ iva tiṣṭhanti

22. Within this full ocean (Brahman), these waves (the three worlds) appear to exist, pulsating as it were, possessing the intrinsic nature (svabhāva) of fluidity.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्य (asya) - of this

• पूर्णार्णवस्य (pūrṇārṇavasya) - of the full ocean, of the complete ocean

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside

• इमे (ime) - these

• त्रिभुवनोर्मयः (tribhuvanormayaḥ) - waves of the three worlds

• स्फुरन्तः (sphurantaḥ) - pulsating, vibrating, throbbing, flashing, appearing

• इव (iva) - as if, like, resembling

• तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, remain, exist

• स्वभावद्रवतात्मकाः (svabhāvadravatātmakāḥ) - having the nature of inherent fluidity, consisting of intrinsic liquidity

Words meanings and morphology

अस्य (asya) - of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

पूर्णार्णवस्य (pūrṇārṇavasya) - of the full ocean, of the complete ocean

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pūrṇārṇava

pūrṇārṇava - full ocean, complete ocean

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pūrṇa+arṇava)

• pūrṇa – full, complete, filled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'pṝ' (to fill)
  Root: pṝ (class 9)
• arṇava – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside

(indeclinable)

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

त्रिभुवनोर्मयः (tribhuvanormayaḥ) - waves of the three worlds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tribhuvanormi

tribhuvanormi - wave of the three worlds

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tribhuvana+ūrmi)

• tri – three
  numeral
• bhuvana – world, existence, being
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'bhū' (to be, exist)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ūrmi – wave, billow, surge
  noun (masculine)

स्फुरन्तः (sphurantaḥ) - pulsating, vibrating, throbbing, flashing, appearing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sphurant

sphurant - vibrating, throbbing, flashing, appearing, manifesting

Present Active Participle

From root 'sphur' (to throb, flash)

Root: sphur (class 6)

इव (iva) - as if, like, resembling

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, remain, exist

(verb)

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

Present Active

Root 'sthā', Class 1 (tiṣṭhati)

Root: sthā (class 1)

स्वभावद्रवतात्मकाः (svabhāvadravatātmakāḥ) - having the nature of inherent fluidity, consisting of intrinsic liquidity

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svabhāvadravatātmaka

svabhāvadravatātmaka - having the nature of inherent fluidity/liquidity

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svabhāva+dravatā+ātmaka)

• sva – own, self, inherent
  pronoun/adjective
• bhāva – nature, state, existence, essence
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhū' (to be, exist)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• dravatā – fluidity, liquidness
  noun (feminine)
  From 'drava' (fluid) + suffix 'tā'
• ātmaka – having the nature of, consisting of, having as its essence
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'ātman'

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