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

व्ययोदयवती नूनमत्र दृश्यतरङ्गिणी ।
नानातानन्तकुसुमा वहत्यविचलाचले ॥ ३५ ॥

vyayodayavatī nūnamatra dṛśyataraṅgiṇī ,
nānātānantakusumā vahatyavicalācale 35

35. vyaya-udaya-vatī nūnam atra dṛśya-taraṅgiṇī
nānā-tā-ananta-kusumā vahati avicala-acale

35. atra nūnam vyayodayavatī nānātānantakusumā
dṛśyataraṅgiṇī avicalācale vahati

35. Indeed, here, the visible river [of existence], characterized by constant appearance and disappearance, bearing infinite flowers of diverse forms, flows upon the unmoving (acala) ground.

Words meanings summery:

• व्ययोदयवती (vyayodayavatī) - characterized by expenditure and rise, possessing disappearance and appearance

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• दृश्यतरङ्गिणी (dṛśyataraṅgiṇī) - The visible stream of phenomena or existence. (visible river, stream of visible things)

• नानातानन्तकुसुमा (nānātānantakusumā) - having infinite flowers of diverse forms

• वहति (vahati) - flows, carries, bears

• अविचलाचले (avicalācale) - on the changeless foundation or reality. (on the unmoving mountain, on the steady ground)

Words meanings and morphology

व्ययोदयवती (vyayodayavatī) - characterized by expenditure and rise, possessing disappearance and appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vyayodayavat

vyayodayavat - characterized by expenditure and rise, possessing disappearance and appearance

Derived from 'vyayodaya' (expenditure and rise) with the possessive suffix '-vat'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vyaya+udaya+vat)

• vyaya – expenditure, disappearance, decay
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: i (class 2)
• udaya – rise, appearance, origin
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'ud'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)
• vat – possessing, having, like
  suffix
  Possessive suffix.

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

दृश्यतरङ्गिणी (dṛśyataraṅgiṇī) - The visible stream of phenomena or existence. (visible river, stream of visible things)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛśyataraṅgiṇī

dṛśyataraṅgiṇī - visible river, stream of visible things

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dṛśya+taraṅgiṇī)

• dṛśya – visible, to be seen
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• taraṅgiṇī – river, stream, a wavy thing
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'taraṅga' (wave).

नानातानन्तकुसुमा (nānātānantakusumā) - having infinite flowers of diverse forms

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nānātānantakusumā

nānātānantakusumā - having infinite flowers of diverse forms

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nānātā+ananta+kusuma)

• nānātā – manifoldness, diversity, variety
  noun (feminine)
  Abstract noun from 'nānā' (various).
• ananta – infinite, endless, limitless
  adjective (masculine)
  Negation of 'anta' (end) with 'an'.
• kusuma – flower
  noun (neuter)

वहति (vahati) - flows, carries, bears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of vah

Root: vah (class 1)

अविचलाचले (avicalācale) - on the changeless foundation or reality. (on the unmoving mountain, on the steady ground)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of avicalācala

avicalācala - unmoving mountain, steady ground

Compound type : karma dhāraya (avicala+acala)

• avicala – unmoving, steady, firm
  adjective (masculine)
  Negation of 'vicala' (moving, wavering).
• acala – mountain, unmoving, steady
  noun (masculine)
  Negation of 'cala' (moving).

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