योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-36, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
चमत्कुर्वन्त्यथानर्था आवर्ता इव वारिणि ।
एकस्वभावाः सकला यथा वारितरङ्गकाः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
camatkurvantyathānarthā āvartā iva vāriṇi ,
ekasvabhāvāḥ sakalā yathā vāritaraṅgakāḥ 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca atha anarthāḥ āvartāḥ iva
vāriṇi ekasvabhāvāḥ sakalāḥ yathā vāritaraṅgakāḥ

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca atha anarthāḥ āvartāḥ iva vāriṇi
camatkurvanti sakalāḥ ekasvabhāvāḥ yathā vāritaraṅgakāḥ

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: "Now, these apparent phenomena manifest wonderfully, just like eddies (āvarta) in water (vāri). All of them are of a single intrinsic nature (svabhāva), just as water waves (vāritaraṅgaka) (are of the nature of water)."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The sage Vasiṣṭha (Venerable Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover

• अनर्थाः (anarthāḥ) - non-real entities, illusory phenomena, things without ultimate purpose or substance

• आवर्ताः (āvartāḥ) - eddies, whirlpools, revolutions

• इव (iva) - like, as, just as

• वारिणि (vāriṇi) - in water

• एकस्वभावाः (ekasvabhāvāḥ) - of one nature, having a single essence

• सकलाः (sakalāḥ) - all, whole, complete

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• वारितरङ्गकाः (vāritaraṅgakāḥ) - water waves

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The sage Vasiṣṭha (Venerable Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - the venerable Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – revered, splendid, prosperity
  adjective (feminine)
  an honorific
• vasiṣṭha – best, most excellent; a celebrated Vedic sage
  proper noun (masculine)
  superlative of 'vasu'
  Root: vas (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense

Perfect 3rd person singular, parasmāipada, formed from root vac, reduplicated

Root: vac (class 2)

अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover

(indeclinable)

Marks the beginning of a new section or thought, often translating to 'now' or 'furthermore'. Also indicates logical sequence.

अनर्थाः (anarthāḥ) - non-real entities, illusory phenomena, things without ultimate purpose or substance

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anartha

anartha - without meaning, useless, detrimental, unreal, non-thing

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+artha)

• an – not, un-, in-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, reality, wealth
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛ

आवर्ताः (āvartāḥ) - eddies, whirlpools, revolutions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āvarta

āvarta - eddy, whirlpool, circular motion, revolution

Derived from ā + vṛt (to turn)

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, just as

(indeclinable)

वारिणि (vāriṇi) - in water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vāri

vāri - water, liquid

Root: vṛ

एकस्वभावाः (ekasvabhāvāḥ) - of one nature, having a single essence

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ekasvabhāva

ekasvabhāva - having one nature/essence, uniform in character

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+svabhāva)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral
• svabhāva – own nature, intrinsic quality
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sva
  Root: bhū (class 1)

सकलाः (sakalāḥ) - all, whole, complete

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sakala

sakala - all, whole, entire, complete

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+kala)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  prefix meaning 'with'
• kala – part, portion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kal (class 10)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

Used to introduce a comparison.

वारितरङ्गकाः (vāritaraṅgakāḥ) - water waves

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vāritaraṅgaka

vāritaraṅgaka - water waves, ripples

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vāri+taraṅgaka)

• vāri – water
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛ
• taraṅgaka – wave, ripple
  noun (masculine)
  diminutive of taraṅga
  Root: tṛ

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