योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-43, verse-62

गतं स्वमत्यजद्रूपं तरङ्गत्वं यथा पयः ।
मूलशाखाग्रपर्यन्ता सत्ता विटपिनो यथा ॥ ६२ ॥

gataṃ svamatyajadrūpaṃ taraṅgatvaṃ yathā payaḥ ,
mūlaśākhāgraparyantā sattā viṭapino yathā 62

62. gatam svam atyajat rūpam taraṅgatvam yathā
payaḥ mūlaśākhāgraparyantā sattā viṭapinaḥ yathā

62. yathā payaḥ svam atyajat rūpam taraṅgatvam gatam [bhavati] yathā [ca] viṭapinaḥ mūlaśākhāgraparyantā sattā [bhavati].

62. Just as the distinct form of a wave (tarangatvam), which does not abandon its inherent nature as water (payaḥ), eventually disappears, and just as the existence (sattā) of a tree pervades from its roots to its branches and its crown.

62. כשם שהמים אינם מאבדים את מהותם כאשר הם הופכים לגל, וכפי שקיומו של העץ משתרע מהשורש ועד קצה הענפים...

Words meanings summery:

• गतम् (gatam) - gone, disappeared, passed away, attained

• स्वम् (svam) - its (water's) own inherent nature/essence (one's own, its own, property, wealth)

• अत्यजत् (atyajat) - not abandoning, not giving up, not forsaking

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, nature, beauty

• तरङ्गत्वम् (taraṅgatvam) - the state of being a wave, wave-ness

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to, like

• पयः (payaḥ) - water, milk, vital fluid

• मूलशाखाग्रपर्यन्ता (mūlaśākhāgraparyantā) - extending to the roots, branches, and top (of a tree)

• सत्ता (sattā) - existence, being, reality

• विटपिनः (viṭapinaḥ) - of a tree

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to, like

Words meanings and morphology

गतम् (gatam) - gone, disappeared, passed away, attained

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, past, departed, disappeared, attained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

स्वम् (svam) - its (water's) own inherent nature/essence (one's own, its own, property, wealth)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self, property, wealth

अत्यजत् (atyajat) - not abandoning, not giving up, not forsaking

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of atyajat

atyajat - not abandoning, not leaving, not giving up

Present Active Participle (negative)

Formed from negative prefix 'a-' and participle of root tyaj (to abandon).

Prefix: a

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with rūpam.

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, nature, beauty

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, appearance, nature, beauty, shape

तरङ्गत्वम् (taraṅgatvam) - the state of being a wave, wave-ness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of taraṅgatva

taraṅgatva - the state of being a wave, wave-ness

Formed from 'taraṅga' with suffix '-tva'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (taraṅga+tva)

• taraṅga – wave, billow, surge
  noun (masculine)
• tva – state of being, -ness, -hood
  suffix (neuter)
  Suffix forming abstract neuter nouns.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to, like

(indeclinable)

पयः (payaḥ) - water, milk, vital fluid

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of payas

payas - water, milk, fluid, vital sap, strength

मूलशाखाग्रपर्यन्ता (mūlaśākhāgraparyantā) - extending to the roots, branches, and top (of a tree)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mūlaśākhāgraparyanta

mūlaśākhāgraparyanta - extending to the roots, branches, and top

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mūla+śākhā+agra+paryanta)

• mūla – root, foundation, origin, base
  noun (neuter)
• śākhā – branch, limb, division
  noun (feminine)
• agra – top, tip, front, summit
  noun (neuter)
• paryanta – end, limit, boundary, extending up to
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'sattā'.

सत्ता (sattā) - existence, being, reality

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sattā

sattā - existence, being, reality, essence

Root: as (class 2)

विटपिनः (viṭapinaḥ) - of a tree

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of viṭapin

viṭapin - tree, having branches

Derived from 'viṭapa' (branch) with suffix '-in'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to, like

(indeclinable)

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