योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-47, verse-22

तृणीकृतत्रिजगतां महतामभिधेयताम् ।
स याति कल्पविटपी नभसीव दिवौकसाम् ॥ २२ ॥

tṛṇīkṛtatrijagatāṃ mahatāmabhidheyatām ,
sa yāti kalpaviṭapī nabhasīva divaukasām 22

22. tṛṇīkṛtatrijagatām mahatām abhidheyatām sa
yāti kalpaviṭapī nabhasi iva divaukasām

22. saḥ tṛṇīkṛtatrijagatām mahatām abhidheyatām yāti,
divaukasām nabhasi kalpaviṭapī iva

22. He attains the state of being called a wish-fulfilling tree (kalpaviṭapī) by those great souls (mahatām) who have treated the three worlds as insignificant as a blade of grass (tṛṇīkṛtatrijagatām), just as the wish-fulfilling tree (kalpaviṭapī) is [called so] by the gods (divaukasām) in the sky (nabhasī).

Words meanings summery:

• तृणीकृतत्रिजगताम् (tṛṇīkṛtatrijagatām) - of those by whom the three worlds have been made like grass, of those who have rendered the three worlds insignificant

• महताम् (mahatām) - of the great ones, of the noble ones

• अभिधेयताम् (abhidheyatām) - the state of being called, the state of being named, nomenclature

• स (sa) - he, that

• याति (yāti) - goes, attains, reaches

• कल्पविटपी (kalpaviṭapī) - wish-fulfilling tree, kalpavṛkṣa

• नभसि (nabhasi) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• दिवौकसाम् (divaukasām) - of the gods, of the dwellers of heaven

Words meanings and morphology

तृणीकृतत्रिजगताम् (tṛṇīkṛtatrijagatām) - of those by whom the three worlds have been made like grass, of those who have rendered the three worlds insignificant

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of tṛṇīkṛtatrijagat

tṛṇīkṛtatrijagat - having made the three worlds into grass/insignificant

Past Passive Participle (used in a Bahuvrīhi compound)

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'tṛṇīkṛta' (made into grass) + 'trijagat' (three worlds).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (tṛṇīkṛta+trijagat)

• tṛṇīkṛta – made into grass, rendered insignificant
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with 'tṛṇa' (grass) and the suffix 'ī' forming a denominative verb.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• trijagat – the three worlds (heaven, earth, and netherworld)
  noun (neuter)
  Dvigu compound: 'tri' (three) + 'jagat' (world).

Note: Agrees with 'mahatām'.

महताम् (mahatām) - of the great ones, of the noble ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahat

mahat - great, large, noble, exalted

अभिधेयताम् (abhidheyatām) - the state of being called, the state of being named, nomenclature

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of abhidheyatā

abhidheyatā - the state of being expressible, nomenclature

Derived from 'abhidheya' (that which is to be named/expressed) with the abstract suffix '-tā'.

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine nominative singular.

याति (yāti) - goes, attains, reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

कल्पविटपी (kalpaviṭapī) - wish-fulfilling tree, kalpavṛkṣa

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalpaviṭapin

kalpaviṭapin - a mythical wish-granting tree

Compound of 'kalpa' (wish, desire) and 'viṭapin' (tree).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kalpa+viṭapin)

• kalpa – a cosmic age, sacred precept, wish, desire
  noun (masculine)
• viṭapin – tree, plant
  noun (masculine)

नभसि (nabhasi) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, cloud

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

दिवौकसाम् (divaukasām) - of the gods, of the dwellers of heaven

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of divaukas

divaukas - god, inhabitant of heaven

Compound of 'div' (heaven) and 'okas' (dwelling).

Compound type : Aluk-Tatpuruṣa (div+okas)

• div – heaven, sky, day
  noun (feminine)
• okas – dwelling, abode, house
  noun (neuter)

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