योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-52, verse-33

यथास्थितं स्थिताः सर्वे भावास्तत्र यथा तथा ।
अनुत्कीर्णा महास्तम्भे विविधाः शालभञ्जिकाः ॥ ३३ ॥

yathāsthitaṃ sthitāḥ sarve bhāvāstatra yathā tathā ,
anutkīrṇā mahāstambhe vividhāḥ śālabhañjikāḥ 33

33. yathāsthitam sthitāḥ sarve bhāvāḥ tatra yathā
tathā anutkīrṇāḥ mahāstambhe vividhāḥ śālabhañjikāḥ

33. sarve bhāvāḥ tatra yathā tathā yathāsthitam sthitāḥ
mahāstambhe anutkīrṇāḥ vividhāḥ śālabhañjikāḥ

33. All existences (bhāvāḥ) are situated there, just as they are, like various figures (śālabhañjikāḥ) that are not yet carved out from a great pillar.

Words meanings summery:

• यथास्थितम् (yathāsthitam) - as it is, as they are situated, in their true state

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - situated, standing, existing

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• भावाः (bhāvāḥ) - entities, states of being (existences, entities, states, natures)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that matter

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

• अनुत्कीर्णाः (anutkīrṇāḥ) - uncarved, unengraved, not yet sculpted

• महास्तम्भे (mahāstambhe) - on a great pillar

• विविधाः (vividhāḥ) - various, diverse, manifold

• शालभञ्जिकाः (śālabhañjikāḥ) - sculpted figures (often female) (bracket figures, sculptures of women or tree spirits, carved female figures)

Words meanings and morphology

यथास्थितम् (yathāsthitam) - as it is, as they are situated, in their true state

(adjective)

neuter, singular of yathāsthita

yathāsthita - as it stands, as it is, existing in its natural state

Compound type : avyayībhāva/tatpuruṣa (yathā+sthita)

• yathā – as, just as
  indeclinable
• sthita – situated, standing, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially here.

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - situated, standing, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - situated, standing, existing

Past Passive Participle

Root: sthā (class 1)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

भावाः (bhāvāḥ) - entities, states of being (existences, entities, states, natures)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhāva

bhāva - being, existence, state, nature, entity, feeling

Root: bhū (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that matter

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

(indeclinable)

अनुत्कीर्णाः (anutkīrṇāḥ) - uncarved, unengraved, not yet sculpted

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of anutkīrṇa

anutkīrṇa - uncarved, unengraved, not yet depicted

Past Passive Participle (negated)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+utkīrṇa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• utkīrṇa – carved out, engraved, sculpted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: ut
  Root: kṛ

महास्तम्भे (mahāstambhe) - on a great pillar

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāstambha

mahāstambha - great pillar, large column

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+stambha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• stambha – pillar, column, post
  noun (masculine)

विविधाः (vividhāḥ) - various, diverse, manifold

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold, different kinds of

शालभञ्जिकाः (śālabhañjikāḥ) - sculpted figures (often female) (bracket figures, sculptures of women or tree spirits, carved female figures)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śālabhañjikā

śālabhañjikā - a kind of female figurine carved on pillars or gates, a tree-nymph, a sport or game (plucking flowers)

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