योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-66, verse-17
वृक्षोर्व्यब्ध्यद्रिखचराः प्राणिनोन्तः स्फुरन्त्यलम् ।
मृतिजन्मोन्मुखाः कीटसुरासुरजलौकसः ॥ १७ ॥
मृतिजन्मोन्मुखाः कीटसुरासुरजलौकसः ॥ १७ ॥
vṛkṣorvyabdhyadrikhacarāḥ prāṇinontaḥ sphurantyalam ,
mṛtijanmonmukhāḥ kīṭasurāsurajalaukasaḥ 17
mṛtijanmonmukhāḥ kīṭasurāsurajalaukasaḥ 17
17.
vṛkṣorvyabdhyadrikha-carāḥ prāṇinaḥ antaḥ sphuranti
alam mṛtijanmonmukhāḥ kīṭasurāsurajalaukasaḥ
alam mṛtijanmonmukhāḥ kīṭasurāsurajalaukasaḥ
17.
vṛkṣorvyabdhyadrikha-carāḥ kīṭasurāsurajalaukasaḥ
mṛtijanmonmukhāḥ prāṇinaḥ antaḥ alam sphuranti
mṛtijanmonmukhāḥ prāṇinaḥ antaḥ alam sphuranti
17.
Trees, earth-dwellers, ocean-dwellers, mountain-dwellers, sky-dwellers, worms, gods, demons, and aquatic creatures—all these living beings manifest abundantly within (this universe), perpetually facing birth and death.
Words meanings summery:
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- वृक्षोर्व्यब्ध्यद्रिख-चराः (vṛkṣorvyabdhyadrikha-carāḥ) - trees, earth-dwellers, ocean-dwellers, mountain-dwellers, and sky-dwellers
- प्राणिनः (prāṇinaḥ) - living beings, creatures
- अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within, internally
- स्फुरन्ति (sphuranti) - they flash, they throb, they manifest
- अलम् (alam) - sufficiently, abundantly, greatly, indeed
- मृतिजन्मोन्मुखाः (mṛtijanmonmukhāḥ) - facing death and birth, prone to death and birth
- कीटसुरासुरजलौकसः (kīṭasurāsurajalaukasaḥ) - worms, gods, demons, and aquatic creatures
Words meanings and morphology
वृक्षोर्व्यब्ध्यद्रिख-चराः (vṛkṣorvyabdhyadrikha-carāḥ) - trees, earth-dwellers, ocean-dwellers, mountain-dwellers, and sky-dwellers
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛkṣorvyabdhyadrikha-cara
vṛkṣorvyabdhyadrikha-cara - trees, earth-dwellers, ocean-dwellers, mountain-dwellers, and sky-dwellers
Compound type : dvandva (vṛkṣa+urvi+abdhi+adri+khacara)
- vṛkṣa – tree
noun (masculine)
Root: vṛkṣ - urvi – earth; relating to earth
noun (feminine) - abdhi – ocean, sea
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ap
Root: dhā (class 3) - adri – mountain, rock
noun (masculine) - khacara – moving in the air/sky, sky-dweller, bird, celestial being
adjective (masculine)
From kha (sky) + cara (moving).
Root: car (class 1)
Note: Acts as part of the subject, referring to different categories of living beings.
प्राणिनः (prāṇinaḥ) - living beings, creatures
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṇin
prāṇin - living being, creature, animate being
From prāṇa (life breath) + -in suffix.
Root: an (class 2)
Note: Refers to all the categories of beings mentioned.
अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within, internally
(indeclinable)
Note: The visarga is part of the indeclinable ending 'ar'.
स्फुरन्ति (sphuranti) - they flash, they throb, they manifest
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sphur
Present Active Indicative
Root class 6, Parasmaipada
Root: sphur (class 6)
Note: Subject is `prāṇinaḥ`.
अलम् (alam) - sufficiently, abundantly, greatly, indeed
(indeclinable)
मृतिजन्मोन्मुखाः (mṛtijanmonmukhāḥ) - facing death and birth, prone to death and birth
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛtijanmonmukha
mṛtijanmonmukha - facing death and birth, inclined towards death and birth
Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (mṛti+janma+unmukha)
- mṛti – death
noun (feminine)
From root mṛ (to die).
Root: mṛ (class 6) - janma – birth, origin
noun (neuter)
From root jan (to be born).
Root: jan (class 4) - unmukha – facing, looking towards, inclined to, ready for
adjective (masculine)
From ud-mukha (having face upwards/towards).
Prefix: ud
Root: mukh
Note: Qualifies `prāṇinaḥ`.
कीटसुरासुरजलौकसः (kīṭasurāsurajalaukasaḥ) - worms, gods, demons, and aquatic creatures
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kīṭasurāsurajalaukasa
kīṭasurāsurajalaukasa - worms, gods, demons, and aquatic creatures
Compound type : dvandva (kīṭa+sura+asura+jalaukas)
- kīṭa – worm, insect
noun (masculine) - sura – god, deity
noun (masculine) - asura – demon, anti-god
noun (masculine)
From a-sura (not god). - jalaukas – aquatic animal, leech
noun (masculine)
From jala (water) + okas (dwelling).
Prefix: jala
Root: vas (class 1)
Note: Qualifies `prāṇinaḥ` or acts as a further list of subjects.