योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-66, verse-24
सप्तानां जलमब्धीनामौर्वाग्निः पिबति ज्वलन् ।
लोकान्तराणामाकल्पं कालो भूतगणं यथा ॥ २४ ॥
लोकान्तराणामाकल्पं कालो भूतगणं यथा ॥ २४ ॥
saptānāṃ jalamabdhīnāmaurvāgniḥ pibati jvalan ,
lokāntarāṇāmākalpaṃ kālo bhūtagaṇaṃ yathā 24
lokāntarāṇāmākalpaṃ kālo bhūtagaṇaṃ yathā 24
24.
saptānām jalam abdhīnām aurvāgniḥ pibati jvalan
lokāntarāṇām ākalpam kālaḥ bhūtagaṇam yathā
lokāntarāṇām ākalpam kālaḥ bhūtagaṇam yathā
24.
jvalan aurvāgniḥ saptānām abdhīnām jalam pibati
yathā kālaḥ ākalpam lokāntarāṇām bhūtagaṇam
yathā kālaḥ ākalpam lokāntarāṇām bhūtagaṇam
24.
The blazing submarine fire drinks the water of the seven oceans, just as Time (kāla) devours the multitude of beings (bhūtagaṇa) in various worlds until the end of a cosmic cycle (kalpa).
Words meanings summery:
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- सप्तानाम् (saptānām) - of the seven
- जलम् (jalam) - water
- अब्धीनाम् (abdhīnām) - of the oceans, of the seas
- और्वाग्निः (aurvāgniḥ) - submarine fire, fire of Aurva
- पिबति (pibati) - drinks
- ज्वलन् (jvalan) - blazing, burning
- लोकान्तराणाम् (lokāntarāṇām) - of other worlds, of other regions
- आकल्पम् (ākalpam) - until the end of a cosmic cycle (kalpa)
- कालः (kālaḥ) - time, death
- भूतगणम् (bhūtagaṇam) - multitude of beings, host of creatures
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like
Words meanings and morphology
सप्तानाम् (saptānām) - of the seven
(numeral)
जलम् (jalam) - water
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of jala
jala - water
अब्धीनाम् (abdhīnām) - of the oceans, of the seas
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of abdhi
abdhi - ocean, sea
और्वाग्निः (aurvāgniḥ) - submarine fire, fire of Aurva
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aurvāgni
aurvāgni - submarine fire, fire of Aurva (a mythical sage who gave the fire to the ocean)
Compound type : tatpurusha (urvā+agni)
- urvā – fire, flame
noun (feminine) - agni – fire, deity Agni
noun (masculine)
पिबति (pibati) - drinks
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of √pā
present stem piba-
Root: √pā (class 1)
ज्वलन् (jvalan) - blazing, burning
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jvalat
jvalat - blazing, burning
present active participle
derived from √jval (to blaze, burn)
Root: √jval (class 1)
Note: Agrees with aurvāgniḥ.
लोकान्तराणाम् (lokāntarāṇām) - of other worlds, of other regions
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of lokāntara
lokāntara - other world, other region
Compound type : tatpurusha (loka+antara)
- loka – world, realm, people
noun (masculine) - antara – other, different, interior
adjective (neuter)
आकल्पम् (ākalpam) - until the end of a cosmic cycle (kalpa)
(indeclinable)
indeclinable adverb formed with ā + kalpa
Compound type : bahuvrihi (ā+kalpa)
- ā – until, up to
indeclinable - kalpa – a cosmic cycle, aeon, fixed rule
noun (masculine)
Note: Acts as an adverb of time.
कालः (kālaḥ) - time, death
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla
kāla - time, death, fate
Note: Refers to personified Time or the destructive aspect of time.
भूतगणम् (bhūtagaṇam) - multitude of beings, host of creatures
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bhūtagaṇa
bhūtagaṇa - multitude of beings/creatures/elements
Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūta+gaṇa)
- bhūta – being, creature, element, past
noun (neuter)
past passive participle
derived from √bhū (to be, become)
Root: √bhū (class 1) - gaṇa – multitude, host, collection
noun (masculine)
Note: Object of the implied verb (devours).
यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like
(indeclinable)