योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-72, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अथाकृष्टवति प्राणान्स्वयंभुवि नभोभवः ।
विराडात्मनि तत्याज वातस्कन्धस्थितः स्थितिम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
athākṛṣṭavati prāṇānsvayaṃbhuvi nabhobhavaḥ ,
virāḍātmani tatyāja vātaskandhasthitaḥ sthitim 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca atha ākṛṣṭavati prāṇān svayambhuvi
nabhobhavaḥ virāṭ ātmani tatyāja vātaskandhasthitaḥ sthitim

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca atha svayambhuvi prāṇān ākṛṣṭavati,
nabhobhavaḥ vātaskandhasthitaḥ virāṭ ātmani sthitim tatyāja

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Then, when Svayambhū (Brahma) had withdrawn the vital breaths (prāṇas), the Virāṭ (cosmic body), which was born from space and situated within the mass of winds, relinquished its existence (sthiti) within its own cosmic self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Revered Vasiṣṭha.

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke.

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereafter.

• आकृष्टवति (ākṛṣṭavati) - when he had withdrawn/pulled back.

• प्राणान् (prāṇān) - the vital breaths, life energies (prāṇas).

• स्वयम्भुवि (svayambhuvi) - in Svayambhū; when Svayambhū (Brahma).

• नभोभवः (nabhobhavaḥ) - Refers to the cosmic body (Virāṭ). (the one born from space; the ethereal-born.)

• विराट् (virāṭ) - Adjectival form referring to the cosmic body (Virāṭ) or self. (the cosmic; universal; vast.)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self, in the soul, in itself.

• तत्याज (tatyāja) - relinquished, abandoned, gave up.

• वातस्कन्धस्थितः (vātaskandhasthitaḥ) - situated in the mass of winds.

• स्थितिम् (sthitim) - existence, stability, position.

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Revered Vasiṣṭha.

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The venerable sage Vasiṣṭha.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke.

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereafter.

(indeclinable)

आकृष्टवति (ākṛṣṭavati) - when he had withdrawn/pulled back.

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākṛṣṭavat

ākṛṣṭavat - having withdrawn/pulled back, having attracted.

Past Active Participle

From root 'kṛṣ' (to pull) with upasarga 'ā' and suffix 'ktavat'.

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛṣ (class 6)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

प्राणान् (prāṇān) - the vital breaths, life energies (prāṇas).

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life-force (prāṇa).

स्वयम्भुवि (svayambhuvi) - in Svayambhū; when Svayambhū (Brahma).

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svayambhū

svayambhū - self-existent, self-born; Brahma.

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

नभोभवः (nabhobhavaḥ) - Refers to the cosmic body (Virāṭ). (the one born from space; the ethereal-born.)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nabhobhava

nabhobhava - born from space/ether, ethereal-born.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nabhas+bhava)

• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• bhava – being, existence, origin, birth
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

विराट् (virāṭ) - Adjectival form referring to the cosmic body (Virāṭ) or self. (the cosmic; universal; vast.)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of virāṭ

virāṭ - universal, cosmic, vast; the cosmic person (Virāṭ).

Note: Functions as an adjective for 'ātmani' in the compound-like phrase 'virāṭ ātmani'.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self, in the soul, in itself.

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, the individual soul (ātman), the Supreme Self (ātman).

तत्याज (tatyāja) - relinquished, abandoned, gave up.

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of tyaj

Root: tyaj (class 1)

वातस्कन्धस्थितः (vātaskandhasthitaḥ) - situated in the mass of winds.

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vātaskandhasthita

vātaskandhasthita - situated in the mass/aggregate of winds.

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) in compound with 'vātaskandha'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vātaskandha+sthita)

• vātaskandha – mass of winds, aggregation of winds
  noun (masculine)
• sthita – stood, situated, existing
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root sthā 'to stand'
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'nabhobhavaḥ'.

स्थितिम् (sthitim) - existence, stability, position.

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - state, condition, existence, stability, position, duration.

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