योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-72, verse-2

ते हि तस्य किल प्राणास्तेन क्रान्तेषु तेष्वपि ।
ऋक्षचक्रे स्थितिं कोऽन्यो धत्ते भूतैकधारिणीम् ॥ २ ॥

te hi tasya kila prāṇāstena krānteṣu teṣvapi ,
ṛkṣacakre sthitiṃ ko'nyo dhatte bhūtaikadhāriṇīm 2

2. te hi tasya kila prāṇāḥ tena krānteṣu teṣu api
ṛkṣacakre sthitim kaḥ anyaḥ dhatte bhūtaikadhāriṇīm

2. te hi tasya kila prāṇāḥ tena teṣu api krānteṣu (satsu),
bhūtaikadhāriṇīm ṛkṣacakre sthitim kaḥ anyaḥ dhatte?

2. Indeed, those were his (Brahma's) vital breaths (prāṇas). When he (Brahma) had taken them (the prāṇas) into himself, who else could maintain the stability (sthiti) in the stellar circle, which alone sustains all beings?

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they (masculine plural nominative).

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for.

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him.

• किल (kila) - indeed, forsooth, as is well known.

• प्राणाः (prāṇāḥ) - the vital breaths, life energies (prāṇas).

• तेन (tena) - by him.

• क्रान्तेषु (krānteṣu) - when pervaded/entered/gone into.

• तेषु (teṣu) - in them, among them.

• अपि (api) - even, also, too.

• ऋक्षचक्रे (ṛkṣacakre) - in the circle of constellations/stars.

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

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another.

• धत्ते (dhatte) - holds, bears, maintains.

• भूतैकधारिणीम् (bhūtaikadhāriṇīm) - which alone sustains beings/existence.

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they (masculine plural nominative).

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for.

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him.

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it.

किल (kila) - indeed, forsooth, as is well known.

(indeclinable)

प्राणाः (prāṇāḥ) - the vital breaths, life energies (prāṇas).

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

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

तेन (tena) - by him.

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it.

क्रान्तेषु (krānteṣu) - when pervaded/entered/gone into.

(participle)

Locative, masculine, plural of krānta

krānta - pervaded, entered, gone, overcome.

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'kram' (to step, go) with (implied or explicit) upasarga 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

तेषु (teṣu) - in them, among them.

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it.

Note: Refers to 'prāṇāḥ'. Used in a locative absolute construction.

अपि (api) - even, also, too.

(indeclinable)

ऋक्षचक्रे (ṛkṣacakre) - in the circle of constellations/stars.

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ṛkṣacakra

ṛkṣacakra - circle of stars/constellations, zodiacal circle.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛkṣa+cakra)

• ṛkṣa – star, constellation
  noun (neuter)
• cakra – wheel, circle, disk, multitude
  noun (neuter)

स्थितिम् (sthitim) - stability, existence, position.

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthiti

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

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, why.

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another.

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different.

धत्ते (dhatte) - holds, bears, maintains.

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of dhā

Root: dhā (class 3)

भूतैकधारिणीम् (bhūtaikadhāriṇīm) - which alone sustains beings/existence.

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūtaikadhāriṇī

bhūtaikadhāriṇī - that which alone sustains beings/elements/existence.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūtaika+dhāriṇī)

• bhūtaika – solely existing, one being/element
  adjective (masculine)
• dhāriṇī – female bearer, sustainer, supporter
  noun (feminine)
  agent noun
  feminine form of dhārin, derived from root dhā 'to hold, bear'
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'sthitim'.

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