योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-74, verse-8
द्यौस्तालु विपुलं तस्य तारारुधिरबिन्दवः ।
संविद्वातलवा देहे सुरासुरनरादयः ॥ ८ ॥
संविद्वातलवा देहे सुरासुरनरादयः ॥ ८ ॥
dyaustālu vipulaṃ tasya tārārudhirabindavaḥ ,
saṃvidvātalavā dehe surāsuranarādayaḥ 8
saṃvidvātalavā dehe surāsuranarādayaḥ 8
8.
dyauḥ tālu vipulam tasya tārārudhirabindavaḥ
saṃvidvātalavāḥ dehe surāsuranarādayaḥ
saṃvidvātalavāḥ dehe surāsuranarādayaḥ
8.
tasya vipulam tālu dyauḥ tārārudhirabindavaḥ.
surāsuranarādayaḥ dehe saṃvidvātalavāḥ
surāsuranarādayaḥ dehe saṃvidvātalavāḥ
8.
His expansive palate is the sky (dyauḥ); the stars are drops of blood. Within his body, gods, asuras (demons), humans, and others are but particles of conscious vital breath (saṃvidvātalava).
Words meanings summery:
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- द्यौः (dyauḥ) - sky, heaven, luminosity
- तालु (tālu) - palate, roof of the mouth
- विपुलम् (vipulam) - expansive, broad, vast
- तस्य (tasya) - of him, of it
- तारारुधिरबिन्दवः (tārārudhirabindavaḥ) - drops of star-blood, stars as blood drops
- संविद्वातलवाः (saṁvidvātalavāḥ) - particles of conscious vital breath, particles of consciousness and wind
- देहे (dehe) - in the cosmic body of Virāj (in the body)
- सुरासुरनरादयः (surāsuranarādayaḥ) - gods, demons, humans, and others
Words meanings and morphology
द्यौः (dyauḥ) - sky, heaven, luminosity
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dyu
dyu - sky, heaven, luminosity
Note: Predicate nominative for `tālu`.
तालु (tālu) - palate, roof of the mouth
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tālu
tālu - palate, roof of the mouth
Note: Subject.
विपुलम् (vipulam) - expansive, broad, vast
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vipula
vipula - expansive, broad, vast
`vi` (intensive) + `pula` (often related to `pūr` to fill, hence 'full, large')
Note: Modifies `tālu`.
तस्य (tasya) - of him, of it
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that
Note: Possessive, referring to Virāj.
तारारुधिरबिन्दवः (tārārudhirabindavaḥ) - drops of star-blood, stars as blood drops
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tārārudhirabindu
tārārudhirabindu - drops of star-blood
Compound of `tārā` (star), `rudhira` (blood), and `bindu` (drop). Interpreted as stars which are like drops of blood.
Compound type : karmadhāraya (tārā+rudhira+bindu)
- tārā – star
noun (feminine) - rudhira – blood, red
noun (neuter) - bindu – drop, dot
noun (masculine)
Note: Subject implied for 'are'.
संविद्वातलवाः (saṁvidvātalavāḥ) - particles of conscious vital breath, particles of consciousness and wind
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃvidvātalava
saṁvidvātalava - particles of conscious vital breath, or particles of consciousness and wind
Compound of `saṃvid` (consciousness), `vāta` (wind/vital breath), and `lava` (particle/fragment). Interpreted as 'particles consisting of consciousness and wind/vital breath'.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃvid+vāta+lava)
- saṃvid – consciousness, knowledge
noun (feminine)
From root `vid` with `sam`
Prefix: sam
Root: vid (class 2) - vāta – wind, vital air
noun (masculine) - lava – particle, drop, fragment
noun (masculine)
From root `lū` (to cut)
Root: lū (class 9)
Note: Predicate nominative for `surāsuranarādayaḥ`.
देहे (dehe) - in the cosmic body of Virāj (in the body)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of deha
deha - body, form
From root `dih` (to anoint, to grow)
Root: dih (class 6)
Note: Indicates location.
सुरासुरनरादयः (surāsuranarādayaḥ) - gods, demons, humans, and others
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of surāsuranarādi
surāsuranarādi - gods, demons, humans, and others
Compound of `sura` (god), `asura` (demon), `nara` (man, human), and `ādi` (beginning, and so on). The `ādi` suffix implies 'etc.' or 'beginning with these'.
Compound type : dvandva (sura+asura+nara+ādi)
- sura – god, deity
noun (masculine) - asura – demon, anti-god
noun (masculine)
`a` (not) + `sura` (god) - nara – man, human
noun (masculine)
Root: nṛ (class 1) - ādi – beginning, first, etcetera
noun (masculine)
Note: Subject.