योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-80, verse-52

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
स पार्थिवपदार्थानां स्थितः पुष्करपत्रवत् ।
भागस्तमेवाधावन्ति ते सुता मातरं यथा ॥ ५२ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
sa pārthivapadārthānāṃ sthitaḥ puṣkarapatravat ,
bhāgastamevādhāvanti te sutā mātaraṃ yathā 52

52. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca saḥ pārthivapadārthānām sthitaḥ
puṣkarapatravat bhāgaḥ tam eva adhāvanti te sutāḥ mātaram yathā

52. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca saḥ pārthivapadārthānām bhāgaḥ puṣkarapatravat sthitaḥ yathā sutāḥ mātaram,
te tam eva adhāvanti

52. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: 'That portion, consisting of earthly elements (padārthas), exists like a lotus leaf. Just as sons run towards their mother, similarly, these elements rush towards it (that portion).'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• सः (saḥ) - that (portion) (that, he)

• पार्थिवपदार्थानाम् (pārthivapadārthānām) - of earthly elements, of material substances

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - exists, is positioned (situated, standing, existing)

• पुष्करपत्रवत् (puṣkarapatravat) - like a lotus leaf

• भागः (bhāgaḥ) - part, portion, share

• तम् (tam) - towards that portion (that, it)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• अधावन्ति (adhāvanti) - they run towards, they rush towards

• ते (te) - these (elements/substances) (they)

• सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons, children

• मातरम् (mātaram) - mother

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Sage Vasiṣṭha

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - that (portion) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Refers to 'bhāgaḥ'.

पार्थिवपदार्थानाम् (pārthivapadārthānām) - of earthly elements, of material substances

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pārthivapadārtha

pārthivapadārtha - earthly substance/element

Compound of 'pārthiva' (earthly) and 'padārtha' (element/substance).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pārthiva+padārtha)

• pārthiva – earthly, terrestrial, material
  adjective
• padārtha – object, substance, category, element (padārtha)
  noun (masculine)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - exists, is positioned (situated, standing, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'bhāgaḥ'.

पुष्करपत्रवत् (puṣkarapatravat) - like a lotus leaf

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'puṣkarapatra' (lotus leaf) with suffix '-vat' (like).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṣkara+patra)

• puṣkara – lotus, blue lotus
  noun (neuter)
• patra – leaf, feather
  noun (neuter)

भागः (bhāgaḥ) - part, portion, share

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāga

bhāga - part, portion, share

Root: bhaj (class 1)

तम् (tam) - towards that portion (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Refers to 'bhāgaḥ'.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

अधावन्ति (adhāvanti) - they run towards, they rush towards

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of adhāv

Prefix: adhi

Root: dhāv (class 1)

ते (te) - these (elements/substances) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Refers to the 'pārthivapadārthāḥ' (earthly elements) implied from context.

सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons, children

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suta

suta - son, child

Root: sū (class 4)

मातरम् (mātaram) - mother

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)