योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-80, verse-53

अतो यदेव नेदीयो ब्रह्माण्डाख्यं महावपुः ।
तत्पदार्थाः प्रधावन्ति तृषिताः सलिलं यथा ॥ ५३ ॥

ato yadeva nedīyo brahmāṇḍākhyaṃ mahāvapuḥ ,
tatpadārthāḥ pradhāvanti tṛṣitāḥ salilaṃ yathā 53

53. ataḥ yat eva nedīyaḥ brahmāṇḍākhyam mahāvapuḥ
tat padārthāḥ pradhāvanti tṛṣitāḥ salilam yathā

53. ataḥ yat eva nedīyaḥ brahmāṇḍākhyam mahāvapuḥ,
tat padārthāḥ pradhāvanti,
yathā tṛṣitāḥ salilam pradhāvanti

53. Therefore, just as thirsty people run towards water, similarly, all elements (padārthas) rush towards that great form, known as the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa), which is the nearest.

Words meanings summery:

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, for this reason

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• नेदीयः (nedīyaḥ) - nearest, closest

• ब्रह्माण्डाख्यम् (brahmāṇḍākhyam) - known as the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa) (named the cosmic egg, called the universe)

• महावपुः (mahāvapuḥ) - great body, vast form

• तत् (tat) - towards that (great form/cosmic egg) (that, it)

• पदार्थाः (padārthāḥ) - all elements (elements, substances, objects)

• प्रधावन्ति (pradhāvanti) - they run forward, they rush towards

• तृषिताः (tṛṣitāḥ) - thirsty people (thirsty, thirsty ones)

• सलिलम् (salilam) - water

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

Words meanings and morphology

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, for this reason

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Introduces a relative clause.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

नेदीयः (nedīyaḥ) - nearest, closest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nedīyas

nedīyas - nearest, closest, very near

Superlative form of 'anta' or 'anti' (near).

Note: Qualifies 'mahāvapuḥ'.

ब्रह्माण्डाख्यम् (brahmāṇḍākhyam) - known as the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa) (named the cosmic egg, called the universe)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmāṇḍākhya

brahmāṇḍākhya - named the cosmic egg, called the universe

Compound of 'brahmāṇḍa' (cosmic egg) and 'ākhya' (named/called).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahmāṇḍa+ākhya)

• brahmāṇḍa – cosmic egg, universe (brahmāṇḍa)
  noun (neuter)
• ākhya – named, called, designated
  adjective
  Derived from root khyā (to tell/name) with upasarga ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'mahāvapuḥ'.

महावपुः (mahāvapuḥ) - great body, vast form

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahāvapus

mahāvapus - great body, vast form

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'vapus' (body/form).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vapus)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• vapus – body, form, figure
  noun (neuter)

तत् (tat) - towards that (great form/cosmic egg) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Correlates with 'yat'. In this context, implies an accusative of direction (towards that).

पदार्थाः (padārthāḥ) - all elements (elements, substances, objects)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of padārtha

padārtha - object, substance, category, element (padārtha)

प्रधावन्ति (pradhāvanti) - they run forward, they rush towards

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: dhāv (class 1)

तृषिताः (tṛṣitāḥ) - thirsty people (thirsty, thirsty ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tṛṣita

tṛṣita - thirsty

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root tṛṣ (to thirst).

Root: tṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Used substantively to mean 'thirsty people'.

सलिलम् (salilam) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of salila

salila - water

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

(indeclinable)