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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-85, verse-19

प्रकृतिः पुरुषं स्पृष्ट्वा प्रकृतित्वं समुज्झति ।
तदन्तरेकतां गत्वा नदीरूपमिवार्णवे ॥ १९ ॥
prakṛtiḥ puruṣaṃ spṛṣṭvā prakṛtitvaṃ samujjhati ,
tadantarekatāṃ gatvā nadīrūpamivārṇave 19
19. prakṛtiḥ puruṣam spṛṣṭvā prakṛtitvam samujjhati
tat antarekatām gatvā nadīrūpam iva arṇave
19. prakṛtiḥ puruṣam spṛṣṭvā prakṛtitvam samujjhati
tat antarekatām gatvā arṇave nadīrūpam iva
19. Nature (prakṛti), having come into contact with the cosmic person (puruṣa), completely abandons its own distinct nature. It is as if a river, having attained oneness within the ocean, gives up its individual river form.

Words meanings summery:

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  • प्रकृतिः (prakṛtiḥ) - the primordial matter or fundamental nature (prakṛti) (nature, primary substance, material cause)
  • पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - the cosmic person (puruṣa), the conscious principle (person, man, cosmic person, spirit)
  • स्पृष्ट्वा (spṛṣṭvā) - having come into contact with (the puruṣa) (having touched, having come into contact with)
  • प्रकृतित्वम् (prakṛtitvam) - its own distinct nature as primordial matter (the nature of prakṛti, own nature)
  • समुज्झति (samujjhati) - completely gives up its distinct qualities or individuality (abandons, gives up, discards completely)
  • तत् (tat) - in that (context) (that, by that)
  • अन्तरेकताम् (antarekatām) - having achieved a state of inner unity or merging (oneness within, internal unity)
  • गत्वा (gatvā) - having attained (oneness) (having gone, having attained, having reached)
  • नदीरूपम् (nadīrūpam) - its distinct form as a river (the form of a river, river-like form)
  • इव (iva) - as if (a comparison) (like, as, as if)
  • अर्णवे (arṇave) - within the vast ocean (in the ocean, in the sea)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रकृतिः (prakṛtiḥ) - the primordial matter or fundamental nature (prakṛti) (nature, primary substance, material cause)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of prakṛti
prakṛti - nature, primary substance, origin, material cause, primordial matter
From pra- + kṛ + ti
Prefix: pra
Root: kṛ (class 8)
पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - the cosmic person (puruṣa), the conscious principle (person, man, cosmic person, spirit)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa
puruṣa - man, person, male, human being, spirit, the cosmic person, soul
स्पृष्ट्वा (spṛṣṭvā) - having come into contact with (the puruṣa) (having touched, having come into contact with)
(indeclinable)
absolutive/gerund
Absolutive form from root spṛś
Root: spṛś (class 6)
Note: This is an indeclinable past participle (absolutive/gerund).
प्रकृतित्वम् (prakṛtitvam) - its own distinct nature as primordial matter (the nature of prakṛti, own nature)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of prakṛtitva
prakṛtitva - the state or quality of prakṛti, its nature
Derived from prakṛti + suffix -tva
समुज्झति (samujjhati) - completely gives up its distinct qualities or individuality (abandons, gives up, discards completely)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of samujjhati
present active
Present active 3rd singular from root jhā with prefix sam-ud
Prefixes: sam+ud
Root: jhā (class 1)
तत् (tat) - in that (context) (that, by that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Note: Often used as a correlative pronoun or adverbially.
अन्तरेकताम् (antarekatām) - having achieved a state of inner unity or merging (oneness within, internal unity)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of antarekatā
antarekatā - internal oneness, unity within
From antara + ekatā
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antara+ekatā)
  • antara – inside, interior, intermediate, within
    indeclinable
  • ekatā – oneness, unity, identity
    noun (feminine)
    From eka + tā
गत्वा (gatvā) - having attained (oneness) (having gone, having attained, having reached)
(indeclinable)
absolutive/gerund
Absolutive form from root gam
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: This is an indeclinable past participle (absolutive/gerund).
नदीरूपम् (nadīrūpam) - its distinct form as a river (the form of a river, river-like form)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nadīrūpa
nadīrūpa - the form of a river, river-like form
From nadī + rūpa
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nadī+rūpa)
  • nadī – river
    noun (feminine)
  • rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
    noun (neuter)
इव (iva) - as if (a comparison) (like, as, as if)
(indeclinable)
Note: Particle of comparison.
अर्णवे (arṇave) - within the vast ocean (in the ocean, in the sea)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of arṇava
arṇava - ocean, sea