योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-86, verse-59

कालेनाकुलचेष्टयान्य इव ते गच्छन्त्यधोर्ध्वं पुनदेहालेखनखेदितान्यगणितान्यन्यानि चान्यान्यलम् ।
भूताम्बूनि वहन्ति संसृतिमये तान्यम्बुधौ चञ्चले चक्रावृत्तिमयानि संकलयितुं शक्नोति कस्तान्यलम् ॥ ५९ ॥

kālenākulaceṣṭayānya iva te gacchantyadhordhvaṃ punadehālekhanakheditānyagaṇitānyanyāni cānyānyalam ,
bhūtāmbūni vahanti saṃsṛtimaye tānyambudhau cañcale cakrāvṛttimayāni saṃkalayituṃ śaknoti kastānyalam 59

59. kālena ākulaceṣṭayā anyaḥ iva te gacchanti adhaḥ ūrdhvam
punaḥ dehaālekhana-kheditāni agaṇitāni anyāni ca anyāni alam
| bhūta ambūni vahanti saṃsṛtimaye tāni ambudhau cañcale
cakraāvr̥tti-mayāni saṅkalayitum śaknoti kaḥ tāni alam || 59 ||

59. kālena ākulaceṣṭayā anyaḥ iva te adhaḥ ūrdhvam punaḥ dehaālekhana-kheditāni anyāni ca anyāni alam,
agaṇitāni gacchanti tāni bhūta ambūni saṃsṛtimaye cañcale ambudhau cakraāvr̥tti-mayāni vahanti kaḥ tāni alam saṅkalayitum śaknoti?

59. Due to time and its agitated activity, beings, as if distinct, repeatedly move upwards and downwards, countless, diverse, and indeed fatigued by the constant formation of bodies. Who, indeed, can sufficiently comprehend these 'waters of beings,' which are full of cyclic turns and flow in the turbulent ocean of transmigration (saṃsāra)?

Words meanings summery:

• कालेन (kālena) - by time, in time

• आकुलचेष्टया (ākulaceṣṭayā) - by agitated activity, by restless effort

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another, different

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• ते (te) - they

• गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go, they move

• अधः (adhaḥ) - downwards, below

• ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, above

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover

• देहआलेखन-खेदितानि (dehaālekhana-kheditāni) - wearied by the formation/delineation of bodies

• अगणितानि (agaṇitāni) - countless, uncounted, innumerable

• अन्यानि (anyāni) - other, different

• च (ca) - and

• अन्यानि (anyāni) - other, different

• अलम् (alam) - indeed, sufficiently, enough

• भूत (bhūta) - of beings, of elements

• अम्बूनि (ambūni) - waters

• वहन्ति (vahanti) - they carry, they flow

• संसृतिमये (saṁsṛtimaye) - in the ocean of transmigration (saṃsāra), characterized by transmigration

• तानि (tāni) - those

• अम्बुधौ (ambudhau) - in the ocean

• चञ्चले (cañcale) - in the restless, in the unstable

• चक्रआव्र्̥त्ति-मयानि (cakraāvr̥tti-mayāni) - full of cyclic turns, characterized by cycles

• सङ्कलयितुम् (saṅkalayitum) - to gather, to count, to comprehend

• शक्नोति (śaknoti) - is able, can

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• तानि (tāni) - them

• अलम् (alam) - indeed, sufficiently, enough

Words meanings and morphology

कालेन (kālena) - by time, in time

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, period, proper time

आकुलचेष्टया (ākulaceṣṭayā) - by agitated activity, by restless effort

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ākulaceṣṭā

ākulaceṣṭā - agitated activity, restless effort

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (ākula+ceṣṭā)

• ākula – agitated, disturbed, confused
  adjective (masculine)
• ceṣṭā – activity, effort, movement, gesture
  noun (feminine)
  Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another, different

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different, distinct

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go, they move

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

अधः (adhaḥ) - downwards, below

(indeclinable)

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, above

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover

(indeclinable)

देहआलेखन-खेदितानि (dehaālekhana-kheditāni) - wearied by the formation/delineation of bodies

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of dehaālekhanakhedita

dehaālekhanakhedita - wearied by the formation of bodies

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (deha+ālekhana+khedita)

• deha – body, form, mass
  noun (masculine)
• ālekhana – writing, delineating, drawing, depicting, formation
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: likh (class 6)
• khedita – wearied, tormented, distressed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root 'khid' with causative 'khedaya'
  Root: khid (class 6)

अगणितानि (agaṇitāni) - countless, uncounted, innumerable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of agaṇita

agaṇita - uncounted, innumerable, countless

Past Passive Participle

Negative particle 'a' + Past Passive Participle of 'gaṇ' (to count)

Prefix: a

Root: gaṇ (class 10)

अन्यानि (anyāni) - other, different

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different, distinct

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अन्यानि (anyāni) - other, different

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different, distinct

अलम् (alam) - indeed, sufficiently, enough

(indeclinable)

भूत (bhūta) - of beings, of elements

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - been, become, being, creature, element, ghost

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root 'bhū'

Root: bhū (class 1)

अम्बूनि (ambūni) - waters

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ambu

ambu - water

वहन्ति (vahanti) - they carry, they flow

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vah

Root: vah (class 1)

संसृतिमये (saṁsṛtimaye) - in the ocean of transmigration (saṃsāra), characterized by transmigration

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃsṛtimaya

saṁsṛtimaya - consisting of transmigration, full of saṃsāra

Derived from 'saṃsṛti' (transmigration) with suffix '-maya' (made of, full of)

तानि (tāni) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

अम्बुधौ (ambudhau) - in the ocean

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ambudhi

ambudhi - ocean (literally 'water-holder')

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ambu+dhi)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhi – holding, receptacle
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

चञ्चले (cañcale) - in the restless, in the unstable

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of cañcala

cañcala - moving, trembling, restless, unstable, fickle

Root: cal (class 1)

चक्रआव्र्̥त्ति-मयानि (cakraāvr̥tti-mayāni) - full of cyclic turns, characterized by cycles

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of cakrāvṛttimaya

cakrāvṛttimaya - consisting of cyclic turns, full of cycles

Derived from 'cakrāvṛtti' (cyclic turn) with suffix '-maya' (made of, full of)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (cakra+āvṛtti+maya)

• cakra – wheel, disc, cycle, group
  noun (neuter)
• āvṛtti – turning, revolution, repetition, cycle
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix (neuter)
  Suffix indicating material or abundance

सङ्कलयितुम् (saṅkalayitum) - to gather, to count, to comprehend

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form (tumun) of the causative verb 'saṃkalayati'

Prefix: sam

Root: kal (class 10)

शक्नोति (śaknoti) - is able, can

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śak

Root: śak (class 5)

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

तानि (tāni) - them

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

अलम् (alam) - indeed, sufficiently, enough

(indeclinable)