योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-92, verse-17

आकाशकुसुमामोदः सर्वशब्दसहोदरः ।
नाडीप्रणालीसलिलं भूताङ्गोपाङ्गवर्तकः ॥ १७ ॥

ākāśakusumāmodaḥ sarvaśabdasahodaraḥ ,
nāḍīpraṇālīsalilaṃ bhūtāṅgopāṅgavartakaḥ 17

17. ākāśakusumāmodaḥ sarvaśabdasahodaraḥ
nāḍīpraṇālīsalilam bhūtāṅgopāṅgavartakaḥ

17. ākāśakusumāmodaḥ sarvaśabdasahodaraḥ
nāḍīpraṇālīsalilam bhūtāṅgopāṅgavartakaḥ

17. He is like the fragrance of a sky-flower, elusive and subtle; he is the silent companion to all sounds. He is the vital fluid in the channels (nāḍī system), and the animator of the main and subsidiary limbs of all living beings.

Words meanings summery:

• आकाशकुसुमामोदः (ākāśakusumāmodaḥ) - the fragrance of a sky-flower; something illusory or unattainable

• सर्वशब्दसहोदरः (sarvaśabdasahodaraḥ) - the brother of all sounds; companion to all sounds

• नाडीप्रणालीसलिलम् (nāḍīpraṇālīsalilam) - the water of the channel system (nāḍī system)

• भूताङ्गोपाङ्गवर्तकः (bhūtāṅgopāṅgavartakaḥ) - that which causes the limbs and minor limbs of beings to exist/function; animator of body parts of beings

Words meanings and morphology

आकाशकुसुमामोदः (ākāśakusumāmodaḥ) - the fragrance of a sky-flower; something illusory or unattainable

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākāśakusumāmoda

ākāśakusumāmoda - fragrance of a sky-flower

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ākāśa+kusuma+āmoda)

• ākāśa – sky, space
  noun (masculine)
• kusuma – flower
  noun (neuter)
• āmoda – fragrance, delight, joy
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: mud (class 1)

सर्वशब्दसहोदरः (sarvaśabdasahodaraḥ) - the brother of all sounds; companion to all sounds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvaśabdasahodara

sarvaśabdasahodara - brother of all sounds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+śabda+sahodara)

• sarva – all, every, entire
  adjective
• śabda – sound, word
  noun (masculine)
• sahodara – brother (born of the same womb)
  noun (masculine)

नाडीप्रणालीसलिलम् (nāḍīpraṇālīsalilam) - the water of the channel system (nāḍī system)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nāḍīpraṇālīsalila

nāḍīpraṇālīsalila - water of the nāḍī system

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāḍī+praṇālī+salila)

• nāḍī – channel, nerve, subtle energy channel
  noun (feminine)
• praṇālī – channel, conduit, system, current
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
• salila – water
  noun (neuter)

भूताङ्गोपाङ्गवर्तकः (bhūtāṅgopāṅgavartakaḥ) - that which causes the limbs and minor limbs of beings to exist/function; animator of body parts of beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūtāṅgopāṅgavartaka

bhūtāṅgopāṅgavartaka - animator of the limbs and minor limbs of beings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+aṅga+upāṅga+vartaka)

• bhūta – being, creature, element
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhū (to be, to become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• aṅga – limb, body part, constituent
  noun (neuter)
• upāṅga – minor limb, subsidiary part, accessory
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: upa
• vartaka – one who causes to exist, maintains, animates, turns, functions
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun (ṇvul)
  Derived from root vṛt (to be, exist, turn) with ṇvul suffix indicating an agent.
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

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