योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-92, verse-50

सर्वपातालपादेन भूतलोदरधारिणा ।
स्वमूर्ध्नापि तदा राम न त्यक्ताथ पराणुता ॥ ५० ॥

sarvapātālapādena bhūtalodaradhāriṇā ,
svamūrdhnāpi tadā rāma na tyaktātha parāṇutā 50

50. sarva-pātāla-pādena bhūtalodara-dhāriṇā
sva-mūrdhnā api tadā rāma na tyaktā atha parāṇutā

50. rāma tadā sarva-pātāla-pādena bhūtalodara-dhāriṇā
sva-mūrdhnā api atha parāṇutā na tyaktā

50. O Rama, then, (the cosmic Self,) with a foot reaching all netherworlds and bearing the belly of the earth, did not abandon its supreme subtlety (parāṇutā), not even with its own head.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्व-पाताल-पादेन (sarva-pātāla-pādena) - by a foot that reaches all netherworlds

• भूतलोदर-धारिणा (bhūtalodara-dhāriṇā) - by the one bearing the belly of the earth; by the one who supports the entire earth

• स्व-मूर्ध्ना (sva-mūrdhnā) - by one's own head

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• राम (rāma) - O Rama (addressing the interlocutor) (O Rama)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• त्यक्ता (tyaktā) - abandoned (abandoned, given up)

• अथ (atha) - and / (introducing another aspect) (and, now, then, moreover)

• पराणुता (parāṇutā) - supreme subtlety (parāṇutā) (supreme subtlety, ultimate minuteness, atomic nature, otherness)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्व-पाताल-पादेन (sarva-pātāla-pādena) - by a foot that reaches all netherworlds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sarva-pātāla-pāda

sarva-pātāla-pāda - one whose foot is in all netherworlds

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sarva+pātāla+pāda)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• pātāla – netherworld, underworld
  noun (neuter)
• pāda – foot, leg, quarter, ray of light
  noun (masculine)

भूतलोदर-धारिणा (bhūtalodara-dhāriṇā) - by the one bearing the belly of the earth; by the one who supports the entire earth

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhūtalodara-dhārin

bhūtalodara-dhārin - one who bears the belly of the earth

Derived from bhūta-loka-udara (earth's belly) and dhārin (bearing).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (bhūta-loka+udara+dhārin)

• bhūta-loka – world of beings, earth
  noun (masculine)
• udara – belly, abdomen, interior
  noun (neuter)
• dhārin – bearing, holding, sustaining, wearing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun from root dhṛ
  Derived from the root dhṛ (to bear, hold) with the suffix ṇini.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

स्व-मूर्ध्ना (sva-mūrdhnā) - by one's own head

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sva-mūrdhan

sva-mūrdhan - one's own head

Compound type : Tatpurusha (sva+mūrdhan)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• mūrdhan – head, top, summit
  noun (masculine)

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

राम (rāma) - O Rama (addressing the interlocutor) (O Rama)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a celebrated Hindu deity, an incarnation of Vishnu)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

त्यक्ता (tyaktā) - abandoned (abandoned, given up)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tyakta

tyakta - abandoned, relinquished, left

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root tyaj (to abandon, forsake) + suffix kta.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with parāṇutā.

अथ (atha) - and / (introducing another aspect) (and, now, then, moreover)

(indeclinable)

पराणुता (parāṇutā) - supreme subtlety (parāṇutā) (supreme subtlety, ultimate minuteness, atomic nature, otherness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parāṇutā

parāṇutā - state of being an atom, atomic nature, supreme subtlety, extreme minuteness

Derived from parāṇu (supreme atom) + suffix tā (state of being).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (parāṇu+tā)

• parāṇu – supreme atom, subtle particle
  noun (masculine)
• tā – suffix indicating a state or quality
  suffix (feminine)

Note: Subject of na tyaktā.

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