योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-94, verse-68

अन्तरिक्षाक्षयक्षेत्रे खात्मनो गगनात्मिका ।
तस्माद्बीजादियं जाता भूरिभूतशिलावलिः ॥ ६८ ॥

antarikṣākṣayakṣetre khātmano gaganātmikā ,
tasmādbījādiyaṃ jātā bhūribhūtaśilāvaliḥ 68

68. antarikṣākṣayakṣetre kha-ātmanaḥ gaganātmikā
tasmāt bījāt iyam jātā bhūribhūtaśilāvaliḥ

68. iyam bhūribhūtaśilāvaliḥ tasmāt bījāt
kha-ātmanaḥ gaganātmikā antarikṣākṣayakṣetre jātā

68. In the imperishable field of space, this vast array of elemental stones arose from that seed, which is the very self (ātman) of space and is intrinsically of the nature of the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तरिक्षाक्षयक्षेत्रे (antarikṣākṣayakṣetre) - in the imperishable field of space/ether

• ख-आत्मनः (kha-ātmanaḥ) - of the self (ātman) which is space/ether

• गगनात्मिका (gaganātmikā) - having the nature of space/sky, spatial, ethereal

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that

• बीजात् (bījāt) - from the seed, from the origin

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• जाता (jātā) - born, arisen, produced

• भूरिभूतशिलावलिः (bhūribhūtaśilāvaliḥ) - a vast array of elemental stones, a multitude of stony elements

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तरिक्षाक्षयक्षेत्रे (antarikṣākṣayakṣetre) - in the imperishable field of space/ether

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antarikṣākṣayakṣetra

antarikṣākṣayakṣetra - the imperishable field of space/ether

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antarikṣa+akṣaya+kṣetra)

• antarikṣa – space, atmosphere, ether, interspace
  noun (neuter)
• akṣaya – imperishable, undiminishing, eternal
  adjective
  `a` (negative prefix) + `kṣaya` (decay)
  Prefix: a
  Root: kṣi (class 1)
• kṣetra – field, ground, place, sphere
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṣi (class 5)

ख-आत्मनः (kha-ātmanaḥ) - of the self (ātman) which is space/ether

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kha-ātman

kha-ātman - the self (ātman) of space/ether

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kha+ātman)

• kha – space, ether, sky, vacuity
  noun (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: The genitive ending `-aḥ` comes from `an` stem.

गगनात्मिका (gaganātmikā) - having the nature of space/sky, spatial, ethereal

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gaganātmikā

gaganātmaka - having the nature of the sky, spatial, ethereal

`gagana` + `ātman` + `ka` (suffix forming adjectives meaning 'having the nature of')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gagana+ātman)

• gagana – sky, atmosphere, space
  noun (neuter)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Feminine form agreeing with `iyam` or `śilāvaliḥ`.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Used here to modify `bījāt`.

बीजात् (bījāt) - from the seed, from the origin

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, germ, origin, cause, element

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to `bhūribhūtaśilāvaliḥ`.

जाता (jātā) - born, arisen, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `jan`

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `iyam bhūribhūtaśilāvaliḥ`.

भूरिभूतशिलावलिः (bhūribhūtaśilāvaliḥ) - a vast array of elemental stones, a multitude of stony elements

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūribhūtaśilāvali

bhūribhūtaśilāvali - a vast array of elemental stones

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūri+bhūta+śilāvali)

• bhūri – much, abundant, vast, numerous
  adjective
• bhūta – element, being, creature, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• śilāvali – row of stones, heap of rocks, array of stones
  noun (feminine)
  `śilā` (stone) + `āvali` (row/series)

Note: Nominative singular, referring to a collection.

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