योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-94, verse-70

याः शिलावलयस्तत्र पुष्टास्ता विबुधादयः ।
यास्तु वर्णोज्ज्वला एताः स्वास्थिता बुद्धबुद्धयः ॥ ७० ॥

yāḥ śilāvalayastatra puṣṭāstā vibudhādayaḥ ,
yāstu varṇojjvalā etāḥ svāsthitā buddhabuddhayaḥ 70

70. yāḥ śilāvalayaḥ tatra puṣṭāḥ tāḥ vibudhādayaḥ yāḥ
tu varṇojjvalāḥ etāḥ svāsthitāḥ buddhbuddhayaḥ

70. tatra yāḥ śilāvalayaḥ puṣṭāḥ,
tāḥ vibudhādayaḥ.
tu etāḥ yāḥ varṇojjvalāḥ svāsthitāḥ,
buddhbuddhayaḥ

70. Those arrays of stones which are well-developed there are the gods and similar beings. But these others, which are radiant in color and firmly established in their own nature, are the enlightened intellects.

Words meanings summery:

• याः (yāḥ) - which (feminine plural)

• शिलावलयः (śilāvalayaḥ) - arrays of stones, rows of rocks

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• पुष्टाः (puṣṭāḥ) - nourished, strong, developed, thriving

• ताः (tāḥ) - those (feminine plural)

• विबुधादयः (vibudhādayaḥ) - gods and others, divine beings etc.

• याः (yāḥ) - which (feminine plural)

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

• वर्णोज्ज्वलाः (varṇojjvalāḥ) - brilliant in color, radiant, shining with light

• एताः (etāḥ) - these (feminine plural)

• स्वास्थिताः (svāsthitāḥ) - self-situated, firm in their own nature, abiding in the self

• बुद्ध्बुद्धयः (buddhbuddhayaḥ) - enlightened intellects, awakened minds, enlightened understandings

Words meanings and morphology

याः (yāḥ) - which (feminine plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to `śilāvalayaḥ`.

शिलावलयः (śilāvalayaḥ) - arrays of stones, rows of rocks

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śilāvali

śilāvali - row/series of stones, heap of rocks

`śilā` (stone) + `āvali` (row/series)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śilā+āvali)

• śilā – stone, rock
  noun (feminine)
• āvali – row, line, series, collection
  noun (feminine)
  Root: val (class 1)

Note: Subject for the first clause.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

From `tad` with `tra` suffix.

Note: Refers to the location where these 'stones' are found.

पुष्टाः (puṣṭāḥ) - nourished, strong, developed, thriving

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of puṣṭa

puṣṭa - nourished, strong, developed, thriving, plump

Past Passive Participle

From root `puṣ` (to nourish, thrive).

Root: puṣ (class 4)

Note: Modifies `śilāvalayaḥ`.

ताः (tāḥ) - those (feminine plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Corresponds to `yāḥ`.

विबुधादयः (vibudhādayaḥ) - gods and others, divine beings etc.

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vibudhādi

vibudhādi - gods and others, divine beings etc.

`vibudha` (god) + `ādi` (beginning, and so on)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vibudha+ādi)

• vibudha – god, deity, wise, enlightened
  noun (masculine)
  `vi` (prefix) + `budha` (wise, knowing)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: budh (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, starting with, and so on, etc.
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Predicate for `tāḥ`.

याः (yāḥ) - which (feminine plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to `śilāvalayaḥ` implicitly.

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the second contrasting clause.

वर्णोज्ज्वलाः (varṇojjvalāḥ) - brilliant in color, radiant, shining with light

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of varṇojjvalā

varṇojjvala - brilliant in color, radiant, shining with light

`varṇa` (color) + `ujjvala` (bright, shining)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (varṇa+ujjvala)

• varṇa – color, tint, appearance, class
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)
• ujjvala – bright, shining, brilliant, splendid
  adjective
  `ud` (up) + `jval` (to shine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied `śilāvalayaḥ` or `etāḥ`.

एताः (etāḥ) - these (feminine plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Corresponds to `yāḥ` in the second clause.

स्वास्थिताः (svāsthitāḥ) - self-situated, firm in their own nature, abiding in the self

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of svāsthita

svāsthita - self-situated, abiding in one's own nature or state, independent

Past Passive Participle

`sva` (own) + `āsthita` (situated, established).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+āsthita)

• sva – own, one's own, self
  pronoun
• āsthita – situated, abiding, established, fixed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `sthā` with prefix `ā`.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied `śilāvalayaḥ` or `etāḥ`.

बुद्ध्बुद्धयः (buddhbuddhayaḥ) - enlightened intellects, awakened minds, enlightened understandings

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of buddhabuddhi

buddhabuddhi - enlightened intellect, awakened mind

`buddha` (enlightened) + `buddhi` (intellect)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (buddha+buddhi)

• buddha – awakened, enlightened, understood, known
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `budh`.
  Root: budh (class 1)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, mind, reason
  noun (feminine)
  From root `budh`.
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Predicate for `etāḥ`.