योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-99, verse-8
त्रसरेणुप्रमाणात्मा कृम्यणुस्तिमिनामकः ।
गमने व्यग्रता तस्य गरुडस्येव लक्ष्यते ॥ ८ ॥
गमने व्यग्रता तस्य गरुडस्येव लक्ष्यते ॥ ८ ॥
trasareṇupramāṇātmā kṛmyaṇustimināmakaḥ ,
gamane vyagratā tasya garuḍasyeva lakṣyate 8
gamane vyagratā tasya garuḍasyeva lakṣyate 8
8.
trasa-reṇu-pramāṇa-ātmā kṛmi-aṇuḥ timi-nāmakaḥ
gamane vyagratā tasya garuḍasya iva lakṣyate
gamane vyagratā tasya garuḍasya iva lakṣyate
8.
trasa-reṇu-pramāṇa-ātmā timi-nāmakaḥ kṛmi-aṇuḥ,
tasya gamane vyagratā garuḍasya iva lakṣyate
tasya gamane vyagratā garuḍasya iva lakṣyate
8.
A tiny worm (kṛmi), whose very being (ātman) is the size of a dust mote and who is named 'Timi', shows such swift eagerness in its movement, just as if it were (the mythical bird) Garuḍa.
Words meanings summery:
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- त्रस-रेणु-प्रमाण-आत्मा (trasa-reṇu-pramāṇa-ātmā) - whose essence/measure is a mote of dust
- कृमि-अणुः (kṛmi-aṇuḥ) - a tiny worm/insect
- तिमि-नामकः (timi-nāmakaḥ) - named Timi
- गमने (gamane) - in movement, in going
- व्यग्रता (vyagratā) - eagerness, haste, agility
- तस्य (tasya) - his, of him
- गरुडस्य (garuḍasya) - of Garuḍa
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is seen, is observed, appears
Words meanings and morphology
त्रस-रेणु-प्रमाण-आत्मा (trasa-reṇu-pramāṇa-ātmā) - whose essence/measure is a mote of dust
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of trasa-reṇu-pramāṇa-ātman
trasa-reṇu-pramāṇa-ātman - one whose self/essence/measure (ātman) is of the size (pramāṇa) of a mote of dust (trasa-reṇu)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (trasa-reṇu+pramāṇa+ātman)
- trasa-reṇu – dust mote, atom (visible in a sunbeam)
noun (masculine) - pramāṇa – measure, size
noun (neuter)
from √mā with pra-
Prefix: pra
Root: mā (class 3) - ātman – self, essence, being, ātman
noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies `kṛmi-aṇuḥ`.
कृमि-अणुः (kṛmi-aṇuḥ) - a tiny worm/insect
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛmi-aṇu
kṛmi-aṇu - a tiny worm, a minute insect
Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṛmi+aṇu)
- kṛmi – worm, insect
noun (masculine) - aṇu – minute, atom, tiny
adjective (masculine)
Note: Subject of the sentence.
तिमि-नामकः (timi-nāmakaḥ) - named Timi
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of timi-nāmaka
timi-nāmaka - named Timi (a mythical giant fish)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (timi+nāmaka)
- timi – a mythical giant fish/whale
proper noun (masculine) - nāmaka – named, called
adjective (masculine)
from nāman (name) + ka suffix
Note: Qualifies `kṛmi-aṇuḥ`.
गमने (gamane) - in movement, in going
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of gamana
gamana - going, moving, movement
verbal noun
from √gam
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Location of the agility.
व्यग्रता (vyagratā) - eagerness, haste, agility
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vyagratā
vyagratā - eagerness, agility, preoccupation
from vyagra + tā (feminine suffix)
Note: Subject of `lakṣyate`.
तस्य (tasya) - his, of him
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he/she/it
Note: Refers to the `kṛmi-aṇu`.
गरुडस्य (garuḍasya) - of Garuḍa
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of garuḍa
garuḍa - Garuḍa (mythical bird, vehicle of Viṣṇu)
Note: Part of the comparison 'like Garuḍa'.
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
Note: Particle of comparison.
लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is seen, is observed, appears
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of lakṣ
present passive
Root: lakṣ (class 10)
Note: The verb agrees with `vyagratā`.