योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-17, verse-22

यथा नभसि नीलत्वमसदेवोत्थितं सदा ।
अभित्तिरङ्गरहितमुपलब्धिमनोहरम् ॥ २२ ॥

yathā nabhasi nīlatvamasadevotthitaṃ sadā ,
abhittiraṅgarahitamupalabdhimanoharam 22

22. yathā nabhasī nīlatvam asat eva utthitam
sadā abhittiḥ aṅgarahitam upalabdhimanoharam

22. yathā nīlatvam asat eva sadā utthitam nabhasī
abhittiḥ aṅgarahitam upalabdhimanoharam

22. Just as blueness, which is actually non-existent, always appears in the sky—it has no foundation and no parts, yet it is charming to our perception.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• नभसी (nabhasī) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

• नीलत्वम् (nīlatvam) - blueness, the state of being blue

• असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, false

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, even

• उत्थितम् (utthitam) - arisen, manifested, appeared

• सदा (sadā) - always, constantly

• अभित्तिः (abhittiḥ) - without a wall, without support, without foundation

• अङ्गरहितम् (aṅgarahitam) - without parts, partless

• उपलब्धिमनोहरम् (upalabdhimanoharam) - charming to perception, beautiful to experience

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

नभसी (nabhasī) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, ether

नीलत्वम् (nīlatvam) - blueness, the state of being blue

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nīlatva

nīlatva - blueness, state of being blue

Derived from nīla (blue) with the suffix -tva (abstract noun former)

असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, false

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, untrue

Negation of sat (existent, real) with 'a-' prefix

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sat – existent, real, true, good
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with nīlatvam

एव (eva) - only, indeed, even

(indeclinable)

उत्थितम् (utthitam) - arisen, manifested, appeared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utthita

utthita - risen, standing up, appeared, manifested

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root sthā (to stand) with upasarga ut

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with nīlatvam

सदा (sadā) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

अभित्तिः (abhittiḥ) - without a wall, without support, without foundation

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhitti

abhitti - without a wall, baseless, without support/foundation

Compound of 'a' (not) and 'bhitti' (wall, support)

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+bhitti)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• bhitti – wall, partition, support, foundation
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with nīlatvam (implied by context)

अङ्गरहितम् (aṅgarahitam) - without parts, partless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aṅgarahita

aṅgarahita - without parts, devoid of limbs/constituents

Compound of aṅga (part, limb) and rahita (devoid of)

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (aṅga+rahita)

• aṅga – limb, body part, constituent, portion
  noun (neuter)
• rahita – abandoned, deprived of, devoid of, without
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root rah (to abandon)
  Root: rah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with nīlatvam (implied by context)

उपलब्धिमनोहरम् (upalabdhimanoharam) - charming to perception, beautiful to experience

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upalabdhimanohara

upalabdhimanohara - charming/beautiful to perception/experience

Compound of upalabdhi (perception, attainment) and manohara (charming, beautiful)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (upalabdhi+manohara)

• upalabdhi – perception, apprehension, attainment, acquisition
  noun (feminine)
  From upasarga upa + root labh (to obtain)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: labh (class 1)
• manohara – charming, beautiful, captivating the mind
  adjective
  Compound of manas (mind) and hara (taking, stealing)
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with nīlatvam (implied by context)

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