योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-1, verse-11
ततः स्तिमितगम्भीरं न तेजो न तमस्ततम् ।
अनाख्यमनभिव्यक्तं सत्किंचिदवशिष्यते ॥ ११ ॥
अनाख्यमनभिव्यक्तं सत्किंचिदवशिष्यते ॥ ११ ॥
tataḥ stimitagambhīraṃ na tejo na tamastatam ,
anākhyamanabhivyaktaṃ satkiṃcidavaśiṣyate 11
anākhyamanabhivyaktaṃ satkiṃcidavaśiṣyate 11
11.
tataḥ stimitagambhīram na tejaḥ na tamaḥ tatam
anākhyam anabhivyaktam sat kiñcit avaśiṣyate
anākhyam anabhivyaktam sat kiñcit avaśiṣyate
11.
tataḥ anākhyam anabhivyaktam stimitagambhīram
na tejaḥ na tamaḥ tatam sat kiñcit avaśiṣyate
na tejaḥ na tamaḥ tatam sat kiñcit avaśiṣyate
11.
After that (dissolution), there remains a certain tranquil and profound existence (sat) that is neither light nor spread darkness, neither named nor manifested.
Words meanings summery:
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- ततः (tataḥ) - After the dissolution described previously. (then, thence, from that)
- स्तिमितगम्भीरम् (stimitagambhīram) - Describing the remaining existence. (tranquil and profound, calm and deep)
- न (na) - not, neither, nor
- तेजः (tejaḥ) - light, brilliance, energy, splendor
- न (na) - not, neither, nor
- तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness, gloom, ignorance
- ततम् (tatam) - Qualifies 'tamaḥ', meaning 'spread darkness'. (spread, extended, diffused)
- अनाख्यम् (anākhyam) - Describes the remaining existence. (unnamed, indescribable)
- अनभिव्यक्तम् (anabhivyaktam) - Describes the remaining existence. (unmanifested, unexpressed, imperceptible)
- सत् (sat) - The ultimate reality, existence itself. (being, existent, reality, truth)
- किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, a certain thing
- अवशिष्यते (avaśiṣyate) - remains, is left over, persists
Words meanings and morphology
ततः (tataḥ) - After the dissolution described previously. (then, thence, from that)
(indeclinable)
suffix -tas from idam/tat
स्तिमितगम्भीरम् (stimitagambhīram) - Describing the remaining existence. (tranquil and profound, calm and deep)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of stimitagambhīra
stimitagambhīra - tranquil and profound, calm and deep
Compound type : karmadhāraya (stimita+gambhīra)
- stimita – tranquil, calm, still, quiet
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root stim (to be wet, to be fixed, to be motionless)
Root: stim (class 1) - gambhīra – deep, profound, grave, serious
adjective (neuter)
Note: Qualifies 'sat kiñcit'
न (na) - not, neither, nor
(indeclinable)
तेजः (tejaḥ) - light, brilliance, energy, splendor
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas
tejas - light, brilliance, energy, splendor, power
न (na) - not, neither, nor
(indeclinable)
तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness, gloom, ignorance
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tamas
tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance, inertia
ततम् (tatam) - Qualifies 'tamaḥ', meaning 'spread darkness'. (spread, extended, diffused)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tata
tata - spread, extended, diffused, stretched
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root tan (to stretch, to spread)
Root: tan (class 8)
Note: Agrees with 'tamaḥ'
अनाख्यम् (anākhyam) - Describes the remaining existence. (unnamed, indescribable)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anākhya
anākhya - unnamed, indescribable, unnameable
Negative prefix 'an-' + 'ākhya' (nameable)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ākhya)
- an – not, un-
indeclinable - ākhya – to be called, nameable, expressible
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
From ā-khyā (to tell, to name)
Prefix: ā
Root: khyā (class 2)
Note: Qualifies 'sat kiñcit'
अनभिव्यक्तम् (anabhivyaktam) - Describes the remaining existence. (unmanifested, unexpressed, imperceptible)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anabhivyakta
anabhivyakta - unmanifested, unexpressed, imperceptible
Negative prefix 'an-' + 'abhivyakta' (manifested)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+abhivyakta)
- an – not, un-
indeclinable - abhivyakta – manifested, expressed, perceptible
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From abhi-vi-añj (to manifest, express)
Prefixes: abhi+vi
Root: añj (class 7)
Note: Qualifies 'sat kiñcit'
सत् (sat) - The ultimate reality, existence itself. (being, existent, reality, truth)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sat
sat - being, existing, good, true, real; also 'existence, reality' (as a noun)
Present Active Participle
From root as (to be)
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Functions as a noun in this context, referring to 'existence'.
किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, a certain thing
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid
kiñcid - something, a certain thing, anything
Composed of kim (what) + cit (an indefinite particle)
अवशिष्यते (avaśiṣyate) - remains, is left over, persists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of avaśiṣ
Root śiṣ (to leave) with upasarga ava-
Prefix: ava
Root: śiṣ (class 7)
Note: The subject is 'sat kiñcit'