योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-1, verse-2

न्यायेनानेन लोकेऽस्मिन्सर्गे ब्रह्माम्बरे सति ।
किमिदं कस्य कुत्रेति चोद्यमूचे निराकृतम् ॥ २ ॥

nyāyenānena loke'sminsarge brahmāmbare sati ,
kimidaṃ kasya kutreti codyamūce nirākṛtam 2

2. nyāyena anena loke asmin sarge brahma-ambare sati
kim idam kasya kutra iti codyam ūce nirākṛtam

2. anena nyāyena asmin loke sarge brahma-ambare sati,
"kim idam? kasya? kutra?" iti codyam nirākṛtam ūce.

2. By this principle, when Brahman (brahman) exists as the all-encompassing space in this created world, the questions 'What is this?', 'Whose is it?', and 'Where is it?' are declared to be refuted.

2. על פי היקש זה, כשהבריאה כולה בעולם הזה אינה אלא מרחב הַבְּרַהְמַן, הקושיה מה זה, של מי זה והיכן זה נדחית ומבוטלת.

Words meanings summery:

• न्यायेन (nyāyena) - by principle, by logic, by justice, by reasoning

• अनेन (anena) - by this

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in the universe

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• सर्गे (sarge) - in creation, in the created universe

• ब्रह्म-अम्बरे (brahma-ambare) - when Brahman (brahman) is the all-encompassing space (in the Brahman-sky, when Brahman is the all-pervading space)

• सति (sati) - being, existing

• किम् (kim) - what?

• इदम् (idam) - this

• कस्य (kasya) - whose?

• कुत्र (kutra) - where?

• इति (iti) - thus, so, end of quotation

• चोद्यम् (codyam) - question, objection, problem

• ऊचे (ūce) - was said, was spoken

• निराकृतम् (nirākṛtam) - dismissed, refuted, rejected, removed

Words meanings and morphology

न्यायेन (nyāyena) - by principle, by logic, by justice, by reasoning

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nyāya

nyāya - rule, method, logic, justice, principle, reasoning

अनेन (anena) - by this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with `nyāyena`.

लोके (loke) - in the world, in the universe

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Root: lok (class 1)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with `loke` and `sarge`.

सर्गे (sarge) - in creation, in the created universe

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, chapter

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Co-refers with `loke`.

ब्रह्म-अम्बरे (brahma-ambare) - when Brahman (brahman) is the all-encompassing space (in the Brahman-sky, when Brahman is the all-pervading space)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of brahma-ambara

brahma-ambara - Brahman as space/sky, the all-pervading Brahman

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+ambara)

• brahman – Brahman, the Absolute Reality
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• ambara – sky, atmosphere, space
  noun (neuter)

सति (sati) - being, existing

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sant

sant - existing, being, good, virtuous

Present Active Participle

Derived from root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction (`brahma-ambare sati`).

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who? what? which? (interrogative pronoun/adjective)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the perceived world.

कस्य (kasya) - whose?

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of kim

kim - who? what? which? (interrogative pronoun/adjective)

कुत्र (kutra) - where?

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb of place.

इति (iti) - thus, so, end of quotation

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Marks the end of the preceding questions.

चोद्यम् (codyam) - question, objection, problem

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of codya

codya - question, objection, challenge, problem

Gerundive

Derived from root cud (to impel, question).

Root: cud (class 10)

Note: Subject of `ūce` and qualified by `nirākṛtam`.

ऊचे (ūce) - was said, was spoken

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect passive, third person singular.

Passive voice of Perfect (liṭ lakāra) from root vac (to speak), irregular formation.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: The active equivalent would be `provāca`.

निराकृतम् (nirākṛtam) - dismissed, refuted, rejected, removed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirākṛta

nirākṛta - refuted, dismissed, removed, set aside

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with prefix nir-ā.

Prefixes: nir+ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with `codyam`.

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