योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-10, verse-9

यथा न पुत्रिकाशून्यः स्तम्भोऽनुत्कीर्णपुत्रिकः ।
तथा भातं जगद्ब्रह्म तेन शून्य न तत्पदम् ॥ ९ ॥

yathā na putrikāśūnyaḥ stambho'nutkīrṇaputrikaḥ ,
tathā bhātaṃ jagadbrahma tena śūnya na tatpadam 9

9. yathā na putrikāśūnyaḥ stambhaḥ anutkīrṇaputrikaḥ |
tathā bhātam jagat brahma tena śūnyam na tat padam ||

9. yathā stambhaḥ putrikāśūnyaḥ na anutkīrṇaputrikaḥ ca,
tathā jagat brahma bhātam,
tena tat padam na śūnyam.

9. Just as a pillar is not empty of a figure (since the figure's substance is the pillar itself), nor is it (before carving) a carved figure; similarly, the universe is manifested as Brahman, and therefore, that ultimate reality (brahman) is not empty (of the universe).

9. כשם שעמוד אינו ריק מפסל המגולם בו עוד בטרם יסותת, כך היקום הזוהר הוא ה-בְּרַהְמָן עצמו, ולכן מציאות זו אינה חלל ריק.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in which manner)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• पुत्रिकाशून्यः (putrikāśūnyaḥ) - devoid of a figure (devoid of a figure, empty of a figure)

• स्तम्भः (stambhaḥ) - pillar (pillar, post)

• अनुत्कीर्णपुत्रिकः (anutkīrṇaputrikaḥ) - not (yet) carved with a figure (not having a figure carved out)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, in that manner, similarly)

• भातम् (bhātam) - appears (as) (shining, appearing, manifested)

• जगत् (jagat) - the universe (moving, world, universe)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (Brahman, the Absolute Reality)

• तेन (tena) - therefore, by that (reason) (by that, by him, therefore)

• शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty (empty, void, devoid)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• तत् (tat) - that (ultimate) (that, this)

• पदम् (padam) - state, ultimate reality (step, foot, place, state, reality, word)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in which manner)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

पुत्रिकाशून्यः (putrikāśūnyaḥ) - devoid of a figure (devoid of a figure, empty of a figure)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putrikāśūnya

putrikāśūnya - devoid of a figure, empty of a figure

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (putrikā+śūnya)

• putrikā – small figure, doll, statue, carved image
  noun (feminine)
• śūnya – empty, void, devoid of
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to stambhaḥ.

स्तम्भः (stambhaḥ) - pillar (pillar, post)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of stambha

stambha - pillar, post, column

Root: stambh (class 1)

अनुत्कीर्णपुत्रिकः (anutkīrṇaputrikaḥ) - not (yet) carved with a figure (not having a figure carved out)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anutkīrṇaputrika

anutkīrṇaputrika - not having a figure carved out

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+utkīrṇa+putrikā)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• utkīrṇa – carved out, engraved, extracted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'kṝ' with upasarga 'ut'
  Prefix: ut
  Root: kṝ (class 6)
• putrikā – small figure, doll, statue, carved image
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to stambhaḥ.

तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, in that manner, similarly)

(indeclinable)

भातम् (bhātam) - appears (as) (shining, appearing, manifested)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāta

bhāta - shining, appeared, manifested

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'bhā'

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with jagat.

जगत् (jagat) - the universe (moving, world, universe)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - moving, world, universe

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'gam'

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Often used as a noun meaning 'the world'.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (Brahman, the Absolute Reality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute Reality, the ultimate truth

Note: Used here as a predicate nominative, identifying jagat with brahma.

तेन (tena) - therefore, by that (reason) (by that, by him, therefore)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Functions as an adverbial 'therefore' or 'by this means'.

शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty (empty, void, devoid)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, devoid of

Note: Agrees with padam.

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (ultimate) (that, this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Adjectival to padam.

पदम् (padam) - state, ultimate reality (step, foot, place, state, reality, word)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, place, state, rank, word, verse quarter

Note: Refers to the state of Brahman.

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