योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-102, verse-21

यः कुण्डवदरन्यायो यो घटाकाशयोः क्रमः ।
स्थितिर्देहात्मनोः सैव सविनाशाविनाशयोः ॥ २१ ॥

yaḥ kuṇḍavadaranyāyo yo ghaṭākāśayoḥ kramaḥ ,
sthitirdehātmanoḥ saiva savināśāvināśayoḥ 21

21. yaḥ kuṇḍavadaranyāyaḥ yaḥ ghaṭākāśayoḥ kramaḥ
sthitiḥ dehātmanoḥ sā eva savināśa avināśayoḥ

21. yaḥ kuṇḍavadaranyāyaḥ,
yaḥ ghaṭākāśayoḥ kramaḥ,
sā eva sthitiḥ savināśa avināśayoḥ dehātmanoḥ (asti).

21. The same principle that applies to the analogy of the berry within a pot (kuṇḍavadaranyāya) and to the relationship between a pot and the space (ākāśa) it contains (ghaṭākāśa), that very same condition exists between the body and the individual self (ātman), representing the destructible and the indestructible respectively.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - which, that (masculine)

• कुण्डवदरन्यायः (kuṇḍavadaranyāyaḥ) - the analogy of the vessel and the berry

• यः (yaḥ) - which, that (masculine)

• घटाकाशयोः (ghaṭākāśayoḥ) - of the pot and the space (within it)

• क्रमः (kramaḥ) - rule, manner, order, sequence, principle

• स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - state, condition, existence, stability

• देहात्मनोः (dehātmanoḥ) - of the body and the self

• सा (sā) - that (feminine)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• सविनाश (savināśa) - of the destructible (one)

• अविनाशयोः (avināśayoḥ) - of the indestructible (one)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - which, that (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what (relative pronoun)

कुण्डवदरन्यायः (kuṇḍavadaranyāyaḥ) - the analogy of the vessel and the berry

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuṇḍavadaranyāya

kuṇḍavadaranyāya - the analogy or maxim of the vessel and the berry (illustrating the relationship between container and contained, often for self and body)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuṇḍa+vadara+nyāya)

• kuṇḍa – pot, vessel, bowl, pit, basin
  noun (neuter)
• vadara – jujube fruit, berry
  noun (neuter)
• nyāya – rule, method, analogy, logical principle, justice
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from prefix ni- and root i (to go) with suffix -a.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: i (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - which, that (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what (relative pronoun)

घटाकाशयोः (ghaṭākāśayoḥ) - of the pot and the space (within it)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of ghaṭākāśa

ghaṭākāśa - pot-space (the space inside a pot, typically used in analogies to illustrate the individual soul within the body vs. universal consciousness)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ghaṭa+ākāśa)

• ghaṭa – pot, jar, pitcher
  noun (masculine)
• ākāśa – space, ether, sky, the fifth element
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)

क्रमः (kramaḥ) - rule, manner, order, sequence, principle

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, stride, order, rule, method, sequence, natural state

Derived from root kram (to step, to go) with suffix -a (ghaÑ).

Root: kram (class 1)

स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - state, condition, existence, stability

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, staying, state, condition, position, existence, stability

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with suffix -ti (ktin).

Root: sthā (class 1)

देहात्मनोः (dehātmanoḥ) - of the body and the self

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of dehātman

dehātman - body and self/soul

Compound type : dvandva (deha+ātman)

• deha – body, form, mass
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual self, universal self
  noun (masculine)

सा (sā) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with 'sthitiḥ'.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

सविनाश (savināśa) - of the destructible (one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of savināśa

savināśa - destructible, perishable, transient

Derived from sa- (with) and vināśa (destruction).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (sa+vināśa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• vināśa – destruction, ruin, disappearance
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from prefix vi- and root naś (to perish) with suffix -a (ghaÑ).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Part of a dual compound referring to two entities, one destructible and one indestructible, agreeing with 'dehātmanoḥ'.

अविनाशयोः (avināśayoḥ) - of the indestructible (one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of avināśa

avināśa - indestructible, imperishable, eternal

Negated compound of a- (not) and vināśa (destruction).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vināśa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• vināśa – destruction, ruin, disappearance
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from prefix vi- and root naś (to perish) with suffix -a (ghaÑ).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Part of a dual compound referring to two entities, one destructible and one indestructible, agreeing with 'dehātmanoḥ'.

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