योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-113, verse-11

संसारबीजकणिका यैषा विद्या रघूद्वह ।
एषा ह्यविद्यमानैव सतीव स्फारतां गता ॥ ११ ॥

saṃsārabījakaṇikā yaiṣā vidyā raghūdvaha ,
eṣā hyavidyamānaiva satīva sphāratāṃ gatā 11

11. saṃsāra-bīja-kaṇikā yā eṣā vidyā raghūdvaha
eṣā hi avidyamānā eva satī iva sphāratām gatā

11. raghūdvaha,
yā eṣā saṃsāra-bīja-kaṇikā vidyā,
eṣā hi avidyamānā eva satī iva sphāratām gatā

11. O upholder of the Raghu lineage (raghūdvaha), this tiny particle, which is the seed of transmigration (saṃsāra) and is referred to as 'vidyā', although it is in fact non-existent, has nonetheless expanded as if it were truly real.

11. הוי בן לבית רַגְהוּ, גרעין הסדר המדומה של סבך הקיום התופעתי (סַמְסָארָה), אף שאינו קיים באמת, מתפשט ומתרחב כאילו היה ממשות עובדתית.

Words meanings summery:

• संसार-बीज-कणिका (saṁsāra-bīja-kaṇikā) - the subtle root cause of the cycle of birth and death (a tiny particle that is the seed of transmigration)

• या (yā) - which (referring to the kaṇikā) (which, who, what)

• एषा (eṣā) - this particular (particle/vidyā) (this, this one)

• विद्या (vidyā) - in this context, a paradoxical term referring to the cosmic illusion (māyā) or ignorance (avidyā) that causes saṃsāra, despite the usual meaning of knowledge. (knowledge, learning, science)

• रघूद्वह (raghūdvaha) - O Rama (upholder of the Raghu lineage (an epithet for Rama))

• एषा (eṣā) - this (vidyā, the seed of saṃsāra) (this, this one)

• हि (hi) - indeed, emphasizing the statement (indeed, for, because)

• अविद्यमाना (avidyamānā) - though not possessing true existence (non-existent, not existing)

• एव (eva) - emphasizing the preceding word, 'non-existent itself' (indeed, only, just, certainly)

• सती (satī) - as if having real existence (being, existing, real)

• इव (iva) - expressing a comparison or similitude (like, as, as if)

• स्फारताम् (sphāratām) - a state of widespread manifestation (vastness, expansion, extensiveness)

• गता (gatā) - has come to be, has entered into the state of (gone, attained, reached)

Words meanings and morphology

संसार-बीज-कणिका (saṁsāra-bīja-kaṇikā) - the subtle root cause of the cycle of birth and death (a tiny particle that is the seed of transmigration)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃsāra-bīja-kaṇikā

saṁsāra-bīja-kaṇikā - a particle which is the seed of saṃsāra (transmigration)

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃsāra+bīja+kaṇikā)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of birth and death, the world (saṃsāra)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• bīja – seed, origin, cause
  noun (neuter)
• kaṇikā – a small particle, a tiny grain, a drop
  noun (feminine)

या (yā) - which (referring to the kaṇikā) (which, who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ya

ya - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Feminine nominative singular, agreeing with kaṇikā and vidyā.

एषा (eṣā) - this particular (particle/vidyā) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etas

etas - this, this one (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Feminine nominative singular, agreeing with kaṇikā and vidyā.

विद्या (vidyā) - in this context, a paradoxical term referring to the cosmic illusion (māyā) or ignorance (avidyā) that causes saṃsāra, despite the usual meaning of knowledge. (knowledge, learning, science)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vidyā

vidyā - knowledge, learning, science; sometimes used in philosophical contexts to refer to a creative, illusory power (māyā) distinct from true knowledge.

From root vid (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

रघूद्वह (raghūdvaha) - O Rama (upholder of the Raghu lineage (an epithet for Rama))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of raghūdvaha

raghūdvaha - upholder/bearer of the Raghu family; an epithet of Rama

Compound of Raghu + ūdvaha (bearer)

Compound type : tatpurusha (raghu+udvaha)

• raghu – Raghu (name of a famous ancient king, ancestor of Rama)
  proper noun (masculine)
• udvaha – bearing, carrying; bringing, causing; a bearer, upholder
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix ud + root vah (to carry)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: vah (class 1)

एषा (eṣā) - this (vidyā, the seed of saṃsāra) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etas

etas - this, this one (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Feminine nominative singular, referring back to vidyā.

हि (hi) - indeed, emphasizing the statement (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

अविद्यमाना (avidyamānā) - though not possessing true existence (non-existent, not existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyamāna

avidyamāna - non-existent, not present

Present Active Participle

a-privative + present active participle of root vid (to be)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+vidyamāna)

• a – not, non-, un- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• vidyamāna – existing, present, being
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle from root vid (to be)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Modifies eṣā (vidyā).

एव (eva) - emphasizing the preceding word, 'non-existent itself' (indeed, only, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

सती (satī) - as if having real existence (being, existing, real)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, real, true, good (present participle of as)

Present Active Participle

Present active participle from root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Feminine nominative singular, agreeing with eṣā (vidyā).

इव (iva) - expressing a comparison or similitude (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

स्फारताम् (sphāratām) - a state of widespread manifestation (vastness, expansion, extensiveness)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sphāratā

sphāratā - vastness, expansion, extensiveness, amplitude

From sphāra (vast, extensive) + suffix -tā (state of being)

Note: Used with gatā (attained) to mean 'attained the state of vastness'.

गता (gatā) - has come to be, has entered into the state of (gone, attained, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, attained, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used here predicatively with sphāratām to describe the state attained by vidyā.

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