योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-117, verse-2

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अज्ञानभूः सप्तपदा ज्ञभूः सप्तपदैव हि ।
पदान्तराण्यसंख्यानि भवन्त्यन्यान्यथैतयोः ॥ २ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
ajñānabhūḥ saptapadā jñabhūḥ saptapadaiva hi ,
padāntarāṇyasaṃkhyāni bhavantyanyānyathaitayoḥ 2

2. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ajñānabhūḥ saptapadā jñabhūḥ saptapadā
eva hi padāntarāṇi asaṃkhyāni bhavanti anyāni atha etayoḥ

2. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ajñānabhūḥ saptapadā jñabhūḥ saptapadā
eva hi atha etayoḥ anyāni asaṃkhyāni padāntarāṇi bhavanti

2. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: The stage of ignorance has seven steps, and the stage of knowledge also indeed has seven steps. And there are innumerable other intermediary stages between these two.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अज्ञानभूः (ajñānabhūḥ) - the stage of ignorance

• सप्तपदा (saptapadā) - having seven steps/stages

• ज्ञभूः (jñabhūḥ) - the stage of knowledge

• सप्तपदा (saptapadā) - having seven steps/stages

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• पदान्तराणि (padāntarāṇi) - other stages/steps, intermediate steps

• असंख्यानि (asaṁkhyāni) - innumerable, countless

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they are, they become

• अन्यानि (anyāni) - others, other

• अथ (atha) - and, then, moreover

• एतयोः (etayoḥ) - of these two

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Name of a revered sage (Vasiṣṭha)

Compound of śrī and vasiṣṭha.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – auspiciousness, prosperity, glory
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – most excellent, best; Name of a famous sage
  proper noun (masculine)
  Superlative of vasu.
  Root: vas (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect active

Root vac (2nd class irregular in perfect).

Root: vac (class 2)

अज्ञानभूः (ajñānabhūḥ) - the stage of ignorance

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ajñānabhū

ajñānabhū - stage/ground of ignorance

Compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (ajñāna+bhū)

• ajñāna – ignorance (ajñāna), nescience, lack of knowledge
  noun (neuter)
  a (not) + jñāna (knowledge).
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• bhū – earth, ground, place, stage, state
  noun (feminine)
  From root bhū (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

सप्तपदा (saptapadā) - having seven steps/stages

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saptapada

saptapada - having seven steps, seven-footed, seven-staged

Compound of sapta (seven) and pada (step/foot).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sapta+pada)

• sapta – seven
  indeclinable
• pada – step, foot, stage, state
  noun (neuter)
  From root pad (to go).
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies ajñānabhūḥ.

ज्ञभूः (jñabhūḥ) - the stage of knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jñabhū

jñabhū - stage/ground of knowledge

Compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (jñāna+bhū)

• jñāna – knowledge (jñāna), wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  From root jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• bhū – earth, ground, place, stage, state
  noun (feminine)
  From root bhū (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

सप्तपदा (saptapadā) - having seven steps/stages

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saptapada

saptapada - having seven steps, seven-footed, seven-staged

Compound of sapta (seven) and pada (step/foot).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sapta+pada)

• sapta – seven
  indeclinable
• pada – step, foot, stage, state
  noun (neuter)
  From root pad (to go).
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies jñabhūḥ.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Emphatic particle.

पदान्तराणि (padāntarāṇi) - other stages/steps, intermediate steps

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of padāntara

padāntara - other steps/stages, intermediate steps

Compound of pada (step/stage) and antara (other/intermediate).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pada+antara)

• pada – step, stage, word
  noun (neuter)
  From root pad (to go).
  Root: pad (class 4)
• antara – other, intermediate, interior, difference
  adjective (neuter)

असंख्यानि (asaṁkhyāni) - innumerable, countless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of asaṃkhya

asaṁkhya - innumerable, countless, incalculable

a (not) + saṃkhya (countable, from saṃkhyā - number).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃkhya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• saṃkhya – countable, numerable, to be counted
  adjective (all)
  gerundive
  From saṃkhyā (number) or root khyā with sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies padāntarāṇi.

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they are, they become

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of bhū

present active

From root bhū.

Root: bhū (class 1)

अन्यानि (anyāni) - others, other

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of anya

anya - other, different, another

Note: Qualifies padāntarāṇi.

अथ (atha) - and, then, moreover

(indeclinable)

Particle.

एतयोः (etayoḥ) - of these two

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of etad

etad - this (near the speaker)

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Can be masculine, feminine, or neuter dual genitive/locative. Here genitive, referring to ajñānabhū and jñabhū.

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