योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-119, verse-34
नानेव सर्गो नानायं ज्ञस्यैकात्मशिवात्मकः ।
पुंस्त्वकर्मक्रिया सेना मृन्मयी शिल्पिनां यथा ॥ ३४ ॥
पुंस्त्वकर्मक्रिया सेना मृन्मयी शिल्पिनां यथा ॥ ३४ ॥
nāneva sargo nānāyaṃ jñasyaikātmaśivātmakaḥ ,
puṃstvakarmakriyā senā mṛnmayī śilpināṃ yathā 34
puṃstvakarmakriyā senā mṛnmayī śilpināṃ yathā 34
34.
nānā iva sargaḥ nānā ayam jñasya ekātmaśivātmakaḥ
puṃstvakarmakriyā senā mṛnmayī śilpinām yathā
puṃstvakarmakriyā senā mṛnmayī śilpinām yathā
34.
yathā śilpinām mṛnmayī senā puṃstvakarmakriyā iva ayam
sargaḥ nānā jñasya tu ekātmaśivātmakaḥ nānā na asti
sargaḥ nānā jñasya tu ekātmaśivātmakaḥ nānā na asti
34.
Just as a clay army, made by artisans, appears to have diverse masculine forms, actions, and functions, so too this creation (sarga) appears diverse. However, for the enlightened one (jña), it is of a singular essence, the nature of Śiva.
Words meanings summery:
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- नाना (nānā) - diverse, various, different
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation, world
- नाना (nānā) - diverse, various, different
- अयम् (ayam) - this, this one
- ज्ञस्य (jñasya) - of the knower, of the enlightened one
- एकात्मशिवात्मकः (ekātmaśivātmakaḥ) - of the nature of the one Self (ātman) and Śiva
- पुंस्त्वकर्मक्रिया (puṁstvakarmakriyā) - masculinity, actions, and functions
- सेना (senā) - army, host
- मृन्मयी (mṛnmayī) - made of clay, earthen
- शिल्पिनाम् (śilpinām) - of the artisans, of the craftsmen
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as
Words meanings and morphology
नाना (nānā) - diverse, various, different
(indeclinable)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation, world
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sarga
sarga - creation, emission, world, nature
Derived from root √sṛj (to create, emit) with suffix -a
Root: sṛj (class 6)
नाना (nānā) - diverse, various, different
(indeclinable)
अयम् (ayam) - this, this one
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
ज्ञस्य (jñasya) - of the knower, of the enlightened one
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of jña
jña - knowing, wise, knower, enlightened
derived from root √jñā (to know)
Root: jñā (class 9)
एकात्मशिवात्मकः (ekātmaśivātmakaḥ) - of the nature of the one Self (ātman) and Śiva
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ekātmaśivātmaka
ekātmaśivātmaka - having the nature of the one Self (ātman) and Śiva
Compound word
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (eka+ātman+śiva+ātmaka)
- eka – one, single
numeral/adjective - ātman – Self, soul, essence, spirit
noun (masculine) - śiva – auspicious, benevolent; a name of the deity Śiva
noun/adjective (masculine) - ātmaka – having the nature of, consisting of, pertaining to
adjective
Suffix -ka added to ātman, indicating nature/essence
Note: It describes 'sarga' (creation) which is masculine, singular, nominative.
पुंस्त्वकर्मक्रिया (puṁstvakarmakriyā) - masculinity, actions, and functions
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of puṃstvakarmakriyā
puṁstvakarmakriyā - masculinity, actions, and functions (a list of qualities)
Dvandva compound
Compound type : Dvandva (puṃstva+karma+kriyā)
- puṃstva – manhood, masculinity
noun (neuter)
Derived from 'puṃs' (man) with suffix -tva - karma – action, deed, work
noun (neuter)
Derived from root √kṛ (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8) - kriyā – action, activity, function
noun (feminine)
Derived from root √kṛ (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
सेना (senā) - army, host
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of senā
senā - army, host, troop
मृन्मयी (mṛnmayī) - made of clay, earthen
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛnmayī
mṛnmayī - made of clay, earthen
Feminine form of mṛnmaya (derived from mṛt 'clay' + mayat 'made of')
Note: Qualifies 'senā'.
शिल्पिनाम् (śilpinām) - of the artisans, of the craftsmen
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of śilpin
śilpin - artisan, craftsman, artist
Noun derived from śilpa (art, craft)
यथा (yathā) - just as, as
(indeclinable)