योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-14, verse-35
एवं ब्रह्म महाजीवो विद्यतेऽन्तादिवर्जितः ।
जीवकोटि महाकोटि भवत्यथ न किंचन ॥ ३५ ॥
जीवकोटि महाकोटि भवत्यथ न किंचन ॥ ३५ ॥
evaṃ brahma mahājīvo vidyate'ntādivarjitaḥ ,
jīvakoṭi mahākoṭi bhavatyatha na kiṃcana 35
jīvakoṭi mahākoṭi bhavatyatha na kiṃcana 35
35.
evam brahma mahājīvaḥ vidyate antādi varjitaḥ
jīvakoṭiḥ mahākoṭiḥ bhavati atha na kiñcana
jīvakoṭiḥ mahākoṭiḥ bhavati atha na kiñcana
35.
evam brahma mahājīvaḥ antādi varjitaḥ vidyate
atha jīvakoṭiḥ mahākoṭiḥ na kiñcana bhavati
atha jīvakoṭiḥ mahākoṭiḥ na kiñcana bhavati
35.
Thus, Brahman exists as the great individual soul (mahājīva), devoid of beginning and end. Then, the countless multitudes of individual souls (jīva) become nothing at all.
Words meanings summery:
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- एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so
- ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the absolute reality
- महाजीवः (mahājīvaḥ) - the great individual soul (mahājīva) (great individual soul)
- विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is present
- अन्तादि (antādi) - beginning and end
- वर्जितः (varjitaḥ) - devoid of, free from, abandoned
- जीवकोटिः (jīvakoṭiḥ) - multitude of individual souls (jīva) (multitude of individual souls, category of jīvas)
- महाकोटिः (mahākoṭiḥ) - immense multitude, very great number
- भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists
- अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover
- न (na) - not, no
- किञ्चन (kiñcana) - nothing at all (when used with 'na') (anything, something (with negation: nothing at all))
Words meanings and morphology
एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so
(indeclinable)
ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the absolute reality
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahman, the Absolute Reality, the ultimate truth
Root: bṛh (class 1)
महाजीवः (mahājīvaḥ) - the great individual soul (mahājīva) (great individual soul)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahājīva
mahājīva - great individual soul, supreme living being
Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+jīva)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - jīva – individual soul, living being
noun (masculine)
From root 'jīv' (to live).
Root: jīv (class 1)
विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is present
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vid
From root 'vid' (to be, exist) of the 4th class (ātmanepada).
Root: vid (class 4)
अन्तादि (antādi) - beginning and end
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of antādi
antādi - beginning and end, that which begins and ends
Compound type : Dvanda (anta+ādi)
- anta – end, limit, conclusion
noun (masculine) - ādi – beginning, source, etc.
noun (masculine)
Note: Here 'antādi varjitaḥ' is a bahuvrihi, so 'antādi' is an adjective, acting as the first part of a compound.
वर्जितः (varjitaḥ) - devoid of, free from, abandoned
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of varjita
varjita - devoid of, free from, excluded, abandoned
Past Passive Participle
From root 'vṛj' (to avoid, abandon).
Root: vṛj (class 1)
जीवकोटिः (jīvakoṭiḥ) - multitude of individual souls (jīva) (multitude of individual souls, category of jīvas)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jīvakoṭi
jīvakoṭi - a multitude or category of individual souls
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (jīva+koṭi)
- jīva – individual soul, living being
noun (masculine)
From root 'jīv' (to live).
Root: jīv (class 1) - koṭi – multitude, category, ten million, apex
noun (feminine)
महाकोटिः (mahākoṭiḥ) - immense multitude, very great number
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mahākoṭi
mahākoṭi - a vast multitude, an immense number
Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+koṭi)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - koṭi – multitude, category, ten million, apex
noun (feminine)
भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
किञ्चन (kiñcana) - nothing at all (when used with 'na') (anything, something (with negation: nothing at all))
(indeclinable)