योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-14, verse-77
अविकल्पतदात्मत्वात्सत्तासत्तैकतैव च ।
अवयवावयविता शब्दार्थौ शशशृङ्गवत् ॥ ७७ ॥
अवयवावयविता शब्दार्थौ शशशृङ्गवत् ॥ ७७ ॥
avikalpatadātmatvātsattāsattaikataiva ca ,
avayavāvayavitā śabdārthau śaśaśṛṅgavat 77
avayavāvayavitā śabdārthau śaśaśṛṅgavat 77
77.
avikalpatadātmatvāt sattāsattāikatā eva ca
avayavāvayavitā śabdārthau śaśaśṛṅgavat
avayavāvayavitā śabdārthau śaśaśṛṅgavat
77.
avikalpatadātmatvāt sattāsattāikatā ca
avayavāvayavitā śabdārthau eva śaśaśṛṅgavat
avayavāvayavitā śabdārthau eva śaśaśṛṅgavat
77.
Due to the non-conceptual (avikalpa) nature of that ultimate reality (ātman), the oneness of existence and non-existence, as well as the relation of part and whole, and word and meaning—all these are like a rabbit's horn (i.e., illusory).
Words meanings summery:
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- अविकल्पतदात्मत्वात् (avikalpatadātmatvāt) - due to the ultimate reality being non-conceptual and its true essence (ātman) (due to the nature of being non-conceptual and that ultimate self)
- सत्तासत्ताइकता (sattāsattāikatā) - the oneness of existence and non-existence
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- च (ca) - and
- अवयवावयविता (avayavāvayavitā) - the relation of part and whole
- शब्दार्थौ (śabdārthau) - word and meaning (dual)
- शशशृङ्गवत् (śaśaśṛṅgavat) - like a rabbit's horn (i.e., non-existent, illusory)
Words meanings and morphology
अविकल्पतदात्मत्वात् (avikalpatadātmatvāt) - due to the ultimate reality being non-conceptual and its true essence (ātman) (due to the nature of being non-conceptual and that ultimate self)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of avikalpatadātmatva
avikalpatadātmatva - the state or nature of being non-conceptual and one with that (ultimate reality)
Compound noun formed from 'a-vikalpa' (non-conceptual), 'tat-ātman' (that self/essence), and '-tva' (abstract noun suffix). Ablative case ending '-āt'.
Compound type : tatpurusha (a+vikalpa+tat+ātman+tva)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable - vikalpa – difference, distinction, mental construction, conceptualization, option
noun (masculine)
From 'vi' + root 'kḷp' (to arrange, form)
Prefix: vi
Root: kḷp (class 1) - tat – that, it
pronoun (neuter) - ātman – self, soul, essence, spirit, the Supreme Spirit
noun (masculine)
Root: an (class 2) - tva – state, condition, -ness, -hood
suffix (neuter)
Abstract noun suffix, forms neuter nouns from adjectives or nouns.
सत्तासत्ताइकता (sattāsattāikatā) - the oneness of existence and non-existence
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sattāsattāikatā
sattāsattāikatā - the unity of being and non-being, the oneness of reality and unreality
Compound of 'sattā' (existence), 'asattā' (non-existence), and 'ekatā' (oneness)
Compound type : tatpurusha (sattā+asattā+ekatā)
- sattā – existence, being, reality
noun (feminine)
From root 'as' (to be) + suffix '-tā'
Root: as (class 2) - asattā – non-existence, unreality
noun (feminine)
Negation of 'sattā' with prefix 'a-'
Prefix: a
Root: as (class 2) - ekatā – oneness, unity, identity
noun (feminine)
From 'eka' (one) + suffix '-tā'
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अवयवावयविता (avayavāvayavitā) - the relation of part and whole
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of avayavāvayavitā
avayavāvayavitā - the state of being a part and a whole; the relationship between part and whole
Compound of 'avayava' (part) and 'avayavitā' (wholeness, state of having parts)
Compound type : tatpurusha (avayava+avayavitā)
- avayava – part, member, limb
noun (masculine)
From 'ava' + root 'yu' (to join, mix)
Prefix: ava
Root: yu (class 2) - avayavitā – the state of having parts, wholeness
noun (feminine)
From 'avayavin' (having parts, whole) + suffix '-tā'
शब्दार्थौ (śabdārthau) - word and meaning (dual)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of śabdārtha
śabdārtha - word and its meaning
Dvandva compound of 'śabda' (word) and 'artha' (meaning)
Compound type : dvandva (śabda+artha)
- śabda – sound, word, speech, language
noun (masculine) - artha – meaning, sense, purpose, object, wealth
noun (masculine)
शशशृङ्गवत् (śaśaśṛṅgavat) - like a rabbit's horn (i.e., non-existent, illusory)
(adjective)
of śaśaśṛṅgavat
śaśaśṛṅgavat - like a rabbit's horn (a classic example of an impossible or non-existent thing)
Compound of 'śaśa' (rabbit) and 'śṛṅga' (horn) with the possessive/similative suffix '-vat'
Compound type : tatpurusha (śaśa+śṛṅga+vat)
- śaśa – rabbit, hare
noun (masculine) - śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit
noun (neuter) - vat – like, similar to, possessed of
suffix
Taddhita suffix forming adjectives or adverbs of comparison or possession.
Note: Functions as an adverb here, modifying the implied verb 'are'.