योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-18, verse-27

श्रीदेव्युवाच ।
एवमेतदसत्सर्गो भर्तुस्तैर्भाति भासुरः ।
तथैवायमिहाभाति पश्याम्येतदहं सुते ॥ २७ ॥

śrīdevyuvāca ,
evametadasatsargo bhartustairbhāti bhāsuraḥ ,
tathaivāyamihābhāti paśyāmyetadahaṃ sute 27

27. śrīdevī uvāca | evam etat asat sargaḥ bhartuḥ taiḥ bhāti
bhāsuraḥ | tathā eva ayam iha ābhāti paśyāmi etat aham sute ||

27. śrīdevī uvāca sute,
evam etat bhartuḥ asat sargaḥ taiḥ bhāsuraḥ bhāti tathā eva ayam iha ābhāti aham etat paśyāmi

27. Śrī Devī said: Indeed, this non-existent creation (sarga) of your husband appears luminous due to those (perceptions). In the same way, this (creation) also appears here. I understand this, O daughter.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीदेवी (śrīdevī) - Śrī Devī (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, indeed

• एतत् (etat) - this

• असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, false

• सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation, world

• भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband, of the supporter, of the lord

• तैः (taiḥ) - Refers to perceptions or mental impressions that make the non-existent creation appear real. (by them, with them)

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, seems

• भासुरः (bhāsuraḥ) - shining, luminous, splendid

• तथा (tathā) - in the same way, so, thus

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• अयम् (ayam) - Refers to the current creation (of Līlā). (this, he)

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• आभाति (ābhāti) - appears, shines, becomes visible

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I perceive, I understand

• एतत् (etat) - Refers to the current explanation or phenomenon being discussed. (this)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• सुते (sute) - Vocative, addressing Līlā. (O daughter)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीदेवी (śrīdevī) - Śrī Devī (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śrīdevī

śrīdevī - Śrī Devī (proper name)

Note: Speaker in the dialogue.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active

Root 'vac' (2nd class), perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice. The 'uvāca' form is an irregular perfect.

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Affirmative particle.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

Demonstrative pronoun, nominative singular masculine (as an adjective to 'sargaḥ').

Note: Adjective to 'sargaḥ'.

असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, false

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad, false

Negative prefix 'a-' + present participle of 'as' (to be).

Derived from 'na' + 'sat' (present participle of 'as').

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+sat)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• sat – being, existing, real, good
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of root 'as' (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Adjective to 'sargaḥ'.

सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation, world

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, discharge

Derived from root 'sṛj' with prefix 'sa-'.

Prefix: sa

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Subject of the sentence (sarga).

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband, of the supporter, of the lord

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, lord, supporter, maintainer

Derived from root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support) + agent suffix '-tṛ'.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Possessive, 'of the husband'.

तैः (taiḥ) - Refers to perceptions or mental impressions that make the non-existent creation appear real. (by them, with them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine instrumental plural.

Note: Implies 'by means of those things' or 'by those' (e.g., sensations, impressions).

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, seems

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Present Active

Root 'bhā' (2nd class), present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Verb for 'sargaḥ'.

भासुरः (bhāsuraḥ) - shining, luminous, splendid

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāsura

bhāsura - shining, bright, brilliant

Derived from root 'bhās' (to shine) with the suffix '-ura'.

Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective to 'sargaḥ'.

तथा (tathā) - in the same way, so, thus

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative to 'yathā' (implied from the previous verse).

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अयम् (ayam) - Refers to the current creation (of Līlā). (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, nominative singular masculine.

Note: Subject of 'ābhāti'.

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

आभाति (ābhāti) - appears, shines, becomes visible

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Present Active

Root 'bhā' (2nd class) with prefix 'ā-', present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Verb for 'ayam'.

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I perceive, I understand

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Active

Root 'dṛś' (1st class) forms 'paśya' in the present tense. Present tense, 1st person singular, active voice.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Main verb of Śrī Devī's statement.

एतत् (etat) - Refers to the current explanation or phenomenon being discussed. (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Demonstrative pronoun, accusative singular neuter.

Note: Object of 'paśyāmi'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

1st person pronoun, nominative singular.

Note: Subject of 'paśyāmi'.

सुते (sute) - Vocative, addressing Līlā. (O daughter)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of sutā

sutā - daughter

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Addressing Līlā.

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