योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-19

आकाशादेव यो जातः स व्योमैवामलं भवेत् ।
सहकारीणि नो सन्ति न कर्माण्यस्य कानिचित् ॥ १९ ॥

ākāśādeva yo jātaḥ sa vyomaivāmalaṃ bhavet ,
sahakārīṇi no santi na karmāṇyasya kānicit 19

19. ākāśāt eva yaḥ jātaḥ saḥ vyoma iva amalam bhavet
| sahakārīṇi no santi na karmāṇi asya kānicit ||

19. yaḥ ākāśāt eva jātaḥ,
saḥ vyoma iva amalam bhavet asya sahakārīṇi na santi,
kānicit karmāṇi api na (santi)

19. One who is born from space (ākāśa) itself becomes spotless like space (vyoma). For such a being, there are no assisting factors, nor are there any actions (karma) whatsoever.

Words meanings summery:

• आकाशात् (ākāśāt) - from space (ākāśa) (from space, from ether, from the sky)

• एव (eva) - indeed, itself (indeed, only, just, quite)

• यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born (born, produced, arisen)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

• व्योम (vyoma) - space (vyoma) (space, sky, atmosphere, ether)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• अमलम् (amalam) - spotless, pure (spotless, pure, clean, stainless)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - he becomes (may be, should be, he becomes)

• सहकारीणि (sahakārīṇi) - assisting factors (assisting, helping, cooperative factors)

• नो (no) - no, not (not, no)

• सन्ति (santi) - are (are, exist)

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions (karma) (actions, deeds, works)

• अस्य (asya) - of him (of him, of this)

• कानिचित् (kānicit) - any whatsoever (any whatsoever, anything at all)

Words meanings and morphology

आकाशात् (ākāśāt) - from space (ākāśa) (from space, from ether, from the sky)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - space, sky, ether, the subtlest element

एव (eva) - indeed, itself (indeed, only, just, quite)

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ya

ya - who, which, what

जातः (jātaḥ) - born (born, produced, arisen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √jan (to be born, to produce).

Root: jan (class 4)

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

व्योम (vyoma) - space (vyoma) (space, sky, atmosphere, ether)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - space, sky, atmosphere, ether, air

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अमलम् (amalam) - spotless, pure (spotless, pure, clean, stainless)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of amala

amala - spotless, pure, clean, stainless, without blemish

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+mala)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (neuter)

भवेत् (bhavet) - he becomes (may be, should be, he becomes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

सहकारीणि (sahakārīṇi) - assisting factors (assisting, helping, cooperative factors)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sahakārin

sahakārin - assisting, cooperating, helping; an assistant, helper, cooperator

Compound of 'saha' (with) and 'kārin' (doer, maker).

Compound type : tatpurusha (saha+kārin)

• saha – with, together with
  indeclinable
• kārin – making, doing, performing, causing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from √kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

नो (no) - no, not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Sandhi form of 'naḥ' (us/our) or 'na' (not).

सन्ति (santi) - are (are, exist)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions (karma) (actions, deeds, works)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate, effect of actions

Derived from root √kṛ (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अस्य (asya) - of him (of him, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

कानिचित् (kānicit) - any whatsoever (any whatsoever, anything at all)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kiṃcid

kiṁcid - anything, something, whatsoever, some

Formed from 'kim' (what) and 'cid' (an indefinite particle).

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