योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-20

संबन्धः प्राक्तनेनास्य न मनागपि कर्मणा ।
अस्ति वन्ध्यासुतस्येव तथाऽजाताकृतेरिव ॥ २० ॥

saṃbandhaḥ prāktanenāsya na manāgapi karmaṇā ,
asti vandhyāsutasyeva tathā'jātākṛteriva 20

20. sambandhaḥ prāktanena asya na manāk api karmaṇā |
asti vandhyāsutasya iva tathā ajātaākṛteḥ iva ||

20. asya prāktanena karmaṇā manāk api sambandhaḥ na (saḥ) vandhyāsutasya iva,
tathā ajātaākṛteḥ iva asti

20. He has no connection whatsoever, not even a slight one, with previous actions (karma). His situation is like that of the son of a barren woman or a form that has never come into existence.

Words meanings summery:

• सम्बन्धः (sambandhaḥ) - connection (connection, relation, association)

• प्राक्तनेन (prāktanena) - with previous (with previous, with former)

• अस्य (asya) - his (of him, of this)

• न (na) - no (not, no)

• मनाक् (manāk) - a slight one (a little, slightly, in the least)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - with actions (karma) (by action, with action)

• अस्ति (asti) - is (is, exists)

• वन्ध्यासुतस्य (vandhyāsutasya) - of the son of a barren woman

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• तथा (tathā) - or, similarly (thus, so, similarly)

• अजातआकृतेः (ajātaākṛteḥ) - of an unborn form (of an unborn form, of a form that has not come into being)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

सम्बन्धः (sambandhaḥ) - connection (connection, relation, association)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sambandha

sambandha - connection, relation, association, bond

Derived from root √bandh with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: bandh (class 9)

प्राक्तनेन (prāktanena) - with previous (with previous, with former)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of prāktana

prāktana - previous, former, old, ancient

Derived from 'prāk' (before) + suffix 'tana'.

अस्य (asya) - his (of him, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

न (na) - no (not, no)

(indeclinable)

मनाक् (manāk) - a slight one (a little, slightly, in the least)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - with actions (karma) (by action, with action)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

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

Derived from root √kṛ (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अस्ति (asti) - is (is, exists)

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

वन्ध्यासुतस्य (vandhyāsutasya) - of the son of a barren woman

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vandhyāsuta

vandhyāsuta - son of a barren woman

Compound type : tatpurusha (vandhyā+suta)

• vandhyā – barren woman, sterile
  noun (feminine)
• suta – son, child
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle of √sū (to beget, produce).
  Root: sū (class 2)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - or, similarly (thus, so, similarly)

(indeclinable)

अजातआकृतेः (ajātaākṛteḥ) - of an unborn form (of an unborn form, of a form that has not come into being)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of ajātākṛti

ajātākṛti - unborn form, form that has not come into existence

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ajāta+ākṛti)

• ajāta – unborn, not produced
  adjective (masculine)
  Negative Past Passive Participle
  From 'a' (not) and √jan (to be born) + -ta suffix.
  Prefix: a
  Root: jan (class 4)
• ākṛti – form, shape, figure, appearance
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

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