योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-24

प्राक्तनानि न सन्त्यस्य कर्माण्यद्य करोति नो ।
किंचिदप्येवमेषोऽत्र विज्ञानाकाशमात्रकः ॥ २४ ॥

prāktanāni na santyasya karmāṇyadya karoti no ,
kiṃcidapyevameṣo'tra vijñānākāśamātrakaḥ 24

24. prāktanāni na santi asya karmāṇi adya karoti na
u kiñcit api evam eṣaḥ atra vijñānākāśamātrakaḥ

24. asya prāktanāni karmāṇi na santi,
adya api kiñcit na u karoti.
evam eṣaḥ atra vijñānākāśamātrakaḥ.

24. No past actions (karma) exist for him, nor does he perform any actions (karma) today. Thus, this one here is merely the expanse of consciousness (vijñānākāśa).

Words meanings summery:

• प्राक्तनानि (prāktanāni) - former, previous, belonging to the past

• न (na) - not, no

• सन्ति (santi) - they are, exist

• अस्य (asya) - Refers to the Self (ātman) described in the previous verse. (of him, of it)

• कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, deeds, works

• अद्य (adya) - today, now, at present

• करोति (karoti) - he does, performs, makes

• न उ (na u) - nor, not even

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

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

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - Refers to the Self (ātman). (this one, he)

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

• विज्ञानाकाशमात्रकः (vijñānākāśamātrakaḥ) - merely the expanse of consciousness, merely pure consciousness

Words meanings and morphology

प्राक्तनानि (prāktanāni) - former, previous, belonging to the past

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of prāktana

prāktana - former, previous, past, ancient

Derived from prāk (before, formerly) + tana suffix.

Note: Modifies karmāṇi.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सन्ति (santi) - they are, exist

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

3rd person plural, parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

अस्य (asya) - Refers to the Self (ātman) described in the previous verse. (of him, of it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, it

कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, deeds, works

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of karman

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अद्य (adya) - today, now, at present

(indeclinable)

करोति (karoti) - he does, performs, makes

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

3rd person singular, parasmaipada

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न उ (na u) - nor, not even

(indeclinable)

Combination of na (not) and u (an emphatic/disjunctive particle, here suggesting 'even')

Note: Represents 'no' or 'nor' as 'na u' in sandhi.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of kiñcit

kiñcit - anything, something

Derived from kim (what) + cit (indefinite particle)

Note: Functions as the object of 'karoti'.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'kiñcit'.

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

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - Refers to the Self (ātman). (this one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that, he, she, it

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

(indeclinable)

विज्ञानाकाशमात्रकः (vijñānākāśamātrakaḥ) - merely the expanse of consciousness, merely pure consciousness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vijñānākāśamātraka

vijñānākāśamātraka - mere expanse of consciousness, consisting solely of consciousness and space

Derived from vijñānākāśa (expanse of consciousness) + mātraka (merely, only)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vijñānākāśa+mātraka)

• vijñāna – consciousness, knowledge, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• ākāśa – space, ether, expanse
  noun (masculine)
• mātraka – mere, only, consisting solely of
  adjective
  Suffix -ka for 'mātra'

Note: Predicative adjective for 'eṣaḥ'.

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